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Rameshwar Singh
Hon. Maharajadhiraja Sir
Maharaja of Darbhanga
Reign1898–1929
PredecessorMaharaja Lakshmeshwar Singh
SuccessorMaharaja Kameshwar Singh Bahadur

Born16 January 1860
Darbhanga
Died3 July 1929(1929-07-03) (aged 69)
IssueMaharajadhiraj Kameshwar singh Bahadur, Maharajkumar Vishveshwar Singh
HouseRaj Darbhanga
FatherMaharaja Maheshwar Singh Bahadur
ReligionHinduism
Statue of Rameshwar Singh at Chaurangi Square Darbhanga City

Rameshwar Singh Thakur GCIE KCB KBE (16 January 1860 – 3 July 1929) was the maharaja of Darbhanga in the Mithila region from 1898 to his death. He became maharaja on the death of his elder brother Lakshmeshwar Singh, who died without issue. He was appointed to the Indian Civil Service in 1878, serving as assistant magistrate successively at Darbhanga, Chhapra, and Bhagalpur. He was exempted from attendance at the Civil Courts and was appointed a Member of the Bengal Legislative Council in 1885. He was the first Indian appointed to the lieutenant governor's Executive Council.[1]

He was a member of the Council of India of the governor general of India in 1899 and on 21 September 1904 was appointed a non-officiating member representing the Bengal Provinces, along with Gopal Krishna Gokhale from Bombay Province.[2]

He was president of the Bihar Landholder's Association, president of the All India Landholder's Association, president of Bharat Dharma Mahamandal, a member of the Council of State, a trustee of the Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, president of the Hindu University Society, M.E.C. of Bihar and Orissa and Member of the Indian Police Commission (1902–03).[citation needed] He was awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind medal in 1900. He was the only member of the India Police Commission who dissented with a report on requirements for police service, and suggested that the recruitment to the Indian Police Services should be through a single exam only to be conducted in India and Britain simultaneously. He also suggested the recruitment should not be based on colour or nationality. This suggestion was rejected by the India Police Commission.[3] Maharaja Rameshwar Singh was a Tantric and was known as Buddhist Siddha. He was considered a Rajarshi (sage king) by his people.[4]

He was made a knight commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) on 26 June 1902,[5] was promoted to a knight grand commander in the 1915 Birthday Honours List[6] and was appointed a knight commander of the Order of the British Empire, Civil Division in the 1918 Birthday Honours List.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Lata (2012). Popular Translations of Nationalism: Bihar, 1920-1922. p. 4.
  • ^ India List and India Office List for 1905. Harrison and Sons, London. 1905. p. 213. Retrieved 11 February 2010. central provinces and berar.
  • ^ "Engagement of Retired Government Servants in BPR&D on Contractual Basis" (PDF). Bureau of Police Research and Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  • ^ Taylor, Kathleen (2001). Sir John Woodroffe, Tantra and Bengal: 'an Indian Soul in a European Body?. Curzon Press. p. 212. doi:10.4324/9780203037188.
  • ^ London Gazette, 26 June 1902
  • ^ "No. 29180". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1915. p. 5329.
  • ^ "No. 30730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1918. p. 6687.

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