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Rewa

 

Coordinates: 24°32´N 81°18´E / 24.53, 81.

The II king Karan Deo (Vikram Samvat 1245-1260)He was the ruler of Gohar. He married the daughter of Kalchury of Raipur. Padam Kunwari and the Kalchury gave him the Bandhavgarh Fort as gift. The king Karan Deo soon capture the Kaimore range from the Kingdom of Bharon

Karan Deo was a Sanskrit learned person and he wrote a Jyotish book called "Sarawali".

The XXX king Raghuraj Singh Ju Deo (Vikram Samvat 1911-1936) He was born in V. S. 1880. He made the Vishwanath Sagar in Govindgarh in V.S. 1912 and also made the small town and named it as Govindgarh on the name of God Ramagovind. There was a drought in his time in V.S. 1925. He made many hunting launches around Rewa

He was the king who announced that which forest would be used by civilians and which will not be, He divided the jungles in prohibited and non-prohibited forests.

The first English medium school was run by him in Rewa in V.S. 1924 with five teachers. He shot 91 tigers, 7 panthers and 5 elephants.The XXXII king Gulab Singh Ju Deo (Vikram Samvat 1975-2003)He was born in V.S. 1960. He became the king when he was of 16 years. He decreases the number of soldiers in Bandhavgarh and cut or closed many departments so that the expenses of the administration can be reduced. He shared the rights of the dams with the farmers with ratio of 55:45.

He started to maintain the records of each and everything done by him. In V.S. 1980 he started the orphan house for the orphan children in Rewa. In V.S. 1993, he ploughed the field on the occasion of Dusherra ad started the "Bank of Baghelkhand" in V.S. 1991 on the occasion of Holi. The electricity in Rewa came in his period in V.S. 1088. He fell down from Bikaner House Mubai and died. Nobody knows yet that how did he fall down?

He shot 616 tiger, in which 327 male and 289 female tigresses were there. He shot his first tiger in 1919 and last one in 1941. He shot 526 other animals also.The XXXIII king Martand Singh Ju Deo (Vikram Samvat 2002-2006) He was born in V.S. 1979. He was the Rajya Pramukh of Vindhya Pradesh and when it mixed with Madhya Pradesh he became the M.P. for continuous three times. He was the king who caught the first White Tiger of the world on 27th May 1951 from the Bagdara forest, Sidhi (at present in Sanjay National Park) and kept it in Govindgarh Fort, where he was mated with 8 normal tigresses and gave 46 white cubs who were sent in all over the world. He shot 131 tigers, in which 86 male and 45 females were there. The largest tiger he shot was of 10.9" long, 3.10" high, 4.7" wide and having tale of 3.4" and was shot from the Panghata forest Bandhavgarh. He shot the last tiger from the Patharkhora forest, Huzur block, Rewa. He shot 17 tigers as a Maharaj Kumar and 114 as a Maharaja. He shot the first tiger when he was of 13 years from Gaunar forest Gopad Banas.The XXXIV king Pushpraj Singh Ju Deo (Vikram Samvat 2002-Continue) Born on 3rd July 1960, in the Royal Family of Rewa Maharaja Pushpraj Singh is the son of late Maharaja Martand Singh, who caught the 1st White Tiger in 1951 and later influenced the then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indra Gandhi to make Bandhavgarh a National Park in 1967-68 and went on a campaign to influence the resourceful people of the region to give up shooting!Maharaja Pushpraj Singh further carried the noble path of his late father. He came into public life at an early age after completing his education in 1982. It is during this time he held a National Seminar on Environment in Rewa and strongly advocated the return of White Tigers back to Rewa along with other important factors of conservation & improvement of the Kaimore ranges, saving the link corridors between Sanjay & Bandhavgarh National Parks etc!In 1990, as a Member of M.P. Legislature, he took up issues of environment and was put on the State Wild Life Board in 1994-95. He became a Minister in 1997 for "Urban Development" & "Local Self Govt." but because of his sheer expertise and zeal on the wild life board! He was made a Convener of the Tiger State Committee, which was to recommend laws for improving the Habitat & suggested affective measures for the Protection of the Tiger in M.P., which was declared as a "Tiger State" in India!Maharaja Pushpraj Singh formed the Bandhavgarh Foundation in 1997 mainly to work along with the other NGOs of the world. He got an opportunity to work with illustrious people like Late Mr. S.P. Godrej, who got influenced & visited Bandhavgarh to launch the prestigious WWF Tiger Conservation Programme. He was instrumental in influencing people to donate for Pachmari, Bori & Satpura National Parks! Today his views are even aired by channels like National Geography, D.D., Aaj Tak & many others. His main focus is on wildlife conservation and improving the man & nature relations, with the Tribal on the center stage! Mr. Pushpraj Singh has produced & written scripts for documentary films on wildlife like "Baghin" & "changing habitats of Bandhavgarh". Govt. of India recognized the works of Bandhavgarh Foundation and put it on the "Wild Life Board" of India as an institutional member,