Bajrang Bahadur Singh
Rai of Bhadri
Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh | |
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![]() Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh of Bhadri (left) with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru | |
Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
In office 1 January 1955 – 13 August 1963[1] | |
Preceded by | Maj. Gen. Himmatsinhji |
Succeeded by | Bhagwan Sahay |
Pretender information | |
Title(s) | Rai of Bhadri |
Throne(s) claimed | Bhadri |
Pretend from | 1971–1973 |
Monarchy abolished | Sovereign Monarchy 1947 (Instrument of Accession) Titular Monarchy 1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution) |
Last monarch | Himself |
Successor | Rai Uday Pratap Singh |
Rai of Bhadri | |
Reign | 1926–1947 |
Predecessor | Rai Krishna Pratap Singh |
Titular Reign | 1947–1971 |
Born | 1906 |
Died | 1973 |
Spouse | Rani Girija Devi |
Children | one daughter Rai Uday Pratap Singh (nephew & adopted son) |
Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh (1906–1973) was an Indian independence activist and politician, who served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Indian state Himachal Pradesh from 1 January 1955 to 13 August 1963.
He was also the founder Vice-Chancellor of Pantnagar University. He adopted his nephew Rai Uday Pratap Singh as his son.[2] He was ruler of Taluqdari estate of Bhadri in Oudh.[3]
See also
- List of governors of Himachal Pradesh
- Bhadri (estate)
- Pantnagar University
References
- ^ "Governors of Himachal Pradesh". Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ Ramendra Singh (9 March 2013). "The Raja's Backyard". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Bhadri Girl's Hostle
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Preceded by Maj. Gen. Himmatsinhji | Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh 1 January 1955 – 13 August 1963 | Succeeded by Bhagwan Sahay |
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