Rajmata (lit. king's mother) is an Indian term used for the mother of the head of a princely family in India.
Examples include
- Rajmata Jijau, mother of Shivaji[1]
- Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, mother of Madhavrao Scindia[2][3]
- Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, step-mother of Bhawani Singh[4]
- Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh[5]
- Rajmata Krishna Kumari of Marwar (Jodhpur), mother of Gaj Singh[6]
- Rajmata Rajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala, mother of Amarinder Singh.[7]
- Rajmata Ahilyabai Holkar
Rajmata Scindia of Gwalior was once termed "Narajmata" (angry mother) by the erstwhile chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Dwarka Prasad Mishra, her political opponent.[8]
References
- ↑ व्युहरचनात्मक व्यवस्थापन गुरु छत्रपती शिवाजी राजे, Jibhau Bacchav, Vichakshan Publication, 2018 p. 2
- ↑ The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s : Strategies of Identity-building, Implantation and Mobilisation (with Special Reference to Central India), Christophe Jaffrelot, Penguin Books India, 1999 p. 219
- ↑ Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on birth anniversary, Tribune, Oct 12, 2018
- ↑ Rajmata Gayatri Devi: Enduring Grace, Roli Books Pvt Limited, 2005
- ↑ Inside Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur’s 75th birthday celebrations, DEVIKA MANGHNANI, OCTOBER 4, 2018
- ↑ Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92, PTI,Jul 03, 2018
- ↑ Rajmata, in a better world and hearts, you are, Aman Sood, Tribune, July 25, 2017
- ↑ Udayācala se uttarāyaṇa: Paṃ. Dvārikā Prasāda Miśra, eka mūlyāṅkana Pradīpa Śukla, Sāhitya Saṅgama, 1994, p. 114