Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji

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In this Indian name, the name Pradyumansinhji is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manoharsinhji.
Manoharsinh Jadeja
15th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot State
In office
November 1973 – September 2018
Preceded by Pradyumansinhji Jadeja
Succeeded by
Cabinet Minister of Finance, Health, and Youth Services in Gujarat
In office
1980–1985
Constituency
MLA of Gujarat State
In office
1967–1971
ConstituencyRajkot West
In office
1980–1985
Constituency
In office
1990–1995
ConstituencyRajkot West
Personal details
Born18 November 1935
Rajkot, British India
Died28 September 2018 (aged 82)
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materRajkumar College
Elphinstone College
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1963Saurashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 14
Runs scored 614
Batting average 29.23
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 144
Balls bowled 356
Wickets 5
Bowling average 58.40
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/33
Catches/stumpings 3/-
Source: CricketArchive, 12 December 2012

Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji Jadeja (18 November 1935 – 27 September 2018) was an Indian nobleman and politician.

Early life[]

The eldest son of Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji, the 14th Thakore Saheb, Manoharsinhji was born at the Ranjit Villas Palace in Rajkot. He was educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, and at Elphinstone College, Mumbai. Manoharsinhji had a bachelor of arts honours degree, a bachelor of laws degree. He was awarded a Master of Laws degree from the University of London.[1]

Cricketing career[]

Like his father and grandfather (the 12th Thakore Saheb), Manoharsinhji was a keen cricketer, and made his first-class debut for Saurashtra against Gujarat in the 1955–56 Ranji Trophy, scoring 59 runs in his first innings.[2] Manoharsinhji served as captain of the team from the 1957–58 season onwards, and was a regular in the team until his retirement after the 1963–64 season. Usually playing as a top order batsman, his highest first-class score (and only century) was an innings of 144 runs against Gujarat in December 1957.[2] Overall, Manoharsinhji played 14 first-class matches, scoring 614 runs at an average of 29.23.[3]

Political career[]

Standing for the Indian National Congress in the constituency of Rajkot, Manoharsinhji was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 1967, and served until 1971. Upon the death of his father in November 1973, he acceded to the title of Thakore Saheb.[3] The title had afforded no extra powers or privileges since Indian independence in 1947, and serves merely as a courtesy, although property attached to the title remains with the Thakore Saheb. Manoharsinhji served two further terms as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Rajkot (I) constituency—from 1980 to 1985 and 1990 to 1995—and occupied a number of positions in cabinet, including Minister for Finance, Minister for Youth Services, and Minister for Health.[4] From 1998, he has served as a vice-president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, the state division of the Indian National Congress.[citation needed] Politically, Manoharsinhji is generally known under the name "Manoharsinh Jadeja", deriving from his family's dynastic name.[5]

Personal life[]

Manoharsinhji married Mankumari Devi Sahiba, the second daughter of Tej Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar, in 1949, and had one son and three daughters.[citation needed] In November 2010 he purchased the Star of India, a vintage Rolls Royce car custom-built for his grandfather Dharmendrasinhji Lakhajiraj in 1934. The car had been outside of the family for 42 years, as a part of Bill Meredith-Owens' Collection and was once the most expensive car in the world.[6]

Death[]

Manoharsinhji died at his house at the Ranjit Vilas Palace on 27 September 2018.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Assembly, Gujarat (India) Legislative (1968). Who's who. GuJsett Legislature Secretariat. p. 38.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Saurashtra v Gujarat, Ranji Trophy 1955/56 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.(subscription required)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Thakore Saheb of Rajkot – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.(subscription required)
  4. ^ Shri Manoharsinh Jadeja Archived 28 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Rajkot City Guide. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Manoharsinh ends sanyas after son denied BJP ticket". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. ^ "42 years on, Star of India returns home". Rediff Business. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Ex-Guj finance minister Manoharsinh Jadeja dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Pradyumansinhji 		15th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot
1973–2018 		Succeeded by
Mandhatasinhji
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