Mahendra Singh Mewar

Maharana Mahendra Singh Mewar
Personal details
Born (1941-02-24) 24 February 1941
Udaipur, Udaipur State, British India
Spouse(s) Princess Nirupama Kumari of Tehri Garhwal
Children Vishwaraj Singh(son)
Trivikrama Kumari Jamwal(daughter)
Parents Bhagwat Singh Mewar

Maharana Mahendra Singh Mewar (born 24 February 1941) is an Indian politician who served in the 9th Lok Sabha. Mahendra and his brother Arvind both claim to be the 76th custodian of the House of Mewar.

Mahendra was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chittorgarh with a winning margin of over 190,000 votes. He is the eldest son of Mewar ruler Bhagwat Singh. Mahendra Singh ji Mewar has one son, MahaRajkumar Vishvaraj Singh of Udaipur - Mewar (he has one daughter and one son), and a daughter, Kanwrani Trivikrama Kumari Jamwal. He graduated from Mayo College, Ajmer where he was a sportsman.The Maharanas of Udaipur are considered not rulers but custodians of the kingdom on behalf of Sri Eklingji (Lord Shiva).

During the lifetime of Late Maharana Bhagwat Singh ji Mewar, Mahendra Singh ji Mewar assisted in the formation of the Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation, managed the world famous Lake Palace Hotel when it was first recognised as a five star hotel and managed the Garden Hotel, also at Udaipur when it was accorded with a three star status.

Dispute over Succession

In 1984, Maharana Bhagwat Singh willed his entire property through a trust to younger son Arvind. He not only made Arvind the executor of the will, but also included daughter Yogeshwari Kumari as a trustee. Elder son Mahendra Singh, who had a year before accused his father of wasteful expenditure, polygamy and sought division of the vast property, was left out.[1].

However, after the demise of Late Maharana Bhagwat Singh ji Mewar of Udaipur, as his eldest son, Maharana Mahendra Singhji Mewar was 'Crowned' the Maharana of Mewar -76th Custodian of the Shrine, in a Raj Tilak ceremony on November 19, 1984, with the religious ceremonies and public participation within the City Palace, Udaipur, and thereafter the procession and "darshan" before Shri Eklingji at Kailashpuri.[2]

His younger brother, Shri Arvind Singh Mewar has since however, claimed that he is the Head of the Family. The Estate of Late Maharana Bhagwat Singh ji Mewar of Udaipur has been declared a H.U.F (Hindu United Family - Joint Family) by the Income Tax Tribunal in 1981 and is subject to a partition suit since 1983. Stay orders have been applicable on this Estate since and the activities initiated, expanded, alterations undertaken by Shri Arvind Singh Mewar have been during the pendency of these orders.

Shri Arvind Singh's place of residence is Shikarbadi. On the demise of Late Maharana Bhagwat Singh ji Mewar of Udaipur, parts of the Palace, specifically those in which Late Maharana Bhagwat Singh ji Mewar of Udaipur was residing were sealed by Mahendra Singh ji Mewar. Against orders of the High Court of Rajasthan, the government / administration handed over these parts to Shri Arvind Singh for which a contempt petition is under adjudication before the Supreme Court of India. Mahendra Singh ji Mewar has been permitted by the Supreme Court of India to take steps to repossess these parts of the Palace. It is under these circumstances that Shri Arvind Singh has been residing in the City Palace.

The relationship between the two branches of the family have remained tense.[3][4] While in the international press, Arvind Singh Mewar is mentioned as the current head of the family, the local old noble families of Udaipur recognise Maharana Mahendra Singhji Mewar as the rightful head.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rohit Parihar, Mewar Muddle, India Today, 2000, http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20000124/states.html
  2. ↑ Divyanshu Trilok Sharma, Royal fete livens up Samor Bagh, http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-20/jaipur/28101903_1_maharana-silver-jubilee-function-royal, TNN 20 November 2009
  3. ↑ Akhtar Khan, महेंद्रसिंह और लक्ष्यराज के समर्थक भिड़े, http://www.udaipurpost.com/mewar-royal-family-once-again-the-controversy-became-public.html, Udaipur Post, 11 June 2013
  4. ↑ भूपालसिंह की प्रतिमा का अनावरण आज, http://www.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-UDA-bust-of-bhupalasinh-today-3455738.html, Dainik Bhaskar News Network, 28 June 2012
  5. ↑ महेन्द्रसिंह मेवाड का स्वागत, http://www.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-OTH-23012-3322957.html Matrix News | 26 May 2012
  6. ↑ बार एसोसिएशन प्रतिनिधिमण्डल ने महाराणा महेन्द्र सिंह से की मुलाकात http://www.khabarindia.tv/udaipur-news-_801.html#.Uk9NU9LktlA, 11 August 2013
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