His Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Marwar, Jodhpur, has been felicitated with the prestigious Nobles of Commonwealth Nations Award, recognizing his unparalleled contributions to social welfare, women’s empowerment, and education The Nobles of Commonwealth Nations Awards are bestowed to personalities for matchless contribution in of Politics, Science, Technology, Environment and Humanities. Significantly, His Highness became the Maharaja of Jodhpur in 1952. Singh was born into a royal Rajput family. He is the son of Maharaja Hanwant Singh of Jodhpur and his first wife, Maharani Krishna Kumari of Dhrangadhra. At the age of eight, Gaj Singh was sent first to Cothill House, a prep school in Oxfordshire, England, and then to Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Singh full title as Maharaja was His Highness Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Raja-i-Hind Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Gaj Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Maharaja of Marwar. Gaj Singhji II of Jodhpur today stands tall amongst the former rulers of India. His field of action and workspace is varied, covering the entire gamut of social and cultural life.
