Raghubir Singh | |
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Born | 23 February 1908 |
Died | 21 February 1991 82) | (aged
Spouse | Mohan Kumari |
Father | Ram Singh |
Military career | |
Allegiance | British Raj |
Branch | British Indian Army |
Years of active service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | |
Unit | Observer Crops |
Raghubir Sinh | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1952–1960 | |
Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 February 1908 |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Raghubir Sinh (Raghubir Singh) was an Indian Rajkumar of Sitamau,historian then politician. Later in life he was a Member of Parliament,representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He was born on 23 February 1908,at Laduna Palace in Sitamau to Ram Singh,the Raja of Sitamau. [5] [6]
He received his primary education at home and later attended Shri Ram High School in Sitamau for his middle school education. [6] He enrolled at Daly College,Indore,in 1920 but had to withdraw after a few months due to illness. [6] In 1924,he passed the matriculation examination of Bombay University from Baroda High School as a private candidate. [6] He later completed the intermediate examination in 1926,also as a private candidate. [6] He did his B.A. in 1928. [6] Thereafter,he joined Holkar College in Indore and earned his LL.B. from Agra University in 1930. [6] He passed his M.A. in history from Agra University in 1933. [6] 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. [6] He received his military training in Indore from 1940 to 1941. [7]
He taught at Shri Ram High School,Sitamau,from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1933. [7] He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Sitamau in 1932 and served in this role until 1940. [6] In 1934,he was given charge of the Sitamau state's departments of revenue,education,police,health,and local self-government. [6] He remained in charge of these departments until 1938. [6] He was commissioned as a Captain in the Observer Corps of the Indian Army in 1941 and was promoted to Major in 1942. [7] He resigned his commission and retired from the army in 1945. [7]
He married Mohan Kumari of Pratapgarh on 2 December 1929 and had four children with her:two sons and two daughters. [8] [9]
He died on 21 February 1991. [10]
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