Raghubir Singh of Sitamau

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Raghubir Singh
Born(1908-02-23)23 February 1908
Died21 February 1991(1991-02-21) (aged 82)
SpouseMohan Kumari
Father Ram Singh
Military career
Allegiance British Raj
Service / branch British Indian Army
Years of active service1941–1945
Rank
UnitObserver Crops

Raghubir Singh (or Raghubir Sinh) was a Rajkumar of Sitamau and a historian.

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Birth

He was born on 23 February 1908, at Laduna Palace in Sitamau to Ram Singh, the Raja of Sitamau. [1] [2]

Education

He received his primary education at home and later attended Shri Ram High School in Sitamau for his middle school education. [2] He enrolled at Daly College, Indore, in 1920 but had to withdraw after a few months due to illness. [2] In 1924, he passed the matriculation examination of Bombay University from Baroda High School as a private candidate. [2] He later completed the intermediate examination in 1926, also as a private candidate. [2] He did his B.A. in 1928. [2] Thereafter, he joined Holkar College in Indore and earned his LL.B. from Agra University in 1930. [2] He passed his M.A. in history from Agra University in 1933. [2] He conducted his research on Malwa in Transition, 1698–1766 under the guidance of Jadunath Sarkar and earned a D.Litt. from Agra University in 1936. [2] He received his military training in Indore from 1940 to 1941. [3]

Career

He taught at Shri Ram High School, Sitamau, from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1933. [3] He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Sitamau in 1932 and served in this role until 1940. [2] In 1934, he was given charge of the Sitamau state's departments of revenue, education, police, health, and local self-government. [2] He remained in charge of these departments until 1938. [2] He was commissioned as a Captain in the Observer Corps of the Indian Army in 1941 and was promoted to Major in 1942. [3] He resigned his commission and retired from the army in 1945. [3]

Personal life

He married Mohan Kumari of Pratapgarh on 2 December 1929 and had four children with her: two sons and two daughters. [4] [5]

Death

He died on 21 February 1991. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Indian Government (1935). Rulers Leading Families And Officials In The States Of Central India Edition Fifth 1935. p. 147.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rāṇāvata, Manoharasiṃha (1994). Princely Historian: Commemoration Volume of Maharajkumar Dr. Raghubir Sinh (in Hindi). Shri Natnagar Shodh-Samsthan, Sitamau, and Publication Scheme. pp. 1, 47. ISBN   978-81-85263-88-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sabha, India Parliament Rajya (1961). Who's who. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. pp. 138–141.
  4. ↑ The International authors and writers who's who. Internet Archive. Cambridge : International Biographical Centre. 1986. p. 556. ISBN   978-0-900332-88-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ Who's who in the Commonwealth. Internet Archive. Cambridge, England : International Biographical Centre. 1984. pp. 431–432. ISBN   978-0-900332-70-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ↑ Raghavan, T. C. A. (2019-12-26). "How a friendship between three historians made the writing of Indian history more energetic". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
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