PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Predecessor
state founded before 1625, became a Princely State in 1911. Rulers
were....
- Thakur DARYAO SINGH, created a Raja in about 1625, by the
Raja of
Sambalpur.
- Raja GHANSHYAM SINGH 1863/1890, Raja of Raigarh and Chief
of Bargarh.
- Raja Bahadur BHUP DEO SINGH 1890/1911, born 1867, succeeded
7th June
1890 (#1)
(see below).
- Raja Bahadur BHUP DEO SINGH 1911/1917, born 1867.
- Raja Bahadur NATWAR SINGH 1917/1924
- Raja Bahadur CHAKRADHAR SINGH 1924/- , born 19th August
1905 and
succeeded
23rd August 1924, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur; a famous
exponent
of Katthak (a type of Indian Classical dance), author of two
well regarded books on music, married Rani
Basantmala
Devi, daughter of Raja Bahadur JAWAHIR SINGH of Sarangarh,
and had issue.
- Raja Bahadur LALIT KUMAR SINGH (qv)
- Maharaj Shri Surendra Kumar Singh, educated at Rajkumar
College,
Raipur;
Mayo College, Ajmer and St. Xavier's College, Bombay, B.E. (Radio,
Television
Engineering); I.N.C. (Madhya Pradesh), born 14th September 1932 in
Raigarh,
Madhya Pradesh. Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1962/67
and 1972/90, Committee on Defence, 1996/97, Committee on Petroleum and
Natural Gas and Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Planning and
Programme Implementation, Science and Technology and other Science
Departments
1996/97; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1996. Interests include
painting,
music, shikar, photography, electronics and yoga. Married 27th May 1954
in Cuttack, Orissa Rani Snehmala Devi and has issue.
- Rajkumari Urvashi Devi
- Rajkumari Rajlaxmi Devi
- Rajkumari Kirti Kala Devi
- Rajkumari Purnima Devi
- Rajkumar Devendra Pratap Singh
- Rajkumar Yogendra Pratap Singh
- Rajkumari Jaimala Devi
- Raja Bahadur LALIT KUMAR SINGH bef 1970/2000, M.L.A.
(Madhya Pradesh) for two terms, married
1stly, Rani
Mangalmoti
Devi, married 2ndly, Rani Shakuntla Devi, and had issue. He died
October
2000.
- Raja Bahadur VIKRAM BAHADUR SINGH (by 1st wife) (qv)
- Maharaj Shri Surendra Kumar Singh (by 2nd wife)
- Maharaj Shri Devendra Kumar Singh (by 2nd wife)
- Rajkumari Shri Pushpa Devi (by 2nd wife)
- Raja Bahadur VIKRAM BAHADUR SINGH (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Rajkumar Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh of
Raigarh, educated at Rajkumar College,
Raipur; M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh), Minister in the Madhya Pradesh
Government.
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