Shri Brijraj Singh Bahadur
BIO-DATA of H.H. Maharao Brijraj Singh of Kotah
Name with full titles
His Highness Maharajadhiraj Mahimahendra Maharao Raja Shri BRIJRAJ SINGH Bahadur, Maharao of Kotah.
Born
21 February 1934
Education and Degrees
Educated at MAYO COLLEGE, Ajmer, where he did his Senior Cambridge in 1950 and II Year in 1952.
Joined ST. STEPHEN’S COLLEGE in Delhi where he did his B.A. Hons. (History) in 1954 and M.A. (History with Politics) from Delhi University in 1956.
Family Background
Belongs to the Hada – Chauhan clan.
Only one son of Brigadier His Highness Maharao Sir Ehim Singh II Bahadur KCSI, LL.D., Maharao of Kotah and Her Highness Maharani Shiv Kumari of Kotah. Married in 1964 to Maharani (then Yuvarani) Uttara Devi, Princess of Cooch-Behar. They have two children – Prince Ijyaraj Singh, born in 1965.Princes Bhawani Kumari, born in 1967.
One grand-son, Prince Jaidev Singh, born in 1996 from his son’s side.
Two grand-daughters from his daughter’s side.
Public Positions held
Former Chairman, Central Co-operative Bank, Kota.
Former Director, The Bank of Rajasthan Ltd., Jaipur.
Former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for three consecutive terms 1962-1967, 1967-1971 and 1971-1977.
Connected with Atomic Energy, Civil Aviation, Tourism and Defence Consultative Committees and the Estimates Committee of Parliament when M.P.
Former Member of the State Board for Preservation of Wild Life, Rajasthan, 1959 to 1974.
Former Member of the Indian Board for Preservation of Wild Life, 1974-1977.
Former President, Mayo College Old Boy’s Association, Ajmer, 1953-1956 and 1983-1988.
Member of the Mayo College General Council, Ajmer, and of the Board of Governors since 1956.
Former Senior Vice-President of Mayo College General Council, 1993-1998.
Former President of Mayo College General Council 1998-2008.
Club and Associations
Member, Indian Parliamentary Group, Delhi.
Life Member, National Sports Club of India, New Delhi.
Former Member, Chelmsford Club, New Delhi.
Member, Golf Club, New Delhi.
Member, India International Centre, New Delhi.
Life Member, National Rifle Association of India, Delhi.
Life Member, National Sports Club of India, Delhi.
Former Member, Institute of Strategic Studies, London.
Member, National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Former Member, Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis, New Delhi.
Life Member, Indian History Congress, Calcutta.
Former Trustee, Shri Natnager Shoudh Sansthan, Sitamau.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Rao Madho Singh Trust Museum, Kota.
Life Member, World Wild Life Fund, India.
Life Member, Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay.
Member, Vintage Car Club of India, Delhi.
Life Member, Indian Red Cross Society, Kota.
President, BAL Hitkari Samiti, Kota.
Chief Patron, Kshatriya Shiksha Prachami Samiti Hadoti, Kota.
Chief Patron, Akhil Bharat Jai Guru Sampradaya, Branch Rajasthan.
Travels
Widely travelled all over Europe, America, the Middle East and the Far East.
Interests
Deeply interested in History, Art, Culture, Shikar,Wild Life Conservation, Tourism and Photography.
Publications
Several articles on Defence, on Wild Life, on Conservation, on Art and History and on Tourism.
Book called "The Kingdom that was Kotah" (Lalit Kala Adademi 1985). A definitive work on the Kotah Kalam or Kotah Miniature Painting.
