Raghubir Sinh
| Raghubir Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 February 1908 |
| Died | 21 February 1991 (aged 82) |
| Spouse | Mohan Kumari |
| Father | Ram Singh |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | British Raj |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Years of active service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | |
| Unit | Observer Crops |
Raghubir Sinh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1952–1960 | |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1908 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Raghubir Sinh (Raghubir Singh) was an Indian Rajkumar of Sitamau, historian then politician. Later in life he was a Member of Parliament, representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2][3][4]
Birth
He was born on 23 February 1908, at Laduna Palace in Sitamau to Ram Singh, the Raja of Sitamau.[5][6]
Education
He received his primary education at home and later attended Shri Ram High School in Sitamau for his middle school education.[6] He enrolled at Daly College, Indore, in 1920 but had to withdraw after a few months due to illness.[6] In 1924, he passed the matriculation examination of Bombay University from Baroda High School as a private candidate.[6] He later completed the intermediate examination in 1926, also as a private candidate.[6] He did his B.A. in 1928.[6] Thereafter, he joined Holkar College in Indore and earned his LL.B. from Agra University in 1930.[6] He passed his M.A. in history from Agra University in 1933.[6] He conducted his research on Malwa in Transition, 1698–1766 under the guidance of Jadunath Sarkar and earned a D.Litt. from Agra University in 1936.[6] He received his military training in Indore from 1940 to 1941.[7]
Career
He taught at Shri Ram High School, Sitamau, from 1926 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1933.[7] He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Sitamau in 1932 and served in this role until 1940.[6] In 1934, he was given charge of the Sitamau state's departments of revenue, education, police, health, and local self-government.[6] He remained in charge of these departments until 1938.[6] He was commissioned as a Captain in the Observer Corps of the Indian Army in 1941 and was promoted to Major in 1942.[7] He resigned his commission and retired from the army in 1945.[7]
Personal life
He married Mohan Kumari of Pratapgarh on 2 December 1929 and had four children with her: two sons and two daughters.[8][9]
Death
He died on 21 February 1991.[10]
References
- ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ R. C. Bhardwaj (1994). Legislation by Members in the Indian Parliament. Allied Publishers. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-81-7023-409-8. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (1961). Parliamentary Debate. p. 775. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Founder Chairman - Dr. Raghubir Sinh". Shri Natnagar Shodh-Samsthan. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Indian Government (1935). Rulers Leading Families And Officials In The States Of Central India Edition Fifth 1935. p. 147.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rāṇāvata, Manoharasiṃha (1994). Princely Historian: Commemoration Volume of Maharajkumar Dr. Raghubir Sinh (in Hindi). Shri Natnagar Shodh-Samsthan, Sitamau, and Publication Scheme. pp. 1, 47. ISBN 978-81-85263-88-5.
- ^ a b c d Sabha, India Parliament Rajya (1961). Who's who. Rajya Sabha Secretariat. pp. 138–141.
- ^ The International authors and writers who's who. Internet Archive. Cambridge : International Biographical Centre. 1986. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-900332-88-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ Who's who in the Commonwealth. Internet Archive. Cambridge, England : International Biographical Centre. 1984. pp. 431–432. ISBN 978-0-900332-70-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Raghavan, T. C. A. (26 December 2019). "How a friendship between three historians made the writing of Indian history more energetic". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 February 2025.