Bhagwat Singh of Mewar

Bhagwat Singh Mewar was the titular ruler of the former Indian princely state of Udaipur or Mewar from 1955 until the Indian government abolished all royal titles in 1971. Bhagwat Singh was born in 1921, nine years before the accession of his father Bhupal Singh to the throne of Mewar and Udaipur as Maharana. He also became the Chairman, Vishva Hindu Parishad in 1969 unanimously.

Personal life

On 29 February 1940, he married Princess Sushila Kumari of Bikaner, daughter of Lt General Maharaja Sir Sadul Singh I of Bikaner and his wife Maharani Sudarshan Prasad ; Together they had three children:

Yuvraj Maharajkumar Mahendra Singh, Crown Prince of Mewar
Maharajkumari Yogeshwari Kumari, married to Prince Krishan Singh, Hereditary Prince of Sitamau
Maharajkumar (later Maharaj) Arvind Singh

In the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration. Bhagwat Singh succeeded him as the titular ruler of the state.
Some of Bhagwat Singh's palaces were Jag Niwas, on an island in Lake Pichola, and Monsoon Palace, both since used for the filming of several films, including the James Bond film Octopussy in 1983.

Bhagwat Singh played 31 first-class matches and scored 846 at an average of 18.35 and also took five wickets in his career spanning from 1945–46 to 1961–62, He played for both Rajputana cricket team as well as its successor Rajasthan cricket team.