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His brothers, Pratapsinhji and Digvijaysinhji, with their uncle, Ranjitsinhji, the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, regularly vacationed together at [[Ballynahinch, County Galway|Ballynahinch Castle]], his residence in [[County Galway]], [[Ireland]].<ref>Wild 1934, p. 261</ref> In 1930, the three brothers were recalled from the Indian Army to take up roles in the armed forces of Nawanagar, with Himmatsinhji named Commander-in-Chief.<ref>Wild 1934, p. 288</ref> As a result, Himmatsinhji relinquished his British commission on 14 June 1931.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33744|page=5335|date=14 August 1931}}</ref> However, his time in this position was short. Ranjitsinhji died in April 1933, having named Dijvijaysinhji as his heir.<ref>Wild 1934, p. 312</ref> | His brothers, Pratapsinhji and Digvijaysinhji, with their uncle, Ranjitsinhji, the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, regularly vacationed together at [[Ballynahinch, County Galway|Ballynahinch Castle]], his residence in [[County Galway]], [[Ireland]].<ref>Wild 1934, p. 261</ref> In 1930, the three brothers were recalled from the Indian Army to take up roles in the armed forces of Nawanagar, with Himmatsinhji named Commander-in-Chief.<ref>Wild 1934, p. 288</ref> As a result, Himmatsinhji relinquished his British commission on 14 June 1931.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33744|page=5335|date=14 August 1931}}</ref> However, his time in this position was short. Ranjitsinhji died in April 1933, having named Dijvijaysinhji as his heir.<ref>Wild 1934, p. 312</ref> | ||
After a brief period in [[Indian Foreign Service|the diplomatic service]], Himmatsinhji returned to the army, seeing service in the Second World War. A war-substantive lieutenant-colonel at the war's end, he eventually reached the rank of major-general. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the [[1946 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37407|supp=|page=12|date=28 December 1945}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Central Legislative Assembly]], India's pre-independence lower house, in 1946, and was later a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent Assembly]], the transitional body established after independence. A member of the [[Indian National Congress]], he was a party [[Whip (politics)|whip]] before being appointed [[Minister of Defence (India)|Deputy Minister of Defence]] in [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s [[First Cabinet of independent India|first ministry]].<ref name="hind">— (15 February 1952). [https://archive.today/20140924063952/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/02/15/stories/2002021500320800.htm "New Lieutenant-Governors"] – ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 24 September 2014.</ref> In this position he chaired a committee responsible for recommended improvements to India's defences along [[China–India border|its border]] with what was then the [[Tibet (1912–51)|Kingdom of Tibet]], prior to China's [[Incorporation of Tibet into the People's Republic of China|invasion and eventually annexation]].<ref>Inder Malhotra (14 December 2007). [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071214/edit.htm#4 "Antony’s sudden awakening: appalling management of China border"] – ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]''. Retrieved 24 September 2014.</ref> Upon retirement, Himmatsinhji was appointed the first lieutenant-governor of Himachal Pradesh, a newly created Part C state of India. He served in the position from 1952 to 1954, when he was succeeded by [[Bajrang Bahadur Singh]]. Himmatsinhji died at Jamnagar on 9 January 1973.<ref>{{cite journal |date=19 February 1973 |title=Obituary Reference |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2001/1/lsd_05_07_19-02-1973.pdf |journal=Lok Sabha Debates |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=26 |access-date=7 October | After a brief period in [[Indian Foreign Service|the diplomatic service]], Himmatsinhji returned to the army, seeing service in the Second World War. A war-substantive lieutenant-colonel at the war's end, he eventually reached the rank of major-general. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the [[1946 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37407|supp=|page=12|date=28 December 1945}}</ref> He was elected to the [[Central Legislative Assembly]], India's pre-independence lower house, in 1946, and was later a member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent Assembly]], the transitional body established after independence. A member of the [[Indian National Congress]], he was a party [[Whip (politics)|whip]] before being appointed [[Minister of Defence (India)|Deputy Minister of Defence]] in [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s [[First Cabinet of independent India|first ministry]].<ref name="hind">— (15 February 1952). [https://archive.today/20140924063952/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/02/15/stories/2002021500320800.htm "New Lieutenant-Governors"] – ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 24 September 2014.</ref> In this position he chaired a committee responsible for recommended improvements to India's defences along [[China–India border|its border]] with what was then the [[Tibet (1912–51)|Kingdom of Tibet]], prior to China's [[Incorporation of Tibet into the People's Republic of China|invasion and eventually annexation]].<ref>Inder Malhotra (14 December 2007). [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071214/edit.htm#4 "Antony’s sudden awakening: appalling management of China border"] – ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]''. Retrieved 24 September 2014.</ref> Upon retirement, Himmatsinhji was appointed the first lieutenant-governor of Himachal Pradesh, a newly created Part C state of India. He served in the position from 1952 to 1954, when he was succeeded by [[Bajrang Bahadur Singh]]. Himmatsinhji died at Jamnagar on 9 January 1973.<ref>{{cite journal |date=19 February 1973 |title=Obituary Reference |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2001/1/lsd_05_07_19-02-1973.pdf |journal=Lok Sabha Debates |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=26 |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||