Today was a very sad day for the Gwalior family. Madhavi Raje Scindia, mother of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, died on Wednesday morning at AIIMS, Delhi. According to the information, he died at 9.28 am. She was on ventilator for the last few days. She was suffering from pneumonia as well as sepsis. There was a wave of sadness in the royal family due to the demise of Madhavi Raje Scindia. Madhavi Raje Scindia’s name was Kiran Raj Lakshmi and she belonged to the Rana dynasty family of Nepal. The head of the Rana dynasty, Judd Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, has been the Prime Minister of Nepal.
The story of Madhavi Raje Scindia’s marriage with Maharaja Madhavraj Scindia has also been quite interesting. In the 60s, the marriage proposal of Kiran Raj Lakshmi was made to the Scindia family from the Rana royal family of Nepal, which was accepted by the Scindia family and in the year 1966, Karin Raj Lakshmi was married to Maharaja Madhavrao Scindia of the Scindia royal family. The relationship between Kiran Raj Lakshmi and Madhavrao was decided by Vijayaraje Scindia, the queen mother of the Gwalior royal family.
A special train had run for the wedding.
The wedding ceremony of Madhavrao Scindia and Kiran Raj Lakshmi was held in Delhi which was attended by many foreign guests. When it was the wedding of the Maharaja of Gwalior Gharana, a special train was arranged to carry the wedding procession. This special train had reached Delhi with the marriage procession of Madhavrao Scindia from Gwalior and after the completion of the marriage, Kiran Raj Lakshmi had returned from Delhi to Gwalior as the daughter-in-law of the Scindia family, where the daughter-in-law was given a grand welcome and was welcomed all the way towards the palace. Flowers were laid.
Kiran Raj Lakshmi became Madhavi Raje Scindia after marriage
Before marriage, Madhavi Raj Scindia’s name was Kiran Raj Lakshmi, which was changed after marriage and her name was Madhavi Raje Scindia. According to Marathi tradition, the bride’s name is changed at her in-laws’ house after marriage and Kiran Raj Lakshmi was also christened after coming to her in-laws’ house and was given a new name – Madhavi Raje Scindia. After marriage, she was called Maharani but after the death of Maharaja Madhavrao Scindia, she started being called Rajmata.
Madhavi Raje Scindia’s husband, former Union Minister Madhav Rao Scindia, died in a plane crash near Mainpuri, UP on 30 September 2001. At that time his age was only 56 years. After the death of Madhavrao Scindia, Jyotiraditya Scindia is managing the palace and his father’s political legacy along with his political career.
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