Vijaya Raje Scindia,born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi and known popularly as the Rajmata of Gwalior,was a prominent Indian political personality. In the days of the British Raj,as consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior,Jivajirao Scindia,she ranked among the highest royal figures of the land. In later life,she became a politician of considerable influence and was elected repeatedly to both houses of the Indian parliament. She was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bettiah is a city and administrative headquarters of West Champaran district - (Tirhut),near Indo-Nepal border,225 kilometres (140 mi) north-west of Patna,in Bihar state of India.
Angoor is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film. It stars Sanjeev Kumar and Deven Verma in double roles,and directed by Gulzar. It is a remake of the Indian film Do Dooni Char which was a remake of 1963 Bengali language comedy film Bhranti Bilas,that is based on Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's Bengali novel by the same name,which itself is based on Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors and is again getting adapted by Rohit Shetty as Cirkus. All characters are innocent and destiny plays the main role in bringing all characters to one place. Most of the other films are generally based on false characters and deliberately make false statements to fool others.
Ramgarh Raj was the major Zamindari estate in the era of the British Raj in the former Indian province of Bihar. Territories which comprised the Ramgarh Raj presently constitute districts of Ramgarh,Hazaribagh,Chatra,Giridih,Koderma,and Bokaro with 3672 villages. The entire area is rich in minerals like coal and mica and falls under the Indian State of Jharkhand. The First King was Maharaja Baghdeo Singh and the last ruling king was Maharaja Kamakhya Narain Singh of this estate,until the estate was merged to the Republic of India. The revenue of the estate was about 3600000.
Raj Babbar is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. He is a three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the President of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.
The Pratapgarh district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India,and Pratapgarh city is the district headquarters. Pratapgarh district is a part of Allahabad division. The total area of Pratapgarh district is 3730 Sq. Km.
General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh,,was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner from 1888 to 1943. As a member of the Imperial War Cabinet,he was present in the Palace of Versailles during The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors.
Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh,was an Indian royal and cricket player. He was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala in British India from 1900 to 1938.
Bada Malhera,is a town in the Chhatarpur district of the state of Madhya Pradesh,India.
Rai Bahadur,abbreviatedR.B.,was a title of honour bestowed during British rule in India to individuals for faithful service or acts of public welfare to the Empire. From 1911,the title was accompanied by a medal called a Title Badge. Translated,Rao means "prince",and Bahadur means "brave" or "most honourable". Bestowed mainly on Hindus,the equivalent title for Muslim and Parsi subjects was Khan Bahadur. For Sikhs it was Sardar Bahadur.
Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi was an Indian hotelier,the founder and chairman of Oberoi Hotels &Resorts,India's second-largest hotel company,with 31 hotels in India,Egypt,Indonesia,UAE,Mauritius and Saudi Arabia.
The Darbhanga Raj,also known as Raj Darbhanga and the Khandwala dynasty,was a Maithil Brahmin dynasty and the rulers of territories,not all contiguous,that were part of the Mithila region,now divided between India and Nepal.
Maharaja Sir Yadavindra Singh was the 9th and last ruling Maharaja of Patiala from 1938 to 1971. He was also an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1934.
Martyrs' Day are days declared in India to honour recognised martyrs of the nation.
Hockey India plans,directs and conducts all the activities for both men and women hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs &Sports,Govt. of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting Hockey in India. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA.
Dungarpur State was a princely state during the British Raj. Its capital was the city of Dungarpur in the southernmost area of present-day Rajasthan State in India. In 1901 the total population of Dungarpur State was 100,103,while that of the town was 6094
Sakti State was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It belonged to the Chhattisgarh States Agency,which later became the Eastern States Agency.
Malhara Assembly constituency is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951,as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Vindhya Pradesh state,but it was abolished in 1956. It again came into existence in 1961,following delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies.
Raja Sir Nahar Singh was the ruler of princely state of Shahpura from 1870 to 1932.
