Maharaja Srimant Yeshwantrao Hindurao Ghorpade (13 November 1908 - 11 October 1996) was the ruler of the princely state of Sandur from 1928 to 1949. He was the last Rajah of Sandur and presided over the accession of the state to the Dominion of India . He was also an ardent wildlife conservationist and member of the Bombay Natural History Society .
6-586: Yeshwantrao was born on 13 November 1908 in Sanduru , the capital of Sandur state to Bhujangrao Yeshwantrao Raje Ghorpade, the jagirdar of Gajendragad and his wife, Tarabai Sahib Ghorpade. Yeshwantrao had his education at Baldwin High School, Bangalore and Holkar College, Indore and graduated from the Allahabad University . On 5 May 1928, he succeeded his deceased cousin, Venkata Rao III as
12-440: A tropical savannah climate which lies on the border of semi-arid type of bellary and hospet, the climate in sandur is cooler than surroundings due to its elevation and has recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees and a minimum of 6 degrees. Sandur receives 750mm of precipitation but has seen more than 1000mm of rainfall. As of 2001 India census , Sanduru had a population of 27,601. Males constitute 52s 62%, and female literacy
18-772: The Expert Committee of Wildlife Conservation in India. Yeshwantrao was a recipient of the King George V Silver Jubilee medal (1935), King George VI coronation medal (1937) and the Indian Independence Medal (1948). Sanduru Sanduru (often written Sandur) is a town in Ballari district in the Indian state of Karnataka . It is the administrative seat of Sanduru taluka Sandur
24-551: The Raja of Sandur and was formally installed on 20 June 1928. Yeshwantrao ruled as the Rajah of Sandur till the state's accession to India on 10 August 1947. The state was initially governed by an administrator till 5 February 1930 when he assumed full administrative powers. Yeshwantrao's reign is notable for his social and administrative reforms apart from his efforts at wildlife conservation. Yeshwantrao abolished untouchability and opened
30-579: The gates of Hindu temples to all castes through legislation in 1932. In 1931, he set up a legislature comprising an upper and a lower house, the Sandur State Council . The famous writer and wildlife conservationist, Madhavaiah Krishnan was an employee of the Sandur State Civil Service and was instrumental in drawing the Rajah's attention to wildlife conservation. After independence, Ghorpade served as Vice-President of
36-569: Was ruled by the Ghorpade royal family of the Marathas .The present scion of Sandur is Ajai Ghorpade. Sanduru is located at 15°06′N 76°33′E / 15.1°N 76.55°E / 15.1; 76.55 . It has an average elevation of 565 metres (1853 feet). Sandur, like the surrounding villages of Dowlthpur, Ramgad, Swamihalli, Donimalai, Ubbalagandi is set among green mountains, valleys, and deep gorges. Sandur has
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