| Padmini Devi | |
|---|---|
| Her Royal Highness The Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur | |
 Bhawani Singh of Jaipur with his wife | |
| Maharani of Jaipur | |
| Predecessor | Gayatri Devi |
| Born | 29 September 1943 Nahan, Sirmur, British India |
| Spouse | Bhawani Singh |
| Issue | Diya Kumari |
| Father | Rajendra Prakash |
| Mother | Indira Devi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Padmini Devi [1] (born Princess Padmini Devi of Sirmur; 21 September 1943) is the titular Rajmata of Jaipur.
Ethnically born into the royal family of the Sirmur, her father, Maharaja Rajendra Prakash of Sirmur, presently in Himachal Pradesh, was the ruler of Sirmur from 1933–1964. [2] Her mother was Indira Devi, the daughter of Maharaja Thakore Bahadursinhji Mansinhji of Palitana. [2] She received convent education in Mussoorie and then spent time at finishing schools in London and Switzerland. [2] [3]
She heads Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum as a chairperson. [4] She takes a keen interest in the social activities and welfare of the people of Jaipur in Rajasthan. [4]
She married Bhawani Singh, eldest son of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur and his first wife, Maharani Marudhar Kanwar on 10 March 1966 in a ceremony held at Delhi. [3]
Her only child, a daughter, Diya Kumari, [5] [6] is member of Indian Parliament from Vidhyadhar Nagar parliamentary seat, and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [2] [7] Currently, she is the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Grandchildren
Her only child and daughter, Princess Diya Kumari married to Maharaja Narendra Singh, a commoner and had 3 children with him. Maharaja Padmanabh Singh Of Jaipur who is the current titular king of Jaipur and an established polo player, Princess Gauravi Kumari Of Jaipur who is a feminist also the general secretary of PDKF and Maharaja Lakshyaraj Prakash Singh Of Sirmur who is the titular king of Sirmur from where Rajmata belongs to. Rajmata Padmini Devi became maternal grandmother to these children.
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