Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI (20 August 1904 – 16 June 1986)[1] was the last ruling Raja of Mandi State, and was subsequently a diplomat and Member of Parliament.[2]
Life
Joginder Sen succeeded to the Mandi throne on 28 April 1913, aged eight.[1] On 18 February 1925, he received an honorary commission as a lieutenant in the British Indian Army.[3] Knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI) in the 1931 New Year Honours list,[4] he was promoted to honorary captain on 26 September 1931 and to honorary major on 24 December 1938.[5][6] He received his final promotion to honorary lieutenant-colonel on 15 October 1946,[7] and received an honorary commission in the same rank in the post-Independence Indian Army on 18 January 1951.[8]
After serving as Ambassador to Brazil, Raja Joginder Sen represented the Mandi constituency in the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1962.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The India List and Burma Office List 1947{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. HM Stationery Office(1947)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lok Sabha Debates (Sixth Session, Eighth Lok Sabha). Lok Sabha Debates({Template:Date).
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- ↑ Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)(27 January 1951).
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