Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi Explained

Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi
Maharani of Jaisalmer
Spouse:H. H. Maharaja Brijraj Singh of Jaisalmer
Issue:Chaitanya Raj Singh, Janmejaya Raj Singh
Full Name:H. H. Maharani Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi of Jaisalmer
Regnal Name:Jaisalmer
House:Bhati
Father:Sahadev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana of Nepal,
Religion:Hinduism

H. H. Maharani Sahib Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi is a former queen of Jaisalmer. She is the widow of Maharawal Brijraj Singh, Maharawal of Jaisalmer. She has two sons, Maharajkumar Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati (born 24 December 1993) and Maharajkumar Janmajeya Singh Bhati (born 19 December 2000).

Causes

She has spoken for female empowerment, as well as against female infanticide and child marriage. One of her initiatives includes collaborating with an American NGO, Chithra, to open a girls-only school only for girls and a center for women's empowerment.[1]

Politics

She took part in the 2018 Rajasthan Assembly Elections, campaigning from her home in Jaisalmer.[2]

External links

Hindustan Times; Sep. 11, 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Female infanticide: A blot on Jaisalmer. www.aninews.in. en. 2018-09-14.
  2. News: Congress, BJP tight-lipped as Jaisalmer royal set to enter fray. Tiwari. Rituraj. 2018-08-28. The Economic Times. 2018-09-14.