| Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar KCIE KGSJM KECM KGCM DD | |
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| Meherban Shrimant Raja (ruler of Bhor), Madar-ul-Maham (Most faithful ruler)[1][2] | |
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 11th Raja of Bhor State | |
| Reign | 18 July 1922 – 8 March 1948 |
| Coronation | 18 July 1922, Bhor Rajwada |
| Predecessor | Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar (father) |
| Successor | Sadashivrao Raghunathrao Gandekar (son) |
| Born | 20 September 1878 Bhor, Bhor State, British India |
| Died | 27 August 1951 (aged 72) Bhor Rajwada[citation needed], Bhor, Bombay state, India |
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| Issue | Raja Shrimant Sadashivrao Ragunathrao Anandrao Raghunathrao Narayanrao Raghunathrao Vijayadevi |
| House | Gandekar |
| Father | Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar |
| Mother | Jijibai |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Raja Sir Raghunathrao Shankarrao Gandekar (also known as Babasaheb Pandit Pant Sachiv) KCIE, KGSJM, KECM, KGCM, DD (20 September 1878 – 27 August 1951) was the 11th ruler of the princely state of Bhor of British Raj during the reign (1922–1951).[3] During his reign, he implemented many reforms such as abolition of untouchability, freedom of association and introduction of representative government.[4] He signed the accession to the Indian Union on 8 March 1948 which ended the separate existence of Bhor state.[5]
- ^ McClenaghan 1996, p. 80.
- ^ Who's who in India, Burma & Ceylon. Great Britain. India Office. 1940. p. 29.
- ^ Tagare 1987, p. ix.
- ^ Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare (1948). Historical Grammar of Apabhraṁśa. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-0290-2.
- ^ WorldStatesmen - India - Princely States A-J. worldstatesmen.org.