At 05:15  09/02/05 -0500, you wrote: >Henry, > >There are few living Rulers who were regnant at the time of the mergers.  HH.Maharawal Shri Digvirendrasinhji of Bansda and  HH.Maharaj Sriraj Meghrajji of Dhrangadhra are still living.   Likewise The Rana Narendra Chand of Mahlog and HH. Rana Devi Singh of Barwani as well as HH. Maharaja Bhavani Singh of Chhatarpur are alive. Also, Raja Brajraj Kshatriya of Tigiria, and HH. Maharaja Manabendra Shah of Tehri Garhwal. Raja Ram Chandra Pal Singh of Bhajji and Raja Rajendra Singh of Baghal. > >Some were minor rulers at the time of the mergers, such as the Maharaja of Tripura and the Raja of Chhotta Udepur and Rawat Raghufaj Singh of Piploda.  Additionally HH. Maharawat Ambikapratap Singh of Pratapgadh, Thakor Narinder Sinh of Ghund and Rana Baljit Singh of Tharoch.  > HH. Maharawat Ambikapratap Singh, is most likely still alive. Others that perhaps could be added. The Raja of Nagod, born 1916, succ.1926 The Thakur Sahib of Limbdi, 1940, 1941 The Maharaja of Ratlam, 1927, 1947 The Raja of Rajgarh, 1936, 1936 The Nawab of Balsinor, 1944, 1945 and no doubt there are others. > >There are others who are mysteries ?   For instance is HH. Nawab Mirza Hussain yawar Khan of Cambay still living or Thakor Fatesinhji of Ghodasar and Thakor Jorawarsinhji of Varsoda and Thakor Narendrasinhji of Virpur, Tjhakor Bhupendrasinhji of Malia, and Thakor Virvikramsinhji of Lodhiki and Thakor Keshrisinhji of Likhi and Thakior Kirtisinhji of Katosan. > The present Thakur of Virpur is Thakur Pushpendrasinhji, in succession to his father. The present Nawab of Cambay is HH Nawab Muhd. Ja'afar Ali Khan, in succession to his father. >Any information would be interesting.  Likewise has anyone ever seen a date of death for late Nawab Mohammed Iqtidar Ali Khan of Dujana? > >Fr.Lawrence Ober SJ. > Cheers, Henry

Henry, Wonder if this bit of information would be of general interest. Perhaps you could also put it up on the site. re the princely state of Wankaner, A scios on this family is one of the trustees of the organisation I work for. An expert on Indian wildlife and natural history, Dr Ranjitsinh has authored many books, including Beyond the Tiger: Portraits of Asian Wildlife. Born in the princely house of Wankaner, Ranjitsinh joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1961, and held several environment-related jobs. As Forests and Tourism Secretary to Madhya Pradesh, he was responsible for the creation of 14 national parks and 11 sanctuaries. Later, he drafted the key Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972, and served as India's first Director of Wildlife Preservation. Ranjitsinh is perhaps best known for his work on Project Tiger , but he also played a crucial role in bringing back from the brink the endangered central and eastern barasingha. The eastern barasingha, cervus d. Ranjitsinhi, is named after him. Apparently he is the second son of the present ruler HH Maharana Raj Saheb PRATAP SINHJI regards Arjun Rammohan

At 05:29  15/02/05 +0530, you wrote: >Henry, > >Wonder if this bit of information would be of general interest. Perhaps you >could also put it up on the site. > >re the princely state of Wankaner, >A scios on this family is one of the trustees of the organisation I work >for. > >An expert on Indian wildlife and natural history, Dr Ranjitsinh has authored >many books, including Beyond the Tiger: Portraits of Asian Wildlife. Born in >the princely house of Wankaner, Ranjitsinh joined the Indian Administrative >Service in 1961, and held several environment-related jobs. As Forests and >Tourism Secretary to Madhya Pradesh, he was responsible for the creation of >14 national parks and 11 sanctuaries. Later, he drafted the key Wild Life >(Protection) Act of 1972, and served as India's first Director of Wildlife >Preservation. Ranjitsinh is perhaps best known for his work on Project Tiger >, but he also played a crucial role in bringing back from the brink the >endangered central and eastern barasingha. The eastern barasingha, cervus d. >Ranjitsinhi, is named after him. > >Apparently he is the second son of the present ruler HH Maharana Raj Saheb >PRATAP SINHJI > >regards > >Arjun Rammohan > Arjun, Thank you for the bio information, it is most useful and will be added to the website. Would you happen to know his date of birth? Cheers, Henry