Rajeshwari Kumari is an Indian sports shooter and fashion designer. She is the daughter of Indian sports administrator Randhir Singh and the great-granddaughter of Punjab cricketer Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, a member of the Indian royal family.
Wiki/Biography
Rajeshwari Ria Kumari was born on Tuesday, December 10, 1991, in Delhi, India (age 31; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She pursued a degree in Commerce and Business Studies from Manav Rachna Institute of International Studies, Faridabad, Mohali. Rajeshwari was inspired by his father, Randhir Singh, to become a shooter since he was a child.
Childhood photos of Rajeshwari Kumari and her father
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Rajeshwari Kumari belongs to the royal family of Patiala, Punjab, India.
Parents and siblings
Rajeshwari Kumari’s father, Randhir Singh, is an Indian sports administrator and former sports shooter, and his mother, Vinita Singh, is a businesswoman. She has two stepsisters, both from her father’s first marriage.
Rajeshwari Kumari and her mother
Rajeshwari Kumari and her father
husband
Rajeshwari Kumari married businessman Mehtaab Singh on November 17, 2013, at the age of 21. The wedding took place as per Sikh rituals at a farmhouse near Chhatarpur. The couple first got engaged on January 6, 2011. The wedding was attended by many royal family members from around the world, including the Crown Prince of Bhutan.
Rajeshwari Kumari and Mehtab on their wedding day
Rajeshwari Kumari wedding photos
Christine Pemberton, an author and blogger and cousin of Mehtaab Singh, covered the entire wedding on her famous blog Delhi Diaries.
other relatives
Bhupinder Singh
Rajeshwari Kumari’s great-grandfather Bhupinder Singh served as the king of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is also a cricketer, playing for Marylebone Cricket Club.
Rajeshwari’s great-grandfather Bhupinder Singh
Balendra Singh
Rajeshwari Kumari’s grandfather Bhalindra Singh was an Indian sports administrator and former first-class cricketer. He died on April 16, 1992.
Rajeshwari’s grandfather Balendra Singh
Captain Amarinder Singh
Rajeshwari Kumari’s uncle Captain Amarinder Singh was an Indian politician, Indian Army veteran and former national shotgun champion. He served as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab.
Rajeshwari Kumari (centre) and her uncle Captain Amarinder Singh
Randall Singer
Rajeshwari’s cousin Randhir Singh is an Indian politician and chairman of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Rajeshwari’s cousin Yuvraj Randhir Singh
Arvind Khanna
Rajeshwari Kumari’s uncle Arvind Khanna is an Indian politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as a member of the Sangrur Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 2002 to 2007.
Rajeshwari Kumari and her uncle Arvind Khanna
religion
Rajeshwari Kumari believes in Sikhism.
Profession
shooter
Rajeshwari Kumari started shooting at the age of 20. In 2019, at the 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championships, she set a national record with 118 of 125 shots fired during the qualifying round. In April 2023, she won the T3 Shotgun National Trials held in Delhi. In June 2023, Kumari qualified for the 2022 Asian Games by scoring 111 points in the finals of the 4th National Shotgun Trials in Bhopal. In August 2023, Rajeshwari qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the second Indian shooter to do so.
Rajeshwari Kumari after qualifying for the Paris Olympics at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
In the 2022 Asian Games qualifiers, Rajeshwari ended the qualifiers with 24 out of 25 points in the fifth and final round to win the silver medal for the team. She won the silver medal in the women’s UFO team event at the 2022 Asian Games in China along with Manisha Keer and Preeti Rajak.
Rajeshwari Kumari and her team at Asian Games 2022
fashion designer
In 2021, Rajeshwari Kumari co-founded Saurab Rajeshwari, an Indian luxury apparel and embroidered bridal fashion brand. She co-founded the brand with her childhood friend and bridal fashion designer Saurabh Aggarwal. Talking about the inspiration behind her brand, she spoke about the women in her family who wear Phulkari and those who make a living from this art, she said,
Being born in the culturally rich city of Patiala, I felt that our imperial heritage, our history of patronage of crafts needed to be kept alive, so I joined hands with Saurab who has a trained eye for fashion. “
Instead of using models to display collections and photographs, Rajeshwari modeled for cousins and daughters of aristocratic families from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Celebrities like Preity Zinta wear her brand.
Rajeshwari Kumari and Saurabh Aggarwal
Preity Zinta wears Saurabh-Rajeshwari Label
medal
gold
- In November 2017, she won the gold medal in the team shooting event of the National Shooting Championships.
- In 2021, she won a gold medal at the Asian Cyber Shooting Championship in New Delhi.
- In 2021, she won a silver medal in the team flying saucer event at the 2021 ISSF World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
silver
- In February 2015, she won a silver medal at the National Shooting Championships in New Delhi, India.
- In November 2017, she won an individual silver medal in the clay pigeon shooting event of the National Shooting Championships.
- In September 2023, she won a silver medal in the clay pigeon shooting team competition at the 2022 Asian Games in China.
bronze
- In November 2014, she won a bronze medal at the National Shotgun Championships in Patiala, Punjab.
- In November 2017, she won the gold medal at the National Shooting Championships.
Facts/Trivia
- In December 2022, Rajeshwari appeared in the music video of Jasbir Jassi’s Punjabi song “Lehanga”, which was also a collaboration between Jasbir Jassi and Saurabh Rajeshwari.
Rajeshwari Kumari stills from the music video of Punjabi song “Lehenga”
- Rajeshwari’s favorite travel destination is Mussoorie, where her family owns a villa, Devdar Estate. According to Rajeshwari, she visits Mussoorie once a year.
Rajeshwari at Devdar Estate Villa
- Rajeshwari receives the medal from her father Randhir Singh, acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OSA), at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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Source: HIS Education