PRESENT RULER: Darbar Shri KARNISINHJI KISANSINHJI DESAI, 17th and present Darbar Sahib of Patdi since 2002. (Raghu Vilas Palace, Gujarat, India)

born 5th June 1943, Trustee, Rajkumar College, Rajkot and Donor, Gujarat College, Ahmedabad; married Rani Rekha Devi from Ahmedabad, and has issue.

• Kunveri Ba Linima Desai, married Ashutosh Chudgar, and has issue.

  • Vedanshi Chudgar

  • Vaishakhi Chudgar

  • Hrishikesh Chudgar

• Yuvraj Saheb Yashpalsinhji Karnisinhji Desai, born 17th July 1967, married Yuvrani Nandini Devi from Ahmedabad, and has issue.

  • Tika Shri Harshpalsinhji Yashpalsinhji Desai, born 19th April 1994.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Fourth Class State founded in 1741, the Ruling Family of Patdi belongs to the Desai clan of Kadwa Patidar. Versinhji received the State of Viramgam from the Sultan Mahomed Begada about 1484. The title of Desai Shri was granted to a descendent by the Mughal Emperor, Jehangir. Viramgam was later lost to the Maharaja of Baroda with the Desai Shri transferring his capital to Patdi. The family is governed by the rule of primogeniture. The Jurisdictional powers of the state are : Criminal - three years rigorous imprisonment and fines up to 5,000Rs, Civil - fines up to the value of 10,000Rs. Rulers were.....

1. Desai Shri BHANJIBHAI, 1st Darbar Sahib of Patdi

2. Desai Shri UDEKARANJI, 2nd Darbar Sahib of Patdi

3. Desai Shri BHAVSINHJI, 3rd Darbar Sahib of Patdi

4. Desai Shri NATHUBHAI, 4th Darbar Sahib of Patdi -/1796, married and had issue.

   • Desai Shri Vakhatsinhji Nathubhai (qv)

5. Desai Shri VAKHATSINHJI NATHUBHAI, 5th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1796/1809, married and had issue.

   • Desai Shri Harisinhji Vakhatsinhji (qv)

   • Desai Shri Kubersinhji Vakhatsinhji (qv)

6. Desai Shri HARISINHJI, 6th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1809/-, married and had issue.

   • Desai Shri Arbhamji Harisinhji (qv)

   • Kumar Shri Vithabhai Harisinhji, died sp.

   • Kumar Shri Bapubhai Harisinhji, died sp.

7. Desai Shri ARBHAMJI HARISINHJI, 7th Darbar Sahib of Patdi, died sp.

8. Desai Shri KUBERSINHJI VAKHATSINHJI, 8th Darbar Sahib of Patdi

9. Desai Shri JORAWARSINHJI, 9th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1848/1875, he built two temples, Dwakadisji and Trikamrahiji Mandir, for which the state bore the cost of 2,000Rs p.a.; he also donated 50,000Rs during his reign for various projects; married and had issue.

   • Desai Shri Surajmalji Jorawarsinhji (qv)

   • Desai Shri Himmatsinhji Jorawarsinhji (qv)

   • Kumar Shri Chandrasinhji Jorawarsinhji, married and had issue.

     • Desai Shri Naransinhji Chandrasinhji (qv)

     • Kumar Shri Hirsinhji Chandrasinhji, married and had issue.

       • Kumar Shri Vitthalsinhji Hirsinhji

       • Kumar Shri Prabhatsinhji Hirsinhji

10. Desai Shri HIMMATSINHJI JORAWARSINHJI, 10th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1875/1884, he had donated 80,000Rs for Dakor Anakshetra and also opened the Jorawarsinhji Library in Mandvi Bajar, Patdi in memory of his father; married Rani Saheb Diwali Ba, she also donated 20,000Rs for Dakor Anakshetra. He died 1884.

11. Desai Shri SURAJMALJI JORAWARSINHJI, 10th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1884/1913, born 30th January 1848, succeeded 10th July 1884, he had constructed the Surajmalsinhji English School up to 5th standard and english medium and bore the cost of 8,000Rs p.a. for maintenance of that school; married and had issue. He died 24th July 1913.

    • Desai Shri Daulatsinhji Surajmalji (qv)

12. Desai Shri DAULATSINHJI SURAJMALJI, 11th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1913/1928 , born 19th June 1881, succeeded 24th July 1913, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, in 1918, he had donated 100,000Rs to build the Darbar Shri Surajmalji Kadwa Patidar Boarding House, and a further 10,000Rs for scholarship available to poor students, all in the memory of the late Darbar Shri Surajmalji; married 1stly, Rani Saheba Bai Shri Shangarbai from Kerela, Regent of Patdi, she died sp, married 2ndly, Rani Saheba Bai Shri Jambuvatibai from Ramol, married 3rdly, Rani Saheba Bai Shri Laxmibai from Jaspur, and had issue. He died on 25th October 1928.

    • Kumari Kalavati Ba [Durga Ba] (by Rani Jambuvatibai)

    • Desai Shri Raghuvirsinhji Daulatsinhji (by Rani Laxmibai) (qv)

13. Desai Shri RAGHUVIRSINHJI DAULATSINHJI, 12th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1928/1940, born 8th January 1926 ^(#1), educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot, succeeded to the gadi on 25th October 1928, the Rraghuvirsinhji Kumar Shala, a school in Patdi, was founded in his memory. He died sp on 2nd January 1940.

14. Desai Shri NARANSINHJI CHANDRASINHJI, 13th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1940/1941, born 21st November 1873, he succeeded to the gadi as the nearest blood relation of the previous ruler who died without issue, married 1stly, married 2ndly, and had issue. He died 17th December 1941.

    • Darbar Shri Pratapsinhji Naransinhji (by 1st wife)(qv)

    • Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Naransinhji (by 2nd wife)

    • Kumar Shri Bhanusinhji Naransinhji (by 2nd wife)

15. Darbar Shri PRATAPSINHJI NARANSINHJI, 14th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1941/1978, born 2nd June 1895, married 1stly, Rani Rukshmanidevi of Kanij, married 2ndly, and had issue. He died 21st November 1978.

    • Darbar Shri Kisansinhji Pratapsinhji (by Rani Rukshmanidevi)(qv)

    • Kumar Shri Dilipsinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)

    • Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)

    • Kumar Shri Laxmansinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)

    • Kumar Shri Kirtisinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)

    • Kumar Shri Chaitanyasinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)

    • Kumar Shri Sureshsinhji Pratapsinhji (by 2nd wife)

16. Darbar Shri KISANSINHJI PRATAPSINHJI, 15th Darbar Sahib of Patdi 1978/2002, born 24th August 1916, married Rani Jyotsna Devi from Ahmedabad, and had issue. He died 27th April 2002.

    • Darbar Shri Karnisinhji Kisansinhji Desai (qv)

    • Kumar Shri Vikramsinhji Kisansinhji Desai, born 11th October 1949, married Shrimati Kashmari Devi from Ahmedabad, and had issue. He died 5th April 2002.

      • Kunvri Ba Rupangi Desai, married Snehalbhai Patel, and has issue.

        • Parmesh Patel

        • Vishvam Patel

      • Kumar Shri Divyapalsinhji Vikramsinhji Desai, married Kumarani Niyati Devi from Ahmedabad, and has issue.

        • Kumar Shri Jaipalsinhji Divyapalsinhji Desai

    • Kumar Shri Harpalsinhji Kisansinhji Desai, born 19th February 1951, married Shrimati Parul Devi of Jabalpur, and has issue.

      • Kumar Shri Krupalsinhji Harpalsinhji Desai, married Kumarani Payal Devi from Ahmedabad, and has issue.

        • Kunvri Ba Vaishnavi Desai

17. Darbar Shri KARNISINHJI KISANSINHJI, 16th Darbar Sahib of Patdi (see above)

The help of Y.S. Jaideepsinh Jadeja is gratefully acknowledged © 2002