Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja Age, Wiki and Bio

Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja

Quick Info

ProfessionRetired Army Personnel and Cricketer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth18/09/1895
Age129 years
BirthplaceSadodar, the Princely State of Nawanagar, Kathiawar, British India

Bio/Wiki

Birth nameDigvijaysinhji Juwansinhji
Full nameDigvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja Bahadur
Known forGiving refuge to Polish citizens during the Second World War

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • Rajkumar College, Rajkot
  • Malvern College, Worcestershire, England
College/UniversityUniversity College London
Educational QualificationGraduate degree from University College London

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date07/03/1935

Relationships & More

Wife/SpouseGulab Kunverba (deceased; Maharani of Nawanagar)
Children
Son- 1, Shatrusalyasinhji Digvijaysinhji Jadeja (21st Maharaja of Nawanagar)
Daughter(s)
  • - 3
  • Harshad Kumari Sharma (deceased)
  • Mukund Kunverba
  • Himanshu Kumari
Parents
FatherJuwansinhji Jiwansinhji (Maharaj of Sarodar)
Siblings
Brother(s)
  • - 4
  • Dajirajsinhji Jadeja (elder) (1891 - 1917)
  • Pratapsinhji Jadeja (elder; cricketer)
  • Himmatsinhji Jadeja (younger; retired Major General of the British Indian Army, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh, 1st Deputy Defence Minister of India)
  • Duleepsinhji Jadeja (younger; cricketer) (1905 - 1959)
Sister- 1, Vijay Kunwarba

Family

FatherJuwansinhji Jiwansinhji (Maharaj of Sarodar)
Siblings
Brother(s)
  • Dajirajsinhji Jadeja (elder) (1891 - 1917)
  • Pratapsinhji Jadeja (elder; cricketer)
  • Himmatsinhji Jadeja (younger; retired Major General of the British Indian Army, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Himachal Pradesh, 1st Deputy Defence Minister of India)
  • Duleepsinhji Jadeja (younger; cricketer) (1905 - 1959)
SisterVijay Kunwarba
SpouseGulab Kunverba (deceased; Maharani of Nawanagar)
Children
SonShatrusalyasinhji Digvijaysinhji Jadeja (21st Maharaja of Nawanagar)
Daughter(s)
  • Harshad Kumari Sharma (deceased)
  • Mukund Kunverba
  • Himanshu Kumari

Career

Military Service
Service/BranchBritish Indian Army
Rank
  • Captain (1931)
  • Lieutenant General (1947) (honorary rank given by the British government)
Service Years1919 - 1931
Unit125th Napier’s Rifles (now 5th Battalion of the Rajputana Rifles)
Cricket
Teams Played For
  • Western India cricket team
  • Sussex County
RoleRight-handed batsman, Right-arm bowler
Presidencies4th President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

Style Quotient

Car Collection
  • Lanchester Straight 8 imported from the UK
  • Rytecraft Scootacar

Some Lesser Known Facts

Enlisted as a Second Lieutenant in the British Indian Army in 1919.
Offered sanctuary to Polish citizens amidst the Second World War.
Ascended as the Maharaja of Nawanagar on 2 April 1933.
Erected refugee camps to accommodate Polish refugees.
Named Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes in 1937.
Headed the Indian delegation to the United Nations following the Korean War eruption.
Passed away on 3 February 1966 in Bombay at the age of 70.