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    Svetlana Velmar-Janković

    Arvind Singh Mewar
    Mewar in 2013
    Born(1944-12-13)13 December 1944
    Udaipur, Kingdom of Mewar, British India
    Died16 March 2025(2025-03-16) (aged 80)
    Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
    Burial17 March 2025
    Mahasati
    SpouseVijayaraj Kumari
    IssueLakshyaraj Singh Mewar
    Bhargavi Kumari
    Padmaja Kumari
    HouseMewar
    DynastySisodia
    FatherBhagwat Singh Mewar
    MotherSushila Kumari
    NationalityIndian
    OrganizationHRH Group of Hotels
    Websitewww.arvindsinghmewar.com

    Arvind Singh Mewar (Hindi: अरविन्द सिंह मेवाड़; Hindi pronunciation: [ʌɾʋɪndᵊ sɪɳɣʰ meʋäːɽ]; 13 December 1944 – 16 March 2025) was an Indian businessman who was a member of the house of Mewar and chairman of HRH Group of Hotels. He was the 76th custodian of the House of Mewar on behalf of Sri Eklingji.

    Early life and education

    Mewar was born on 13 December 1944 to Bhagwat Singh Mewar and his wife, Shushila Kumari, as their second son.[1] Singh received his primary education at home.[2] In 1957, he was sent to Mayo College, Ajmer, where he passed his Senior Cambridge in 1961.[1][2] Afterward, he studied at Maharana Bhupal College, Udaipur, until 1965.[2] He obtained his BA there after studying subjects like English literature, economics, and political science.[3] Then, he went to the UK and US to study hotel management.[2] In the UK, he studied a course in hotel management at Metropolitan College, St Albans.[4] After completing the course, he moved in 1967 to Chicago, US, where he did on-the-job training in hospitality services.[1][4]

    Career

    Arvind Singh Mewar was the chairman and managing director of the HRH Group of Hotels,[5] which was started by his father in 1963. He had a crystal collection in the palace as well as a fleet of antique cars. These are open to the public.[6]

    From 1979 to 1981, Arvind Singh Mewar lived and worked in Chicago.[7] Back in Udaipur, from 1981 to 1984, he worked as the personal secretary to his father, the former Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar.[citation needed] In 1982–83, he was General Manager of Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur.[citation needed]

    Cricketing and polo career

    Mewar played cricket in England.[8] He joined Bramhall Cricket Club and later played as an opening batsman for the Lancashire 2nd XI.[8] He then moved to Manchester to continue playing in the Lancashire League.[8] On 15 December 1961, he made his Ranji Trophy debut against Vidarbha in a match played at Bhopal Nobles' College ground.[9][10] He established The Cricket Institute, Udaipur, to promote the sport across Rajasthan.[11] Mewar was actively involved with several cricket associations, including the Rajasthan Cricket Association, the Cricket Club of India, the Bombay Cricket Association, and the Marylebone Cricket Club in London.[citation needed] He began playing polo in the 1970s but had to give up the sport for medical reasons.[9][10] He later established the Udaipur Cup at the Cambridge and Newmarket Polo Club.[9][10]

    Personal life

    Mewar married Vijayraj Kumari in 1972.[12] She is the daughter of Fateh Singh, the son of Vijayarajaji, the Maharao of Cutch.[1] They had three children: two girls, Bhargavi Kumari and Padmaja Kumari, and one son, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar.[13]

    Death

    Mewar remained in good health for most of his life, but his condition gradually declined in his final years.[14] He was undergoing treatment at his residence, the City Palace in Udaipur.[14][15] He died on 16 March 2025, at the age of 80.[16][15][17]

    His body was kept at Shambu Niwas for relatives, friends, and the public to pay their respects.[14] The City Palace, Udaipur, was closed to tourists on 16–17 March due to his death.[18][19] His funeral procession began around 11 a.m. on 17 March from Shambhu Niwas in City Palace, Udaipur.[20] It passed through Badi Pol, Jagdish Chowk, Ghantaghar, Bada Bazaar, and Delhi Gate before reaching the cremation site at Mahasati in Udaipur, where his last rites were performed.[20][21] His funeral pyre was lit by his son, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar.[22][23]

    His nephew, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar, along with other dignitaries, attended his funeral.[24][25]

    Controversies

    Since the death of Bhagwat Singh Mewar, there have been conflicts and issues between his descendants regarding the leadership of the house of Mewar and a property dispute.[26][27] It all started in 1984 when his father willed his entire property through a trust to Arvind, named him his successor, and disinherited his eldest son, Mahendra Singh Mewar, because he had filed a lawsuit against him.[13][28] He made Arvind the executor of the will and his daughter, Yogeshwari Kumari, the trustee.[28] This will was kept confidential, and no one knew of it until Bhagwat Singh Mewar's death, which led to questions about the will's legitimacy.[1] After the death of his father, Arvind assumed the leadership of the house with the title of Shriji Hazoor, and his eldest brother Mahendra was coronated as the Maharana of Mewar by the Rawat of Salumber on 19 November 1984.[1][13] The Maharanas were not considered rulers but mere custodians or diwans of Mewar on behalf of Sri Eklingji.[29][30] In 2020, a court ruled that the estate shall be divided into four equal shares and allocated to Arvind, Mahendra, Yogeshwari and the deceased Maharana.[31]

    Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar II
    (1326–1971)

    See also

    References

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    2. ^ a b c d Sharma, C. L. (1993). Ruling Elites of Rajasthan: A Changing Profile. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 96. ISBN 978-81-85880-13-6.
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    29. ^ Encyclopaedia Indica: Princely States in colonial India. Anmol Publications. 1996. p. 180. ISBN 978-81-7041-859-7.
    30. ^ Chitor and the Mewar Family. Scottish Mission Industries. 1909. pp. 10–11.
    31. ^ "Udaipur royal inheritance to be shared equally by three siblings". The Times of India. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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