Bajrang Bahadur Singh Explained
| Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
| Term: | 1 January 1955 – 13 August 1963[1] |
| Predecessor: | Maj. Gen. Himmatsinhji |
| Successor: | Bhagwan Sahay |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Rai of Bhadri | | Throne: | Bhadri | | Pretend From: | 1971–1973 | | Year: | Sovereign Monarchy
1947 (Instrument of Accession)
Titular Monarchy
1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution) | | King: | Himself | | Successor: | Rai Uday Pratap Singh |
| Embed: | yes | | Succession: | Rai of Bhadri | | Reign: | 1926–1947 | | Reign-Type2: | Titular Reign | | Reign2: | 1947–1971 | | Predecessor: | Rai Krishna Pratap Singh | | Birth Date: | 1906 | | Death Date: | 1973 | | Spouse: | Rani Girija Devi | | Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Children: | one daughter
Rai Uday Pratap Singh (nephew & adopted son) |
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Rai Bajrang Bahadur Singh (1906–1973) was an Indian independence activist and politician, who served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Indian state Himachal Pradesh from 1 January 1955 to 13 August 1963.
He was also the founder Vice-Chancellor of Pantnagar University. He adopted his nephew Rai Uday Pratap Singh as his son.[2] He was ruler of Taluqdari estate of Bhadri in Oudh.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Governors of Himachal Pradesh . . 22 September 2015.
- Ramendra Singh (9 March 2013). "The Raja's Backyard". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- http://gcrampur.nic.in/badri.htm Bhadri Girl's Hostle
