NEW DELHI: BJP’s Member of Parliament from Rajsamand and former princess of Jaipur Diya Kumari had typically again courted controversy by claiming that the Taj Mahal – the enduring monument of affection – belonged to her ancestors. She had claimed that the Taj Mahal was constructed on her household’s land and that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ”captured” it.
Kumari, in assist of her declare, had said that the land on which the enduring monument stands belonged to the erstwhile Jaipur Royal household. It used to have a palace that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ‘acquired’ before building his grand monument of love. If this was not enough, the BJP MP and royal scion of Jaipur had also earlier claimed that her family descended from Lord Ram’s son. Diya Kumari also said that she is willing to provide evidence of her family’s lineage to Lord Ram’s son within the Supreme Court in order to expedite the development of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
So, Who Is Diya Kumari?
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Diya Kumari is the previous princess of the Jaipur Royal Family and the granddaughter of Man Singh II, the final ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jaipur throughout British rule in India. She can also be the organic mom of the present ‘Maharaja’ of Jaipur, Padmanabn Singh. The Rajsamand BJP MP can also be a socialite and philanthropist and the founding father of the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation – an organisation for social causes.
Diya Kumari’s Family Background
Diya Kumari was born in 1971 on January 30 to Bhawani Singh, a embellished Indian Army officer and hotelier, and Padmini Devi, in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Diya Kumari’s Education
Kumari attended Modern School (New Delhi), G D Somani Memorial School, Mumbai and Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ Public School, Jaipur. She then went to the United Kingdom to pursue a Fine Arts Decorative Painting Diploma from the Parsons Art and Design School in London.
Diya Kumar’s Personal Life
On August 6, 1997 – a memorable day for the Jaipur Royal household – Diya Kumari married a commoner Narendra Singh Rajawat – a chartered accountant by career. Diya Kumari has three kids from her marriage to Narendra Singh. The marriage led to divorce in December 2018. Their eldest son, Padmanabn Singh, was born on 12 July 1998 and adopted by Bhawani Singh as his successor as head of the erstwhile royal household on 22 November 2002 and assumed the mantle of ‘Maharaja’ of Jaipur on 27 April 2011. Their second son is Lakshraj Singh and their daughter is Gauravi Kumari
Diya Kumari’s Political Career
Diya Kumari was inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 September 2013 earlier than an enormous crowd of over two-lakh folks, within the presence of the then Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, then BJP president, Rajnath Singh and former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje at a rally in Jaipur. She contested the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election as a BJP candidate from Sawai Madhopur and have become an MLA. In 2019, she was elected as a Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from Rajsamand.
Diya Kumari’s Net Worth
Although it’s troublesome to estimate all the wealth of the Jaipur Royal household, based on Forbes and varied different on-line sources, Diya Kumari’s household’s whole internet value is believed to be round USD 2.8 billion. Her belongings embody a number of properties, companies, trusts and colleges, together with City Palace, Jaipur, which can also be her residence; Jaigarh Fort, Amber Fort and two trusts: Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum Trust, Jaipur and the Jaigarh Public Charitable Trust; two colleges: The Palace School and Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School; and three inns: Rajmahal Palace in Jaipur, Hotel Jaipur House at Mount Abu and Hotel Lal Mahal Palace, Jaipur.
