KACHHI BARODA (Princely State)

 
AREA:  90 km2 REVENUE:  30,000Rs  ACCESSION:  1947
STATE:  Madhya Pradesh DYNASTY:  Rathore RELIGION:  Hindu
  POPULATION:  2,877 (1901)   
     
PRESENT RULER:  Maharaj Sahib RAMESHWAR PRATAP SINGH (1973/-) (Kachhi-Baroda House, Royal Park, 19/3, New Palasia, Indore 452001, Madhya Pradesh, India)
born 4th February 1926 at Indore, educated at Daly College, Indore, member of the record breaking Holkar XI Cricket Team, in the Ranji Trophy of 1945/1946, in which six centuries were scored, including a century by the Maharaj, the side declared at 8 for 912; he married 13th December 1946 at Agra, Rani Rukmani Kumari, and has issue.
  • Baisa (name unknown) [HH Maharani Sahiba Rathoriji of Banswara], married 1975, HH Sri Raj-i-Rajan Maharawal SURYAVEER SINGH of Banswara, and has issue, 1 son and 1 daughter.
  • Kunwar Tripureshwar Pratap Singh, educated at Daly College, Indore, married Kunwarani Dipti Singh of Badia, and has issue, 1 son and 1 daughter.
    • Bhanwar Tejvir Singh, educated at Daly College, Indore (graduating in 2000, being the fifth generation of his family to do so), and at Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., attaining a Degree of Bachelor of Economics, he was the first squash player from Daly College to represent India in junior squash, being ranked nationally in the top 5, later at Hobart College he captained the squash team for two years, and was part of the historic 2005 top 10 Hobart Squash finish at the National team Championships at Yale University, he is presently working as an analyst at a small Hedge Fund, being based in New York City.
    • Kumari Rohini Singh, educated at Mayo College (graduating in 2003) and at Mt Carmal College in Banglore.
  • Kunwar (name unknown) Singh, married at Rawatpura, Uttar Pradesh, and has issue, 1 son and 1 daughter.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:  A guaranteed Thikana under the Acheson Treaty of 1865, with full powers of Judiciary, Customs, Police and Excise. Rulers were...
  • Maharaj RAI SINGH, received Kachhi-Baroda in Jagir, second son of Raja RATAN SINGH of Ratlam.
  • Maharaj PADMA SINGH
  • Maharaj NAHAR SINGH
  • Maharaj JORAWAR SINGH
  • Maharaj SOBHAL SINGH
  • Maharaj BHAGWAT SINGH, adopted his nephew as his successor. He died sp 1857.
  • Maharaj DALEL SINGH 1857/1897, born 1839, succeeded 1864 (#1), Jagirdar of Chhayan in Kachhi-Baroda, nephew of preceding, married and had issue. He died 1897.
    • Maharaj JALAM SINGH (qv)
    • Rajkumar Ram Singh, adopted by HH Raja SHARDUL SINH of Sitamau and succeded there as HH Raja Sir RAM SINH II Bahadur of Sitamau.
  • Maharaj JALAM SINGH 1897/1906, educated at Daly College, Indore, married and had issue. He died 13th June 1906.
    • Maharaj BENI MADHO SINGH (qv)
  • Maharaj BENI MADHO SINGH 1906/1973, born 3rd October 1904 and succeeded 13th June 1906, educated at Daly College, Indore; married 1924, Rani Sahiba Brijraj Kumari of Gabhana, and had issue. He died 1973.
    • Maharaj Sahib RAMESHWAR PRATAP SINGH (qv)
    • Kumar Deshpal Singh, born 17th April 1931, educated at Daly College, Indore.
  • Maharaj Sahib RAMESHWAR PRATAP SINGH (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
  • Bai Saheb Vishnu Kanwar, married (as his second wife), Rawat JAI SINGHJI, 3rd Rawat Saheb of Meja.
 
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1. "The Golden Book of India"; LETHBRIDGE, Roper, MacMillan & Co., 1893 , p.222