PRESENT RULER: Thakur GAJENDRA SINGHJI, Thakur Sahib of Khimsar since 2nd September 2009.

born 25th December 1957, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan; educated at the Doon School, Dehradun, at St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, and at the University of Western Ontario, Canada (B.B.A.); Recipient of the National Tourism award 1999 as the best Grand Heritage Hotel, Instrumental in setting-up of a craft centre in the village of Khimsar in Rajasthan by a Swiss trust (Nila Moti) for the upliftment of rural women, Junior National Squash Champion, played for India in 1978 Squash World Cup, Semi-finalist of the US & Canadian Open. Ranked # 17th in the World Rankings (1982), Member of 12th Vidbhan Sabha (Rajasthan); Minister for Energy in the Government of Rajasthan; married 25th February 1982 in Jaipur, Thakurani Preeti Kumari, daughter of Raja Dilawer Singh of Gamph, and his wife, Rani Rajendra Kumari, and has issue, one son and one daughter.

• Kanwar Dhananjai Singh, born 4th May 1986.

• Baijilal Urvashi Singh, born 6th July 1992.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Rulers were...

• Rao KARAMSI fl.1523, 8th son of Rao Jodha, Raja of Marwar.

• Rao PACHAINSI

• Rao MAHESHDAS

• Rao HARDAS

• Rao DAYALDAS

• Thakur BHIM SINGH

• Thakur HARNATH SINGH

• Thakur UDAI SINGH

• Thakur ZORAWAR SINGH fl.1700

• Thakur KARAN SINGH

• Thakur BERISAL SINGH

• Thakur BHOPAL SINGH

• Thakur BAKHTAWAR SINGH

• Thakur SHRINATH SINGH

• Thakyr SHARDUL SINGHJI

• Thakur RANJIT SINGHJI, married Thakurani Sisodniji, daughter of Rawat Amar Singhji, 1st Rawat Saheb of Meja, and his wife, Rani Ratan Kanwar, daughter of Rao Laxman Singh of Parsoli, and had issue.

• Thakur KESRI SINGHJI

• Thakur ONKAR SINGHJI, 17th in descent from founder, educated at The Doon School, Dehra Dun and at Mayo College, Ajmer; he served as Chairman of the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and the Rajasthan Financial Corporation; married Thakurani Sneh Lata Kumari, daughter of Raja Jagat Dev Singh of Poonch, and his wife, Rani Padmawati, and had issue. He died 2nd September 2009.

  • Thakur GAJENDRA SINGHJI (qv)

• Thakur GAJENDRA SINGHJI (see above)

OTHER MEMBERS:

• Baisa (name unknown) [Thakurani Sahiba of Dundlod], married (as his second wife), Thakur RANJIT SINGH of Dundlod, and had issue.