Padmini Devi
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{{Infobox royalty
| consort = yes
| image = Their Highnesses the Maharaja and Maharani of Jaipur.jpg
| caption = Bhawani Singh of Jaipur with his wife
| spouse = Bhawani Singh
| name = Padmini Devi
| title = Her Royal Highness The Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur
| succession = Maharani of Jaipur
| predecessor = Gayatri Devi
| coronation =
| issue = Diya Kumari
| father = Rajendra Prakash
| mother = Indira Devi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|9|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nahan, Sirmur, British India
| religion = Hinduism
}}
Padmini Devi{{Cite web |title=Inside Maharani Padmini Devi of Jaipur's 75th birthday celebrations |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/inside-rajmata-padmini-devi-of-jaipurs-75th-birthday-celebrations |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Vogue India |language=en-IN}} (born Princess Padmini Devi of Sirmur; 21 September 1943) is the titular Rajmata of Jaipur.
Early life
Ethnically born into the royal family of the Sirmur, her father, Maharaja Rajendra Prakash of Sirmur, presently in Himachal Pradesh, was the ruler of Sirmur from 1933–1964.{{Cite book |last=Brentnall |first=Mark |title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh |publisher=Indus Publishing |year=2004 |isbn=9788173871634 |location=India |pages=49}} Her mother was Indira Devi, the daughter of Maharaja Thakore Bahadursinhji Mansinhji of Palitana. She received convent education in Mussoorie and then spent time at finishing schools in London and Switzerland.{{Cite web |date=2009-01-23 |title=Durga Diya Enterprises - Padmani Devi |url=http://royalfamilyjaipur.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123044234/http://royalfamilyjaipur.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18 |archive-date=23 January 2009 |url-status=dead}}
She heads Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum as a chairperson.{{Cite web |title=The Royal Family : Present – Royal Jaipur- Explore the Royal Landmarks in Jaipur |url=https://royaljaipur.in/index.php/the-royal-family/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=royaljaipur.in}} She takes a keen interest in the social activities and welfare of the people of Jaipur in Rajasthan.
Personal life
= Marriage =
She married Bhawani Singh, eldest son of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur and his first wife, Maharani Marudhar Kanwar on 10 March 1966 in a ceremony held at Delhi.
= Children =
Her only child, a daughter, Diya Kumari,{{Cite web |title=Our Leadership {{!}} Princess Diya Kumari Foundation |url=https://princessdiyakumarifoundation.org/our_leadership.php |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=princessdiyakumarifoundation.org}}{{Cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5209 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=loksabhaph.nic.in}} is member of Indian Parliament from Vidhyadhar Nagar parliamentary seat, and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Royal family member Diya Kumari wins Rajsamand seat by over 5 lakh votes |url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/erstwhile-royal-family-member-diya-kumari-wins-rajsamand-seat-by-over-5-lakh-votes-2205718.html |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Zee News |language=en}} Currently, she is the 6th Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Grandchildren
Her only child and daughter, Princess Diya Kumari married to Maharaja Narendra Singh, a commoner and had 3 children with him. Maharaja Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur who is the current titular king of Jaipur and an established polo player, Princess Gauravi Kumari of Jaipur who is a feminist also the general secretary of PDKF and Maharaja Lakshyaraj Prakash Singh of Sirmur who is the titular king of Sirmur from where Rajmata belongs to. Rajmata Padmini Devi became maternal grandmother to these children.
References
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{{s-hou|House of Bhati-Sirmaur|29 September|1943|||name=Crown Princess Padmini Devi|Bhati Dynasty}}
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{{S-bef|before=Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar}}
{{S-tul|title=Queen Consort of Jaipur|years=24 June 1970 – 17 April 2011}}
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Category:People from Sirmaur district
Category:Politicians from Jaipur