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Vijaya Raje Scindia (born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi; 12 October 1919 – 25 January 2001), known popularly as the Rajmata of Gwalior, was an Indian politician and consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jiwajirao Scindia, in British Raj.
Mar 13, 2020 · In 1956, when the Maharaja was in Bombay, the royal consort, Vijaya Raje Scindia, travelled to Delhi to meet with the Prime Minister and his daughter Indira. She assured them that Jivajirao had no interest in politics, and did not support or finance the Hindu Mahasabha.
Oct 12, 2018 · Popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, Vijaya Raje Scindia ranked among the highest royal figures of the land. She devoted most of her life to public service and entered into electoral politics in 1957 on a Congress ticket.
Jan 7, 2022 · Vijaya Raje Scindia was born as Lekha Divyeshwari Devi on 12 October 1919 at Sagar (present-day Madhya Pradesh, a state in central India). She was popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior, which translates to Queen mother.
Mar 11, 2020 · With leading Madhya Pradesh politician and the scion of Gwalior royal family, Jyotiraditya Scindia all set to join the BJP, here’s a look at his grandmother Vijaya Raje Scindia’s work.
She is Vijayaraje Scindia, the spouse of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jiyajirao Scindia. She hailed from a branch of the Nepali royal family, who was exiled to Sagar in India in the 1880s. Apart from her active participation in politics, she held several other positions as well.
May 22, 2024 · Vijaya Raje Scindia (12 October 1919 – 25 January 2001), born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi and known popularly as the Rajmata of Gwalior, was a prominent Indian political personality. In the days of the British Raj, as the consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jivajirao Scindia, she ranked among the highest royal figures of the land.
Vijaya Raje Scindia, popularly known as Rajmata of Gwalior was born on October 11, 1919 in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar. Scindia actively espoused the cause of the Jana Sangh and then the Bharatiya...
Oct 12, 2023 · The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Ji on her Jayanti. Shri Modi said that Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia dedicated her entire life to public welfare and national service.
Nov 1, 2018 · Popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior, Vijaya Raje Scindia was a politically influential figure during the British Raj as a consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jivajirao Scindia.
