Arvind Singh Mewar
Indian businessman (born 1944) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arvind Singh Mewar (Hindi: Arvinda Singha Mewaṛa , pronounced [ʌɾʋɪndᵊ sɪɳɣʰ meʋäːɽ]) (born 13 December 1944) is a member of house of Mewar and chairman of HRH Group of Hotels.
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| Arvind Singh Mewar | |
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Mewar at the wedding of Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill in Stockholm, June 2013 | |
| Born | 13 December 1944 Udaipur, Kingdom of Mewar, British India |
| Spouse | Vijayaraj Kumari |
| Issue | Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar Bhargavi Kumari Padmaja Kumari |
| House | Mewar |
| Dynasty | Sisodia |
| Father | Bhagwat Singh Mewar |
| Mother | Sushila Kumari |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | HRH Group of Hotels |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
He was born on 13 December 1944 to Bhagwat Singh Mewar and his wife, Shushila Kumari, as their second son.[1] Singh received his primary education at home.[2] In 1957, he was sent to Mayo College, Ajmer, where he passed his Senior Cambridge in 1961.[1][2] Afterward, he studied at Maharana Bhupal College, Udaipur, until 1965.[2] He obtained his BA there after studying subjects like English literature, economics, and political science.[3] Then, he went to the UK and USA to study hotel management.[2] In the UK, he studied a course in hotel management at Metropolitan College, St Albans.[4] After completing the course, he moved in 1967 to Chicago, USA, where he did on-the-job training in hospitality services.[1][4]
Career
Arvind Singh Mewar is the chairman and managing director of the HRH Group of Hotels,[5] which was started by his father in 1963. He has a crystal collection in the palace as well as a fleet of antique cars. These are open to the public.[6]
From 1979 to 1981, Arvind Singh Mewar lived and worked in Chicago. Back in Udaipur, from 1981 to 1984, he worked as the personal secretary to his father, the former Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar. His duties included handling appointments, guest relations and travel plans. In 1982–83, he was General Manager of Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur.
Personal life
He married Vijayraj Kumari in 1972.[7] She is the daughter of Fateh Singh, the son of Vijayarajaji, the Maharao of Cutch.[1] They have three children: two girls, Bhargavi Kumari and Padmaja Kumari, and one son, Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar.[8]
Controversies
Since the death of Bhagwat Singh Mewar, there have been conflicts and issues between his descendants regarding the leadership of the house of Mewar and a property dispute.[9][10] It all started in 1984 when his father willed his entire property through a trust to Arvind, named him his successor, and disinherited his eldest son, Mahendra Singh Mewar, because he had filed a lawsuit against him.[8][11] He made Arvind the executor of the will and his daughter, Yogeshwari Kumari, the trustee.[11] This will was kept confidential, and no one knew of it until Bhagwat Singh Mewar's death, which led to questions about the will's legitimacy.[1] After the death of his father, Arvind assumed the leadership of the house with the title of Shriji Hazoor, and his eldest brother Mahendra was coronated as the Maharana of Mewar by the Rawat of Salumber on 19 November 1984.[1][8] The Maharanas were not considered rulers but mere custodians or diwans of Mewar on behalf of Sri Eklingji.[12][13] In 2020, a court ruled that the estate shall be divided into 4 equal shares and allocated to Arvind, Mahendra, Yogeshwari and the deceased Maharana.[14]
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