14-405: (Redirected from Rajmata ) [REDACTED] Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior Sanskrit for queen mother Rajamata ( Sanskrit : राजमाता , romanized : rājamātā ) is a Sanskrit term used for the mother of a king ( raja ). It is also employed to address the queen dowager. In the contemporary period, it is most commonly used to address
28-544: A better world and hearts, you are, Aman Sood, Tribune, July 25, 2017 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rajamata&oldid=1255811398 " Categories : Honorifics Sanskrit words and phrases Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles containing Sanskrit-language text Vijaya Raje Scindia Vijaya Raje Scindia (born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi ; 12 October 1919 – 25 January 2001), known popularly as
42-1226: A royal dynasty in India. Examples [ edit ] Rajamata Jijabai of Maratha Empire , mother of Shivaji Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior , mother of Madhavrao Scindia Rajamata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur , step-mother of Bhawani Singh Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh Rajamata Krishna Kumari of Marwar ( Jodhpur ), mother of Gaj Singh Rajamata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala , mother of Amarinder Singh Rajamata Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore , mother of Malhar Rao Holkar Rajamata Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru ( Mysore ), adoptive mother of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar References [ edit ] ^ Hemchandra Raychaudhuri, M. A. (1938). Political History of Ancient India . p. 412. ^ Mookerji, Radhakumud (2016-01-01). Chandragupta Maurya and His Times . Motilal Banarsidass. p. 86. ISBN 978-81-208-0433-3 . ^ व्युहरचनात्मक व्यवस्थापन गुरु छत्रपती शिवाजी राजे, Jibhau Bacchav, Vichakshan Publication, 2018 p. 2 ^ The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to
56-415: A saint; a dangerous reactionary and a national saviour; a stubborn and self-righteous old lunatic and a brave and resilient visionary." Vijaya Raje Scindia was born in 1919 at Sagar in present-day Madhya Pradesh , the eldest child of Thakur Mahendra Singh of Kotla State ( U.P. ), a government officer, by his second wife, Chuda Devashwari Devi. She was named Lekha Divyeshwari Devi at birth. Her father
70-892: The Karera assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh as the Jan Sangh candidate in 1967 and actively engaged in state politics. Jan Sangh defied the Indira-wave in the 1971 Lok Sabha polls to win 3 seats in Gwalior region – Vijaya Raje Scindia from Bhind , Vajpayee from Gwalior and Madhavrao Scindia from Guna , though he later left the party. Vijayaraje Scindia did not contest Lok Sabha elections in 1977 and 1984 and lost to Indira Gandhi in Rae Bareli in 1980. In 1989, she won from Guna as member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and retained
84-654: The Rajmata Scindia , was an Indian politician and consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior , Jiwajirao Scindia , in British Raj . In later life, she was elected repeatedly to both houses of the Indian parliament . She was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party . William Dalrymple wrote in his 1998 book The Age of Kali that she had been called "a madwoman and
98-667: The 1990s : Strategies of Identity-building, Implantation and Mobilisation (with Special Reference to Central India), Christophe Jaffrelot, Penguin Books India, 1999 p. 219 ^ Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on birth anniversary, Tribune, Oct 12, 2018 ^ Rajmata Gayatri Devi: Enduring Grace, Roli Books Pvt Limited, 2005 ^ Inside Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur’s 75th birthday celebrations, DEVIKA MANGHNANI, OCTOBER 4, 2018 ^ Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92, PTI,Jul 03, 2018 ^ Rajmata, in
112-607: The 1990s : Strategies of Identity-building, Implantation and Mobilisation (with Special Reference to Central India), Christophe Jaffrelot, Penguin Books India, 1999 p. 219 ^ Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on birth anniversary, Tribune, Oct 12, 2018 ^ Rajmata Gayatri Devi: Enduring Grace, Roli Books Pvt Limited, 2005 ^ Inside Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur’s 75th birthday celebrations, DEVIKA MANGHNANI, OCTOBER 4, 2018 ^ Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92, PTI,Jul 03, 2018 ^ Rajmata, in
126-759: The forefront of the BJP leadership in 1980 when she was made one of its vice-presidents. She played a key role in popularizing the party's Ram Janmabhoomi movement and was considered a hardliner. Following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December 1992, she had declared that "she could now die without any regret, for she had seen her dream come true." She remained a BJP vice-president until 1998 when she stepped down on health grounds and quit electoral politics. She died in January 2001. Rajmata From Misplaced Pages,
140-403: The 💕 (Redirected from Rajmata ) [REDACTED] Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior Sanskrit for queen mother Rajamata ( Sanskrit : राजमाता , romanized : rājamātā ) is a Sanskrit term used for the mother of a king ( raja ). It is also employed to address the queen dowager. In the contemporary period, it is most commonly used to address the head of
154-1179: The head of a royal dynasty in India. Examples [ edit ] Rajamata Jijabai of Maratha Empire , mother of Shivaji Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior , mother of Madhavrao Scindia Rajamata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur , step-mother of Bhawani Singh Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh Rajamata Krishna Kumari of Marwar ( Jodhpur ), mother of Gaj Singh Rajamata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala , mother of Amarinder Singh Rajamata Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore , mother of Malhar Rao Holkar Rajamata Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru ( Mysore ), adoptive mother of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar References [ edit ] ^ Hemchandra Raychaudhuri, M. A. (1938). Political History of Ancient India . p. 412. ^ Mookerji, Radhakumud (2016-01-01). Chandragupta Maurya and His Times . Motilal Banarsidass. p. 86. ISBN 978-81-208-0433-3 . ^ व्युहरचनात्मक व्यवस्थापन गुरु छत्रपती शिवाजी राजे, Jibhau Bacchav, Vichakshan Publication, 2018 p. 2 ^ The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to
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#1732773018777168-709: The largest, richest and highest-ranking princely states in India. Vijaya Raje and Jiwajirao had four daughters and a son: Vijayaraje was initiated into electoral politics in 1957 when she contested and won the Guna Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh on a Congress ticket. Five years later, she won on a Congress ticket from Gwalior. Later, she quit the Congress and won the Guna seat in 1967 on Swatantra Party 's ticket. She soon joined Bharatiya Jan Sangh and resigned from Lok Sabha to take part in state politics. She won
182-537: The seat in 1991, 1996 and 1998. She did not contest the elections in 1999 due to old age. She was jailed by Indira Gandhi during the Emergency , ultimately sharing a cell with fellow Rajmata and MP , Gayatri Devi , in Tihar Jail . In the 1970s, Vijayraje and her son Madhavrao were involved in a public dispute over property. Animosities heightened due to their differing political ideologies. Vijayaraje came to
196-564: Was a deputy collector in the provincial administration. Her mother was the daughter of former Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army Khadga Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana , the nephew of founder of Rana dynasty of Nepal, Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana . She died at Vijaya Raje's birth. Her brother is Dhyanendra Singh, husband of Maya Singh . In February 1941, at the age of 22, Lekha was married to Jiwajirao Scindia , Maharaja of Gwalior , one of
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