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Rajamata

Sanskrit for queen mother

Rajamata

Sanskrit for queen mother

Sanskrit for queen mother}}

Rajamata is a Sanskrit term used for the mother of a raja (). It is also employed to address the queen dowager. In the contemporary period, it is most commonly used to address the head of a royal dynasty in India.

Examples

  • Rajamata Jijabai of Maratha Kingdom, mother of Shivaji
  • Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, mother of Madhavrao Scindia
  • Rajamata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, step-mother of Bhawani Singh
  • Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh
  • Rajamata Krishna Kumari of Marwar (Jodhpur), mother of Gaj Singh
  • Rajamata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala, mother of Amarinder Singh
  • Rajamata Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore, mother of Malhar Rao Holkar
  • Rajamata Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysuru (Mysore), adoptive mother of Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar

References

References

  1. Hemchandra Raychaudhuri, M. A.. (1938). "Political History of Ancient India".
  2. Mookerji, Radhakumud. (2016-01-01). "Chandragupta Maurya and His Times". Motilal Banarsidass.
  3. [https://books.google.com/books?id=vHZNDwAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8A&pg=PT3 व्युहरचनात्मक व्यवस्थापन गुरु छत्रपती शिवाजी राजे, Jibhau Bacchav, Vichakshan Publication, 2018 p. 2]
  4. [https://books.google.com/books?id=iVsfVOTUnYEC&dq=rajmata+scindia&pg=PA219 The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s : Strategies of Identity-building, Implantation and Mobilisation (with Special Reference to Central India), Christophe Jaffrelot, Penguin Books India, 1999 p. 219]
  5. "Modi pays tribute to Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia on birth anniversary, Tribune, Oct 12, 2018".
  6. [https://books.google.com/books?id=qzkqAAAACAAJ&q=rajmata Rajmata Gayatri Devi: Enduring Grace, Roli Books Pvt Limited, 2005]
  7. [https://www.vogue.in/content/inside-rajmata-padmini-devi-of-jaipurs-75th-birthday-celebrations/ Inside Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur’s 75th birthday celebrations, DEVIKA MANGHNANI, OCTOBER 4, 2018]
  8. [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/marwar-rajmata-and-former-mp-krishna-kumari-passes-away-at-92/articleshow/64837970.cms Marwar Rajmata and former MP Krishna Kumari passes away at 92, PTI,Jul 03, 2018]
  9. [https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/rajmata-in-a-better-world-and-hearts-you-are/442398.html Rajmata, in a better world and hearts, you are, Aman Sood, Tribune, July 25, 2017]{{Dead link. (July 2025)
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