Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar

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Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar
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Lakshyaraj at City Palace, Udaipur
Born(1985-01-28)28 January 1985
SpouseNivritti Kumari
Issue
  • Mohlakshika Kumari Mewar
  • Praneshwari Kumari Mewar
  • Haritraj Singh Mewar
House Mewar
Dynasty Sisodia
Father Arvind Singh Mewar
MotherVijayraj Kumari Mewar
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Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar is a member of House of Udaipur.

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Early life

Lakshyaraj was born on 28 January 1985 to Arvind Singh Mewar and his wife Vijayraj Kumari Mewar. [1] [2] He is an agnatic grandson of Bhagwat Singh Mewar. [3] As such, he is a first cousin of Vishvaraj Singh Mewar. [4] His mother is the granddaughter of Vijayarajaji, the Maharao of Kutch. [3]

Education and career

He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer. [5] He attended Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School in Australia, where he graduated with a BCom. [6] Later, he studied management at the Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management in Singapore. [7] He works as the executive director of HRH Group of Hotels. [8] [9] He looks after the day-to-day affairs of Maharana Mewar Public School and Maharana Mewar Vidya Mandir. [10] [11]

Philanthropy and records

On 2 November 2023, he sponsored the full tuition fees for all the girls at Government Girls' Senior Secondary School, Udaipur, for the academic year 2023-2024. [12] He has set 9 Guinness World Records. [13] [14]

Marriage and children

Lakshyaraj was engaged to Nivritti Kumari, daughter of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and his wife, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, on 4 December 2013. [15] They married on 21 January 2014 at Bhubaneswar. [16] They have three children: Mohlakshika Kumari Mewar, Praneshwari Kumari Mewar, and Haritraj Singh Mewar. [17]

Honors and awards

Honorary degree

CountryDateSchoolDegreeReferences
Flag of India.svg India20 December 2022 Mohanlal Sukhadia University Doctor of Literature (D. Lit.) [13]
Flag of India.svg India1 February 2025 Ajeenkya DY Patil University Doctor of Letters (D. Lit.) [20]

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