Jaipur, April 17 -- The last titular king of Jaipur and decorated officer of the Indina Army, who had physically invaded and won Chachro town of Sindh Pakistan in the 1971 war, Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh, was remembered humbly at an event held at the City Palace here today marking his 15th death anniversary.
Remembered as a brave soldier, statesman, and custodian of Jaipur's cultural legacy, Brigadier Singh, a recipient of the Mahavir Chakra for valour and leadership during the Chachro war, remained truly committed for service to the nation and also to the legacy and culture of Jaipur, the city that he had reigned briefly over as a titular Maharaja from June 1970 to December 1971 until the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi abolished the...