PRESENT RULER: Raja Saheb Shrimant PRANAY RAO PARSHURAM RAO PATWARDHAN, 6th Raja Saheb of Jamkhandi (1953/-) ("Maze Ghar", 1, Koregaon Park, Pune, MS, India)

born 30th June 1951, educated at Daly College, Indore; married 15th November 1976, Rani Anjali Devi, born 17th February 195x, daughter of the Paranjpe family of Pune, and has issue, one son and one daughter.

• Rajkumari Mrunalini Raje Patwardhan, born 5th February 1978, married 24th February 20xx, Sadanand M. Tutakne, and has issue.

  • Parth S. Tutakne, born 19th October 20xx.

• Yuvaraj Adityavikram Patwardhan, born 23rd October 1980, married 1st March 2013, Rajkumari Kirtishri Singh, born 29th September, and has issue, one daughter.

  • Yuvrajkumari Maitreyi, born in July 2015.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The state was founded in 1811 by Shrimant Gopalrao Patwardhan, a descendant of Bramhibhoot Harbhat Buva Patwardhan (see Kurundwad). The state maintained a military force of 52 cavalry, 943 infantry and 1 gun (in 1893). Rulers were...

1. Shrimant GOPAL RAO RAMCHANDRA RAO PATWARDHAN, 1st Chief of Jamkhandi 1811/1840, born 1799, married Radha Bai Fadnis, daughter of Shri Fadnis of Pune, and had adoptive issue. He died sp 1840.

   • (A) Shrimant Ramchandra Rao Gopal Rao [Appasaheb] Patwardhan (qv)

2. Shrimant RAMCHANDRA RAO GOPAL RAO [APPASAHEB] PATWARDHAN, 2nd Chief of Jamkhandi 1840/1897, born 7th November 1833, son of Antaji Madhavrao [Tatyasaheb] Yadhwadkar, adopted 18th November 1840 by the widow of his predecessor, succeeded 18th November 1840 ^(#1), installed on the gaddi on 7th January 1853, married 1stly, Laxmibai, daughter of Hari Mahadev Godbole of Tasganv, married 2ndly, Janaki Bai, daughter of Manohar Joshi of Sangli, married 3rdly, 6th March 1861, Sita Bai, daughter of Nene of Shedbal, married 4thly, Parvati Bai, daughter of Apte of Pali, she died 30th January 1874, and had issue, 1 son and 1 daughter, as well as an adoptive son. He died 12th January 1897.

   • Gopalrao Ramchandra Rao Patwardhan (by Janaki Bai), born 30th December 1853, died 13th February 1854.

   • (A) Capt.(Hon). Sir Shrimant Parashuram Rao Ramchandra Rao I [Dhajisaheb] Patwardhan, adopted from the Chinchanikar branch of the Patwardhan family (see below).

   • Manu Bai, married 14th May 1861, Vinayakrao Narayan Joshi of Satara, died 13th September 1892, and had issue, one son and three daughters.

     • Bhalchandrarao

     • Aau Bai

     • Ganga Bai

     • Valu Bai

3. Capt.(Hon). Sir Shrimant PARASHURAM RAO RAMCHANDRA RAO I [DHAJISAHEB] PATWARDHAN, 3rd Chief of Jamkhandi 1897/1924, adopted from the Chinchanikar branch of the Patwardhan family, Chief of Jamkhandi, born 9th May 1883, succeeded 13th January 1897, installed 4th June 1903, K.C.I.E. [cr. Jan-1913] ^(#2), took active part in France in 1915, during WW1, in 1918 he was granted a 9-gun salute and made Hon. Captain in the British Army, he as a supervisor of Red Cross in the Mesopotamia, married 1stly, 1900, Rama Bai Raste, daughter of Bala Sahib Raste, from the village of Vai, died 1st October 1907, married 2ndly, 12th June 1913, Damle, daughter of Damle of Pune and had issue, one son and one daughter. He died 25th February 1924 (by being crushed under the feet of an angry elephant).

   • Raja Saheb Shrimant Shankarrao Parashuramrao [Appasaheb] Patwardhan (qv)

   • Gajara Bai, married Parashuram alias Bhau Sahib Amatya, chief of Bavda, 1925.

   • Indumati Raje, born 9th February 1919, died unmarried 2001.

4. Raja Saheb Shrimant SHANKARRAO PARASHURAMRAO [APPASAHEB] PATWARDHAN K.B.E., 4th Raja of Jamkhandi 1924/1947, K.B.E. [cr.1947], Raja [cr.1935], born 5th November 1906 and succeeded 25th February 1924 ^(#2), installed 1926, married March 1925, Shrimant Soubhagyavati Lady Lilavatibai Sahib, Kaisar-i-Hind Gold Medal, daughter of Shrimant Madhavrao Moreshwarrao Pandit, Pant Amatya, Chief Saheb of Bavda Ramchandra, and had issue, one son. He died 22nd August 1947.

   • Raja Saheb Shrimant Parashuram Rao II Patwardhan (qv)

   • Dr. Indu Patwardhan, born 14th May 1926, educated at P.B. High School, Jamkhandi and Rajaram College, Kolhapur; achieved diplomas in Occupational Therapy, Homeopathy, Ayurvedic Visharad and Sangeet Visharad, awarded "Dalit Mitra" in Maharashtra State and "Tamra Patraprashasti" from Karnataka State. Dr Indu Patwardhan left home to join Gandhi's movement of Sabarmati in 1942, later was trained as a school teacher by Madam Maria Montessory, and was working at St. Columbia High School, Bombay for two months before being selected to join the then British India Red Cross and St. John Ambulance. After intensive training she was posted to Burma under active service during World War II and was the first Indian lady working actively in South East Asia and thereafter worked in military hospital, Poona. She was the joint lady camp commandant with lady Martten and was responsible for the rehabilitation of refugees and women abductees in Pakistan. Later she studied Homeopathy and started her own clinic in rural areas of Poona, worked with the Poona Women's Council, the troops aid committee. She was a founder member of Poona Blindmen's Association. In 1965 she started worked with leprosy sufferers and in 1970 established Anandgam for their benefit. She died 8th February 1999.

5. Raja Saheb Shrimant PARSHURAM RAO II PATWARDHAN, 5th Raja of Jamkhandi 1947/1953, born 1926, last ruling Prince of Jamkhandi, having merged his state in the Indian Union on 19th February 1948, married and had issue, two sons. He died 18th December 1953.

   • Raja Saheb Shrimant Pranay Rao Parashuram Rao Patwardhan (qv)

   • Pratik Rao Parshuram Rao Patwardhan, born 9th August 1954, married Sumita, daughter of Trivedi of Lucknow.

6. Raja Saheb Shrimant PRANAY RAO PARASHURAM RAO PATWARDHAN, 6th Raja of Jamkhandi (see above)