Maharaj Karan Vijay Singh
Always in the Saddle: "If on earth, there was paradise, 'TIS on a horse's back' it lies."
Maharaj Karan Vijay Singh, fondly known as KV, was born on April 4th, 1966, to Maharaj Adhiraj Shri Sobhag Singhji Sahib Bahadur and the Princess of Samode Nathawatji Rani Indira Kumari Sahiba, granddaughter of Mohan Shamsher Rana (Royal family of Nepal). KV is the great-grandson of H.H. Maharaja Sardar Singh Ji, the great-grandson of Rao Jodha.
In keeping with the family's tradition, he completed his schooling and graduated from the country’s leading educational institution - Mayo College Ajmer and Baroda M.S. University.
On J... Always in the Saddle: "If on earth, there was paradise, 'TIS on a horse's back' it lies."
Maharaj Karan Vijay Singh, fondly known as KV, was born on April 4th, 1966, to Maharaj Adhiraj Shri Sobhag Singhji Sahib Bahadur and the Princess of Samode Nathawatji Rani Indira Kumari Sahiba, granddaughter of Mohan Shamsher Rana (Royal family of Nepal). KV is the great-grandson of H.H. Maharaja Sardar Singh Ji, the great-grandson of Rao Jodha.
In keeping with the family's tradition, he completed his schooling and graduated from the country’s leading educational institution - Mayo College Ajmer and Baroda M.S. University.
On January 30th, 1996, KV married Kunawarani Shweta Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Chandra Pratap Singh of Jindora, U.P. The couple is blessed with two sons – Bhanwar Janmejai Singh Rathore and Bhanwar Kartikeya Singh Rathore.
KV is a dynamic sportsperson who dons many hats. His passion for sports runs in his blood, and from an early age, he enjoyed football, riding, and shooting. This national-level cycle polo player finally found his true calling in equestrian polo.
Maharaj KV Singh's natural poise, charm, and confidence, both on and off the polo field, have marked him as a symbol of India's rich culture and history across influential global circles. With Ranbanka Palace, a Classic Heritage Hotel in the Blue City, and other properties that belong to him and his wife in Rajasthan and the Kamoun region, including Chowkori Tea Estates and the Corbett National Park.
Derived from the Rathore war cry, Ranbanka Palace is a part of the residence built for KV's grandfather, Maharajdhira Sir Ajit Singh Ji, in 1927. It is his home, and a part of it was commissioned as a Heritage Hotel.
KV is an avid traveler who has extensively explored most parts of the world. His favorite destinations are across Europe and Zambia, where he enjoys the adventurous and challenging sport of hunting.
Although his many contributions to the game of kings cannot be recounted in this single story, as one of Jodhpur's first players in recent times, his contribution to re-igniting the polo scene in the Blue City must be noted. His legendary hospitality, high-bred horses, and happy disposition have played an instrumental role. KV is a veteran of the Jodhpur Eagles, where he brings his experience to bear on the No.3 position, the pivot.
With a successful business venture and enough time for travelling, polo, and their two sons, KV and Shweta have now turned their attention towards reviving their other properties. "If one looks at heritage sites in India, there is a lot of apathy and negligence in maintaining them. We need an achievable, time-bound plan to preserve the rich cultural, priceless, but crumbling heritage of India."
His life has been a fascinating journey. Today, he is developing new properties and enhancing old ones, maintaining his farms, travelling extensively with his wife and sons, and, of course, playing what he loves the most—polo, for polo is his life.
The equine world has always been KV's first love, and for him, nothing matches the thrill of hooves galloping on turf. KV has carved a niche for himself as both a champion of Indian heritage and culture and a globe-trotting polo enthusiast.
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Maharaj Karan Vijay Singh, fondly known as KV, was born on April 4th, 1966, to Maharaj Adhiraj Shri Sobhag Singhji Sahib Bahadur and the Princess of Samode Nathawatji Rani Indira Kumari Sahiba, granddaughter of Mohan Shamsher Rana (Royal family of Nepal). KV is the great-grandson of H.H. Maharaja Sardar Singh Ji, the great-grandson of Rao Jodha.
In keeping with the family's tradition, he completed his schooling and graduated from the country’s leading educational institution - Mayo College Ajmer and Baroda M.S. University.
On J... Always in the Saddle: "If on earth, there was paradise, 'TIS on a horse's back' it lies."
Maharaj Karan Vijay Singh, fondly known as KV, was born on April 4th, 1966, to Maharaj Adhiraj Shri Sobhag Singhji Sahib Bahadur and the Princess of Samode Nathawatji Rani Indira Kumari Sahiba, granddaughter of Mohan Shamsher Rana (Royal family of Nepal). KV is the great-grandson of H.H. Maharaja Sardar Singh Ji, the great-grandson of Rao Jodha.
In keeping with the family's tradition, he completed his schooling and graduated from the country’s leading educational institution - Mayo College Ajmer and Baroda M.S. University.
On January 30th, 1996, KV married Kunawarani Shweta Kumari Sahiba, daughter of Kumar Chandra Pratap Singh of Jindora, U.P. The couple is blessed with two sons – Bhanwar Janmejai Singh Rathore and Bhanwar Kartikeya Singh Rathore.
KV is a dynamic sportsperson who dons many hats. His passion for sports runs in his blood, and from an early age, he enjoyed football, riding, and shooting. This national-level cycle polo player finally found his true calling in equestrian polo.
Maharaj KV Singh's natural poise, charm, and confidence, both on and off the polo field, have marked him as a symbol of India's rich culture and history across influential global circles. With Ranbanka Palace, a Classic Heritage Hotel in the Blue City, and other properties that belong to him and his wife in Rajasthan and the Kamoun region, including Chowkori Tea Estates and the Corbett National Park.
Derived from the Rathore war cry, Ranbanka Palace is a part of the residence built for KV's grandfather, Maharajdhira Sir Ajit Singh Ji, in 1927. It is his home, and a part of it was commissioned as a Heritage Hotel.
KV is an avid traveler who has extensively explored most parts of the world. His favorite destinations are across Europe and Zambia, where he enjoys the adventurous and challenging sport of hunting.
Although his many contributions to the game of kings cannot be recounted in this single story, as one of Jodhpur's first players in recent times, his contribution to re-igniting the polo scene in the Blue City must be noted. His legendary hospitality, high-bred horses, and happy disposition have played an instrumental role. KV is a veteran of the Jodhpur Eagles, where he brings his experience to bear on the No.3 position, the pivot.
With a successful business venture and enough time for travelling, polo, and their two sons, KV and Shweta have now turned their attention towards reviving their other properties. "If one looks at heritage sites in India, there is a lot of apathy and negligence in maintaining them. We need an achievable, time-bound plan to preserve the rich cultural, priceless, but crumbling heritage of India."
His life has been a fascinating journey. Today, he is developing new properties and enhancing old ones, maintaining his farms, travelling extensively with his wife and sons, and, of course, playing what he loves the most—polo, for polo is his life.
The equine world has always been KV's first love, and for him, nothing matches the thrill of hooves galloping on turf. KV has carved a niche for himself as both a champion of Indian heritage and culture and a globe-trotting polo enthusiast.
