Remembering Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia (26 June 1916) on his 104th birth anniversary, the #king who developed model railroads in #Gwalior. On 21 February 1941, he married Lekha Divyeshwari Devi, afterwards known as Vijaya Raje #Scindia. Jivajirao signed a #covenant with the rulers of the adjoining princely states that united their several #states form a new state within the Union of #India known as Madhya Bharat. He served as #Rajpramukh until 31 October 1956, when the state was merged into Madhya Pradesh. His daughters Vasundhara Raje & Yashodhara Raje are eminent politicians associated with the BJP.

#Jivajirao was also known with his full name: Lieutenant-General His Highness Ali Jah, Umdat ul-Umara, Hisam us-Sultanat, Mukhtar ul-Mulk, Azim ul-Iqtidar, Rafi-us-Shan Wala Shikoh, Muhtasham-i-Dauran, Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Shrimant Jivaji Rao Scindia Bahadur, Shrinath, Mansur-i-Zaman, Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malika-i-Mua’zzama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan, Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, GCSI, GCIE.