Rajmata Gayatri Devi had one child, Prince Jagat Singh of Jaipur, Raja of Isarda, who was granted his grandfather's fief as a subsidiary title, and the Maharani later became the Rajmata, or Queen Mother. Maharani Gayatri Devi (as she was styled after marriage) was a particularly avid equestrienne. The Jaipur Royal Family lived a lavish life: hunting in their forests, spending summers in Europe, educating the royal children at elite schools in England, entertaining streams of famous visitors at their desert palaces, and generally living the typically flamboyant life which was normal for Indian royals. Gayatri Devi studied at Shantiniketan, and later in Europe, where she travelled with her mother and siblings, then studied secretarial skills in London. Early in her life, her uncle's death led to her father ascending the throne (gaddi). Her mother was Princess Indira Raje of Baroda, an extremely beautiful princess and a legendary socialite. Her father, Prince Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar, was the younger brother of the Yuvraja (Crown Prince). Gayatri Devi was also celebrated for her classical beauty and became something of a fashion icon in her adulthood. HH Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur (born as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar), was the third Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970 through marriage to Sawai Man Singh II, and is currently the Rajmata, or Queen Mother.įollowing India's independence and the subsequent abolition of the princely states, she became an extremely successful politician. In 2002, Gaj Singh celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his accession as Maharaja in royal style. He also served a term in the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. Later, His Highness served as Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago. 1975), heir apparent to his father's dignities. A daughter,Maharajkumari Shivranjani Rajye (b.They are the parents of two children, being: In 1973, he wed Hemalata Rajye, daughter of the Raja of Poonch, a major feudatory estate of Kashmir state. N 1970, Gaj Singh returned to Jodhpur to take up his duties as titular Maharaja of Jodhpur and head of the Rathore clan. After Eton, he went on to Christ Church, Oxford where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. At the age of eight, Gaj Singh was sent first to a prep school at Cothill and then to Eton College. The infant Maharaja and his siblings were raised by their mother, Rajmata Krishna Kumari. He succeeded to the titles and dignities of his father when only four years of age, in 1952, when his father died suddenly in a plane crash. HRH Raj Rajeshwar Maharaja Gaj Singh was born the only son of Maharaja Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur by his wife, Maharani Krishna Kumari of Dhrangadhra.
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