Tuesday, January 22, 2013

"Rajpramukh" was a honorary title conferred by the Govt of India on which erstwhile ruler for about six years ( so that he would have a grandiose title even after the monarchy ended), then the guy retired altogether from public life.
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  1. CyZfus On SkisJanuary 26, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Clue: This is a Rajpramukh who appeared on the cover of Time magazine, has a university and a general hospital named after him ( and also a biscuit! ).

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  2. OzymandiasJanuary 27, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    There were more than one Rajpramukhs. As you said, a grandiose title for a governor of a state that had been formed from one or more 'Princely States' that had acceded to India:
    Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) with the ex-Maharaja of Patiala as Rajpramukh
    Himachal Pradesh formed from the Punjab Hill States with the ex-ruler of Kangra as Rajpramukh
    Rajasthan with ex-ruler of Jaipur
    Madhya Bharat with ex-ruler of Bhopal
    Vindhya Pradesh
    Mysore with Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar as Rajpramukh
    Travancore-Cochin with Chitra Thirunal as Rajpramukh (to whom I think you're referring)
    Manipur
    Tripura
    Kutch and Saurashtra

    Rajpramukhs (and some of their states) disappeared after the reorganisation of states in 1956.

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  3. CyZfus On SkisJanuary 28, 2013 at 9:47 AM

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  4. CyZfus On SkisJanuary 28, 2013 at 9:49 AM

    That's the right understanding of "Rajpramukh" - the title conferred by the Government of India. Besides those things mentioned that are named after him, this person was noted for being a record HNI ( as used in investment banking).

    King Chitra Thirunal of Travancore may not have appeared on the cover of Time magazine...

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  5. CyZfus On SkisSeptember 11, 2015 at 7:13 PM

    This is Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad.

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