Brigadier H.H. Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh was the titular Maharaja of Jaipur from June 24, 1970 to December 28, 1971. He served the Indian Army from 1951-1972 and received the prestigious award of Mahavir Chakra. He was bestowed with the rank of the Brigadier after his voluntary retirement from the Army. He was one of the richest Maharajas of India after post-independence. He died on April 17, 2011 in a private hospital in Gurgaon, Haryana due to multi-organ failure.
Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh’s Birth
He was born to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and his first wife, Maharani Marudhar Kanwar Devi Sahiba, daughter of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, on October 22, 1931. His birth was a very much celebrated affair in Jaipur as it was for the first time in many generations that a male heir was born to a reigning Maharaja of Jaipur. All other Maharajas of Jaipur, including his own father were adopted. It is said that during the celebration of his birth, a lot of champagne flowed because of which, he was nicknamed ‘Bubbles’.
Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh’s Education
He received his early education at Sheshbagh School, Srinagar and The Doon School, Dehradun. He was later sent to Harrow School in the United Kingdom.
Sawai Bhawani Singh Ascended the Throne
Sawai Bhawani Singh ascended the throne of Jaipur on June 24, 1970 after the untimely and accidental death of his father, His Highness Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. He held the title of the Maharaja until 1971, when all titles and privileges associated to the princely states were abolished by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution of India.
His official title was as follows: ‘Brigadier His Highness Saramad-i-Rajaha-i-Hindustan Raj Rajendra Shri Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sawai Shri Bhawani Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Jaipur’.
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