Bhagwat Singh Mewar भगवत सिंह मेवाड़ | |
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Titular Maharana of Mewar | |
Head of the House of Sisodia-Mewar | |
Reign | 4 July 1955 |
Predecessor | King Bhopal Singh I |
Born | Udaipur, Udaipur State, British India | 21 June 1927
Died | 3 November 1984 Udaipur, Rajasthan, India | (aged 57)
Spouse | Princess Sushila Kumari of Bikaner |
Issue | Mahendra Singh Mewar Princess Yogeshwari Kumari Prince Arvind Singh |
House | Sisodia |
Father | Prince Shivdan Singh, 6th Prince of Shivratri Bhupal Singh I of Mewar (adoptive) |
Bhagwat Singh Mewar (20 June 1921 - 3 November 1984) was the titular ruler of the Indian princely state of Udaipur or Mewar from 1955 until the Indian government abolished all royal titles in 1971.[1] Bhagwat Singh was born in 1927, three years before the accession of his father Bhupal Singh to the throne of Mewar and Udaipur as Maharana. He also became the Chairman, Vishva Hindu Parishad in 1969 unanimously.[2]
On 29 February 1940, he married Princess Princess Sushila Kumari of Bikaner, daughter of King Sadul Singh I of Bikaner and his wife Queen Sudarshan Prasad (née Princess of Rewa); Together they had three children:
In the 26th amendment[3] to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses).[4] Bhagwat Singh succeeded him as the titular ruler of the state.
Some of Bhagwat Singh's palaces were Jag Niwas, on an island in Lake Pichola, and Monsoon Palace, both since used for the filming of several films, including the James Bond film Octopussy in 1983.
Bhagwat Singh played 31 first-class matches and scored 846 at an average of 18.35 and also took five wicket in his career spanning from 1945–46 to 1961–62, He played for both Rajputana cricket team as well as its successor Rajasthan cricket team.