Rajamata Explained

Rajamata ^[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 dynasty in India.

Examples

• Rajamata Jijau of Maratha Empire, 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 of Indore, mother of Malhar Rao Holkar
• Rajamata Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru (Mysore), adoptive mother of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar

Notes and References

1. Book: Hemchandra Raychaudhuri, M. A. . Political History of Ancient India . 1938 . 412.
2. Book: Mookerji, Radhakumud . Chandragupta Maurya and His Times . 2016-01-01 . Motilal Banarsidass . 978-81-208-0433-3 . 86 . en.
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=vHZNDwAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8A&pg=PT3 व्युहरचनात्मक व्यवस्थापन गुरु छत्रपती शिवाजी राजे, Jibhau Bacchav, Vichakshan Publication, 2018 p. 2
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=iVsfVOTUnYEC&dq=rajmata+scindia&pg=PA219 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
5. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/modi-pays-tribute-to-rajmata-vijaya-raje-scindia-on-birth-anniversary/667124.html Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on birth anniversary, Tribune, Oct 12, 2018
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=qzkqAAAACAAJ&q=rajmata Rajmata Gayatri Devi: Enduring Grace, Roli Books Pvt Limited, 2005
7. https://www.vogue.in/content/inside-rajmata-padmini-devi-of-jaipurs-75th-birthday-celebrations/ Inside Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur’s 75th birthday celebrations, DEVIKA MANGHNANI, OCTOBER 4, 2018
8. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/marwar-rajmata-and-former-mp-krishna-kumari-passes-away-at-92/articleshow/64837970.cms Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92, PTI,Jul 03, 2018
9. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/rajmata-in-a-better-world-and-hearts-you-are/442398.html Rajmata, in a better world and hearts, you are, Aman Sood, Tribune, July 25, 2017