Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji

In this Indian name, the name Pradyumansinhji is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manoharsinhji.
Manoharsinh Jadeja
Personal information
Full name Manoharsinhji
Born 18 November 1935
Rajkot, British India
Batting style Right-handed
Relations Lakhajirajsinhji (grandfather),
Pradyumansinhji (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1963 Saurashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 14
Runs scored 614
Batting average 29.23
100s/50s 1/4
Top score 144
Balls bowled 356
Wickets 5
Bowling average 58.40
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/33
Catches/stumpings 3/-
Source: CricketArchive, 12 December 2012

Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji Jadeja (DADA) (born 18 November 1935), previously the 15th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot, is a former Indian nobleman and politician.

The oldest son of Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji, the 12th Thakore Saheb, Manoharsinhji was born at the Ranjit Villas Palace in Rajkot, and educated at Rajkumar College. He married Mankumari Devi Sahiba, the second daughter of Tej Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar, in 1949, and had one son and three daughters.[1]

Like his father and grandfather (the 12th Thakore Saheb), Manoharsinhji was a keen cricketer, and made his first-class debut for Saurashtra against Gujarat in the 1955–56 Ranji Trophy, scoring 59 runs in his first innings.[2] Manoharsinhji served as captain of the team from the 1957–58 season onwards, and was a regular in the team until his retirement after the 1963–64 season. Usually playing as a top order batsman, his highest first-class score (and only century) was an innings of 144 runs against Gujarat in December 1957.[3] Overall, Manoharsinhji played 14 first-class matches, scoring 614 runs at an average of 29.23.[4]

Standing for the Indian National Congress in the constituency of Rajkot, Manoharsinhji was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 1967, and served until 1971. Upon the death of his father in November 1973, he acceded to the title of Thakore Saheb.[5] The title had afforded no extra powers or privileges since Indian independence in 1947, and serves merely as a courtesy, although property attached to the title remains with the Thakore Saheb. Manoharsinhji served two further terms as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for the Rajkot (I) constituency–from 1980 to 1985 and 1990 to 1995—and occupied a number of positions in cabinet, including Minister for Finance, Minister for Youth Services, and Minister for Health.[6] From 1998, he has served as a vice-president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, the state division of the Indian National Congress.[1] Politically, Manoharsinhji is generally known under the name "Manoharsinh Jadeja", deriving from his family's dynastic name.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 RAJKOT 3 – Royal Ark. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Saurashtra v Gujarat, Ranji Trophy 1955/56 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Gujarat v Saurashtra, Ranji Trophy 1957/58 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Thakore Saheb of Rajkot – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Rajkot (Princely State) – Indian Rajputs. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Shri Manoharsinh Jadeja – Rajkot City Guide. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Manoharsinh ends sanyas after son denied BJP ticket – Times of India. Published 26 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Pradyumansinhji		 15th Thakore Saheb of Rajkot
1973– 		Incumbent
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