Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior
Rajamata (Sanskrit: राजमाता, romanized: rājamātā)[1] is a Sanskrit term used for the mother of a king (raja). It is also employed to address the queen dowager.[2] In the contemporary period, it is most commonly used to address the head of a royal family in India. It is also commonly written as Rajmata
Examples
- Rajamata Jijau, mother of Shivaji[3]
- Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, mother of Madhavrao Scindia[4][5]
- Rajamata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, step-mother of Bhawani Singh[6]
- Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh[7]
- Rajamata Krishna Kumari of Marwar (Jodhpur), mother of Gaj Singh[8]
- Rajamata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala, mother of Amarinder Singh[9]
- Rajamata Ahilyabai Holkar
- Rajamata Dr.Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru (Mysore), adoptive mother of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
References
- ↑ 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 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 a better world and hearts, you are, Aman Sood, Tribune, July 25, 2017
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