Personality Focus

Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh MVC, His Highness Maharaja of Jaipur, eldest son of Late His Highness Maharaja Lt. Gen. Sir Sawai Man Singh, KCIE, GCSI of Jaipur and late Her Highness Maharani Marudhar Kanwar, was born on 22^nd Oct, 1931 at Jaipur, Rajasthan.

                       He received his schooling at Shesbagh school in Kashmir, then at Doon school, Dehra Dun and lastly  at Harrow school, U. K.

            In 1951, he was commissioned into Indian Army in the 3^rd cavalry Regiment as a 2^nd Lieutenant. Thereafter he held several distinguished posts in the Indian Army. He was selected and posted as Adjutant, Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun from 1964 to 1967.

            His love for aviation forced him to volunteer in June 1967 for the new Para Commando Unit and he became the Commanding Officer in 1968. In 1970 he helped train Mukti Bahini before the commencement of the Bangladesh war. In the 1971 Indo Pak War, he led his battalion into action and as a result of his gallantry and exploits he was awarded the second highest gllantry award in India “Mahavir Chakra”.

            He is extremely interested in culture and music and is a great patron of Arts and Craft preservation and their promotion and he has participated in number of festivals in India, U. K. USA, Japan and France and takes initiative to organize special exhibitions at the Maharaja Sawai Mansingh II Museum , City Palace, Jaipur.

            Under his patronage, the Sawai Man Singh II Museum trust and the Jaigarh Public charitable trust have expanded and have become two of the most important museums of the country.

            At palm Beaches, U.S.A. he was decorated for the promotion of Polo at international level. He has captained Polo teams to U. S. A., U. K., Hongkong, Brunei, Italy and France. He also promotes cricket and tennis and his hobbies are flying, parachuting, Polo, Tennis, Squash, Music & reading.