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1864 - 1887 H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh ul-Itiqad-i- Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Raja Sri Sir Raghubir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Raja of Jind, GCSI (31.12.1875), CIE (1.1.1878). b. at Bazidpur, 1834, only surviving son of H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja Sri Sir Swarup Singh Bahadur, Raja of Jind, KSI, by his first wife, educ. privately. Became Heir Apparent with the title of Tikka Sahib Bahadur, following the death of his elder brother in 1848. Served alongside his father in his campaigns during the Indian Mutiny 1857-1858. Succeeded on the death of his father, 26th January 1864. Installed by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab in person and attended by the Maharaja of Patiala, the Raja of Nabha, and the Nawab of Malerkotla, at Jind Fort, 31st March 1864. Established his principal residence at Sangrur, which he beautified and remodelled, rebuilding the bazaar, constructing gardens, and building temples, water tanks, public buildings and metalled roads. Faced with a seriou rebellion in 1874 within Dadri and other territories recently acquired after the Mutiny, but he took personal command of his forces and subdued the rebels within a month. Contributed a contingent of the state artillery for service during the Kuka outbreak in 1872, and 700 horse, foot and artillery during the Second Afghan War 1878-1879. Mushir-i-Khas-i-Kaisar-i-Hind (Councillor of the Empress of India) 1st January 1877. Granted the hereditary title of Raja-i-Rajgan 24th May 1881. Colonel-in-Chief Jind Imperial Service Regiment (Suraj-i-Mukhi). Rcvd: Prince of Wales’s (1876), and KIH (1877) gold medals. m. (first) H.H. Dadriwale Maharani Sri Sama Kaur Sahiba, daughter of Chaudhuri Jawahar Singh, of Dadri. m. (second) a daughter of Sardar Gian Singh Gill, of Rajomajra, in the Sangrur district. He d. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 7th March 1887, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  • 1) Tikka Sri Balbir Singh Sahib Bahadur. b. at Jind Fort, 30th November 1856 (s/o Sama Kaur), educ. privately. m. (first) a lady from Lahore (d. at Jind, 18th May 1875). m. (second) at Shahzadpur, 21st April 1872, a daughter of Meherban-i-Dostan, Sardar Sheo Kirpal Singh Bahadur, of Shahzadpur, in the Ambala district, Punjab. He d.v.p. from smallpox, at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, from smallpox, at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 15th November 1883, having had issue, one son and two daughters:
    • a) Tikka Sri Ranbir Singh Sahib Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind - see below.
    • a) Bibiji Ranbir Kaur Sahiba [Chhachrauliwali Rani Ranbir Kaurji Sahiba, of Kalsia]. b. at Jind Fort, 1882, educ. privately. m. at Jind Fort, 16th February 1895, as his first wife, Raja Ranjit Singh Sahib Bahadur, Rais of Kalsia (b. at Chhachrauli Fort, Kalsia, 1881; d. after a short illness, at Ranbir Villas, Mussoorie 25th July 1908), younger son of Sardar Bishen Sahib Bahadur, Rais of Kalsia. She d. at Ranbir Villas, Mussoorie, after 1966, had issue, a son and a daughter – see India Non-salute (Kalsia).
    • b) Bibiji Balbir Kaur Sahiba [Rani Balbir Kaur Sahiba, of Hathras], educ. privately. m. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 1902, as his first wife, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, Raja of Hathras (b. at Mursan, 1st December 1886; d. at Delhi, 29th April 1979), adopted son of Raja Har Narayan Singh Sahib, Raja of Hathras, and third son of Raja Ghanshyam Singh Bahadur, Raja of Mursan, in the Muttra district. She d. at Dehradun, UP, 1925, having had issue, one son and one daughter – see India Zamindars (Hathras).
  • 1) A d/o Sama Kaur. m. at Jind Fort, April 1865, Sardar Bishen Singh Sahib Bahadur, Rais of Kalsia (b. 1854; d. at Chhachrauli Fort, 10th July 1883), only son of Sardar Lehna Singh Sahib Bahadur, Rais of Kalsia. She had issue, two sons and one daughter - see India Non-salute (Kalsia).
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1887 - 1948 Brigadier H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind, GCSI (11.5.1937, KCSI 1.1.1909), GCIE (1.1.1916). b. at Jind Fort, 11th October 1879, only son of Tikka Sri Balbir Singh Sahib Bahadur, by his second wife, a daughter of Meherban-i-Dostan, Sardar Sheo Kirpal Singh Bahadur, of Shahzadpur, in the Ambala district, Punjab, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his grandfather, 7th March 1887. Installed at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 27th February 1888. Reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and was invested with full ruling powers, 10th November 1899. A progressive ruler who was greatly interested in education, he built schools and hospitals, established charities for widows and orphans and made primary education free throughout his state. Granted the hereditary titles of Maharaja 12th December 1911, and Rajendra Bahadur 1st January 1918. Hon Lieut-Col IA 1/1/1918, prom Hon Col 18/6/1926, and Hon Brig 12/1/1943. Granted a permanent salute of 13-guns and a personal salute of 15-guns 1st January 1918, and a permanent local salute of 15-guns 1st January 1921. Established an elected State Assembly in 1946 and celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of his reign in March 1947. Signed the Instrument of accession to the Dominion of India, 15th August 1947. Vice-Presdt East India Assoc (London), The Kennel Club of India 1926-1948, etc. Patron Lady Chelmsford’s All-India League for Maternity & Child Welfare 1919, Indian Science Congress Assoc, Poona Kennel Club, etc. Vice-Patron Countess Dufferin’s Fund 1888-1948. Mbr Akal Coll Management Cttee, Bombay Natural History Soc, Gun Dog League of India, etc. Rcvd: Delhi Durbar gold medals (1903 & 1911), Silver Jubilee (1935), Coron (1937) and Indian Independence (1948) medals. m. (first) at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 1894, H.H. Maharani Dhelma Kaur Sahiba, younger daughter of Sardar Dewa Singh, of Buria, in the Ambala district of the Punjab. m. (second) at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 1895, a daughter of Sardar ... Singh Dillon. m. (third) at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 24th September 1900 (div. 1928), Maharani Olive Jaswant Kaur Sahiba (b. 12th March 1882; m. second, ... Knight, and d. at Hounslow, Middlesex, June 1965), née Olive Manolescue, settled permanently in England 1921, younger daughter of Johann Manolescue, of Bombay, sometime barber of Rumanian ancestry, by his wife, Lizzie, daughter of a Mr. Colman, pensioned Conductor of the Ordnance Dept, Poona. m. (fourth) at Charkhi Dadri, Jind, 2nd February 1917 (Anand rite), H.H. Maharani Gurcharan Kaur Sahiba (b. at Tajpur, UP, 1912), who entered the palace ca March 1916, converted to Sikhism 1917, alias Putli, natural daughter of a Rajput of the Tajpur Raj family in UP, by a dancer of the Patar clan, from Almora, UP. m. (a) Shrimati Deep Kumar Kaur Sahiba [Bai Ganga Bai Sahiba]. He d. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 30th March 1948, having had issue, five sons and nine daughters:
  • 1) Maharajkumar Sri ...bir Singh. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 12th September 1901 (s/o Jaswant Kaur). He d. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, March 1902.
  • 2) Sri Yuvaraj Rajbir Singh Sahib Bahadur, who succeeded as H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Rajbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind (s/o Gurcharan Kaur) - see below.
  • 3) Colonel Raja Sri Jagatbir Singh, of Mauran. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 23rd March 1925 (s/o Gurcharan Kaur), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana. MLA East Punjab 1964. m. Rani Srimati Hemlata Devi (b. at Amboli, Sawantwadi, 7th March 1923), née Rajkumari Shrimati Tillottama Raje Bhonsle, eldest daughter of Major H.H. Raja Shrimant Sir Khem Sawant V Bhonsle Bahadur [Bapu Sahib], Sir Desai of Sawantwadi, KCSI, by his wife, H.H. Rani Shrimant Akhand Soubhagyavati Parvati Bai Raje Bhonsle, younger daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Shrimant Yuvaraj Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad, Yuvaraj Sahib of Baroda. He d. 30th March 1973, having had issue, one son:
    • a) Raja Sri Rambir Singh, of Mauran. b. 1950. m. Rani Srimati Inderjit Kaur Sidhu. He d. 23rd June 1992, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
      • i) Raja Sri Jagbir Singh Sidhu, of Mauran. b. 1979. He d. from jaundice at a private hospital in Chandigarh, 27th December 2018, having had issue, an only daughter:
        • (1) Bibiji Jijinia [Zeenia] Bir Sidhu. b. 2002.
      • ii) Kanwar Gajraj SingSingh Sidhuh. He d. 2015, having had issue, a son:
        • (1) Kanwar Gunveer Singh Sidhu. b. 2013.
      • Maharajkumar Sri Jagatbir Singh also had issue by Srimati Balbir Kaur, a further son:
        • b) Kanwar Lakhanbir Singh Sidhu.
  • 1) Maharajkumari Bibiji Dorothy Ranbir Kaur Sahiba [Kanwarani Dorothy Singh, of Ladhran]. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 1903 (d/o Jaswant Kaur), educ. privately. m. 1924, Colonel Kanwar Gurbachan Singh (b. 30th December 1902; m. second, Kanwarani Balbir Kaur), educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, Punjab, and RMC Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut 1/2/1923, attached 11th Hussars, transf 7th Light Cavalry, IA 25/3/1924, transf IASC, prom Lieut 1/3/1925, prom Capt 2/6/1932, prom Maj 1/2/1940, actg Lt-Col 17/10/1942, temp Lt-Col 17/1/1943, Mbr Hurlingham Polo Assoc, younger son of Risaldar-Major Sardar Kartar Singh Bahadur, OBI, of Ladhran, in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, late 13th Cavalry, IA. She d. by suicide, ca 1985, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
    • a) Kanwar Karambir Singh. b. 1925, educ. Bigsboth Prep Sch, Wokingham, Surrey.
    • b) Kanwar Sharanbir Singh. b. 13th December 1929, educ. Bigsboth Prep Sch, Wokingham, Surrey, and Emmanuel Coll, Cambridge (BA 1949). Regional Mngr ICI ( India ) Pvt Ltd, General Mngr (Chemicals) The Alkali & Chemical Corp of India Ltd, Presdt Tollygunge Club (Calcutta). m. Maria (b. 1931; d. at Inzlingen, Landkreis Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 2016, bur. there, Friedhof Inzlingen). He d. at Inzlingen, Landkreis Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 2019 (bur. there, Friedhof Inzlingen), having had issue:
      • i) Kanwar Karambir Singh. b. 16th October 1958.
    • c) Kanwar Denbir Singh. b. 1933.
    • a) Bibiji Prithvi Bir Kaur [Pretty] [Maharani Prithvi Bir Kaur Sahiba, of Jind]. b. at Sangrur, 4th May 1927, educ. Queen Mary’s Coll, Lahore, Punjab. m. (eloped from Srinagar, Kashmir, 7th September 1942*), H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Rajbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind (b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 25th September 1918; d. at Shanti Niketan, Sikandra Road, Delhi, 7th September 1959), eldest son of Brigadier H.H. Farzand-i-Dilband, Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Raja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, Maharaja of Jind, GCSI, GCIE, by his fourth wife, H.H. Maharani Gurcharan Kaur. She d. at Oakless Cottage, Landour, Mussoorie, 7th May 2010, having had issue, two sons and one daughter – see below.
  • 2) Maharajkumari Bibiji Dhelma Kaur Sahiba.
  • 3) Maharajkumari Bibiji Diamond Balbir Rajinder Kaur Sahiba. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, September 1916 (d/o Gurcharan Kaur), educ. privately. m. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 23rd January 1935, Colonel Rajvalabh Sardar Shamsher Singh (b. 20th September 1913), educ. Clifton Coll, Bristol, Corpus Christi Coll, Cambridge (MA), and Middle Temple, London, Personal Staff Officer to Maharaja of Jind 1939, Baroda State Civil Service, ADC to Maharaja of Baroda, Mbr Rawalpindi Polo & Gymkhana Club, etc, son of Rais-i-Azam Sardar Sohan Singh, of Misriote and Katarian, in the Rawalpindi district of the Punjab. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
  • 4) Maharajkumari Bibiji Ruby Rajibir Kaur Sahiba Sahiba [Princess Ruby Rajber Kaur Grewal]. b. at Rajbir Villa Palace, Bhimtal, 14th June 1920 (d/o Gurcharan Kaur), educ. Queen Mary’s Coll, Lahore, Punjab. Dir Sting Broadband Pvt Ltd 1992-2009. m. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 23rd April 1943, Sardar Balbir Singh Grewal (b. at Bhadour House, Qila-Raipur, Ludhiana, Punjab, 1912), educ. Punjab Univ (BA), Lahore, Punjab, Middle Temple, London, and Harvard Univ, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Barr-at-Law 1937, Probationer ICS 1935, substantive 1936, sometime Chief Minister of Faridkot, Joint Sec Ministry of Defence 1953-1954, Financial Cmsnr Punjab 1954-1959, Rehabilitation Cmsnr 1959-1962, Hon Guardian ad-interim to Maharaja Satbir Singh 1960-1961, Sec Punjab Excise & Rehabilitation Dept 1962-1965, Chair Ludhiana Improvement Trust, son of Sardar Dasaudha Singh Grewel, of Qila-Raipur, in the Ludhiana district of the Punjab. She d. at Delhi, 11th April 2009, having had issue:
    • a) Sardar Rabindra Bir Singh Grewal. Trustee BSG Family Trust. Dir Sting Broadband Pvt Ltd since 1992. m. Sardarni Ganga Kaur [Rohini Kaur Grewal] Kaur [Rohini Kaur Grewal] (b. at Bharatpur, 1963), educ. privately, Trustee BSG Family Trust. Dir Sting Broadband Pvt Ltd since 2009, née Maharajkumari Bibiji Rohini Kaurji Sahiba, daughter of Colonel H.H. Maharaja Shri Brijendra Sawai Brijendra Singhji Bahadur Jang, Maharaja of Bharatpur, by his second wife, H.H. Maharani Sri Videh Kaurji Sahiba, daughter of Sardar Sri Subba Raj Urs, of the Turuvekere Urs family of Mysore. She had issue, one son:
      • i) Kanwar Govind Singh Grewal. Advocate.
    • a) Bibiji Paran Kaur. m. Amarjit Singh Dulat (b. at Sialkot, Punjab, December 1940), educ. DAV Sch, Bishop Cotton Sch, Simla, and Univ of Punjab, Chandigarh Punjab, joined Indian Police Service 1964, Joint Dir Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Kashmir 1988-1990, Special Dir 1989-1999, Sec Research & Analysis Wing (RA&W) 1999-2000, Advisor on Jammu & Kashmir in Prime Minister’s Office 2000-2004, author of “Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years”, and “A Life In The Shadows” (2022), son of Mr Justice Shamsher Singh Dulat, sometime Puisne Justice of the Punjab High Court at Simla, a first cousin of H.H. Maharani Sri Jaswant Kaur Sahiba [Rarewale Sri Maharani Sahib-ji] of Patiala, by his wife, Eileen Margaret, daughter of Sir Walter E. Lawrence, of Hyde Hall, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.
  • 5) Maharajkumari Bibiji Jagatbir Kaur [Kumarani Beryl Jagatbir Tikari]. b. at Rajbir Vilas, Bhimtal, Nainital, UP, March 1924 (d/o Gurcharan Kaur), educ. Queen Mary’s Coll, Lahore, Punjab. m. (first) Kumar Fateh Singh Tikari [George] (d. 1990), second son of Captain Maharaj Kumar Gopal Saran Narain Singh, of Tikari, in the Gaya district of Bihar, by his third wife, Maharaj Kumarani Sayeeda Khatoon, a Muslim lady. m. (second), Kumar Sumer Singh Tekari [Bobby] (d. 2008), her brother-in-law, fourth son of Captain Maharaj Kumar Gopal Saran Narain Singh, of Tikari, in the Gaya district of Bihar, by his third wife, Maharaj Kumarani Sayeeda Khatoon. She d. at Patna, Bihar, 11th February 2008, having had issue, three sons and a daughter – see India Zamindars (Tikari).
Maharaja Sir Ranbir Singh Rajendra Bahadur, had further issue by junior wives:
  • 4) Lieutenant-General Rajkumar Sri Jasbir Singh, PVSM (1982). b. at Rajbir Vilas, Bhimtal, Nainital, UP, 20th August 1925 (s/o Deep Kumar), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, Prince of Wales’s RIMC, Dehradun, UP, Defence Services Staff Coll, Wellington, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, and National Defence Coll, New Delhi. Cmsnd as 2nd-Lieut IA 12/12/1947, prom Lieut 4th Gorkha Rifles 1948, served in Kashmir 1948, UN Repatriation Csmn Korea 1953-1954, UN Repatriation Csmn Congo 1961, cdt 191 Infantry Bde 1971, GOC 15th corps Jammu & Kashmir, Cdt National Defence Acad Khadakvasal 1977-1979, prom Lt-Gen 1979, Cdr Northern Sector 1979-1981, Mil Sec 1981-1983, retd 1984, Col Cdt the Jat Regt. Author “Handbook of Military Science and Armament Technology” (1983). Editor “Indian Defence Yearbook” (2002-2009). Mbr Wheelers Club (Meerut), Army Polo & Riding Club (New Delhi), etc. m. Rani Srimati Gita Devi (b. 1926; d. at Dehradun, November 2005), daughter of Raja Pratap Bikram Shah, of Khairigarh-Singahi, in the Kheri district of UP, by his wife, Srimati Rani Bhuwan Rajya Lakshmi Sahiba, daughter of Commanding-General H.E. Svasti Sri Madati Prachandra Bhujadandyetyadi Sri Sri Sri Maharaja Deva Shumshere Jang Bahadur Rana, T’ung-ling-ping-ma-Kuo-Kang-wang, Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, sometime Prime Minister and C-in-C of Nepal. He had issue, a son and two daughters:
    • a) Kanwar Brighubir Singh.
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    • b) Bibiji Ira Devi.
  • 5) Wing Commander Rajkumar Sri Gajinder Bir Singh. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 19th January 1927 (s/o Deep Kumar), educ. Mayo Coll, Ajmer, Rajputana, and IAF Elementary Training Sch, Poona. Cmsnd as Pilot Officer RIAF 14/8/1948, prom Flying Officer 14/8/1950, attached Equipment Branch, CO IAF contingent with UN mission 1960. m. at New Delhi, Kunwarani Sri Champa Kaur Singh. He d. September 2011, having had issue, one son:
    • a) Kanwar Jitinder Bir Singh. b. 11th March 1963. Presdt InterGlobe Technology Quotient Pvt Ltd. He had issue, a son and daughter:
      • i) Kanwar Sumer Bir Singh b. 12th March 1992.
      • i) Bibiji Malvika Kaur Singh. b. 10th November 1987.
  • 5) Rajkumari Bibiji Devinder Bir Kaur [Princess Devinder Bir Kaur Narendra] [Khuku] (d/o Deep Kumar), educ. Queen Mary’s Coll, Lahore, Punjab. A disciple of the Ruhani Satsang Sant Kirpal Singh Maharaj. Author of “Love, Life and Light”. m. 1946, Air Commodore Narendra Singh (b. at Fatehpur, 1st November 1912; k. in an aeroplane crash while ferrying a Dakota aircraft from England, near Mersin, Turkey, 6th October 1949), educ. Allahabad Univ, Allahabad, UP, and RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, cmsnd as Flying Officer RAF 9/1/1934, attached No 1 Sqd IAF, served in NWFP 1937, and WWII 1939-1945, IAF Walton 1941, served with Para Bde, Air Staff 244 Group RAF at Calcutta and Chittagong 1942, IAF Rep in the Selection & Personnel Directorate 1943, OC Flying Training Sch, Jodhpur 1944, CO RAF Kohat 1944-1945, CO IAF Depot Arkoman 1945-1947, prom Air Cdre 1947, CO No 2 Trng Grp 1947-1948, AOIC Tech & Equipment Services at Air HQ 1948-1949, rcvd: IGSM (with NNWFP clasp), 39/45 and Burma stars, British War, India Service, and Indian Independence medals, son of a zamindar of Fatehpur, UP. She had issue, one son and one daughter. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
    • a) Kanwar Deepak Singh. b. 1949 (posthumous).
    • i) Bibiji Vera Kaur. b. 1947. Resident in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • 7) Rajkumari Bibiji Bhupinder Kaur. m. Major Mahinder Singh, IA, son of Sardar Harcharan Singh, of Paka Dera, Gojra. She was k. with her family during the partition riots, at Paka Dera, Gojra, West Punjab, Pakistan, 1947.
  • 8) Rajkumari Bibiji Brijinder Kaur. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, ca 1920 (d/o Deep Kumar?). m. Air Commodore Ravindra Hari Darshan Singh (b. at Vahali, Jhelum district, Punjab, 28th November 1914; d. 1999), educ. Aitchison Coll, Lahore, Punjab, Prince of Wales’s RIMC, Dehradun, UP, and RAF Coll, Cranwell, cmsnd as Pilot Officer IAF 27/7/1935, attached No 1 Sqd IAF, served in NWFP 1937, and WW2 1939-1945, with Coastal Defence Flght, CO Advanced Flying Sch 1948-1952, prom Air Cdre 1/10/1952, AOC Training Cmd 1952, Principal Staff Ofcr Air HQ, AOIC Tech & Equipment Services at Air HQ, and AOIC Personnel & Organisation, retd 1958, rcvd: IGSM (with NNWFP clasp), 39/45 and Burma stars, British War, India Service, and Indian Independence medals, eldest son of Sardar Darshan Singh, of Vahali, in the Jhelum district of the Punjab, Barr-at-Law, by his first wife, the daughter of Tikka Ramnarain Singh Sodhi, of Anandpur, in the Rupnagar district of the Punjab. She had issue, a son and a daughter:
    • a) Sardar Ritendar Singh, of Vahali. b. 1940.
    • a) Bibiji Yadavinder Kaur [Tutu Taneja]. b. 1939. Artist, model and designer. m. 1959, Anant Prakash Taneja, a company dir based in Hyderabad. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
  • 9) Rajkumari Bibiji Taran Bir Kaur. b. at Mahal Mubarak, Sangrur, 1931 (d/o Deep Kumar), educ. Queen Mary’s Coll, Lahore, Punjab. m. at New Delhi, 25th March 1950, Air Commodore Jagdish Chandra Verma, DFC (16.2.1944) (b. 3rd July 1918), cmsnd as Pilot Officer IAF 30/11/1940, served in WW2 1940-1945, CO No. 6 Sqd. (Dragons) RIAF 1946-1947, CO RIAF Poona 1949, rcvd: 39/45 and Burma stars, British War, India Service, and Indian Independence medals. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
    • a) Ajay Verma.
    • a) Tina Verma. m. Vijay Chopra.
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