Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain (''Rajkumar Shrinjan Singha''; born 18 August 1990) is an Indian chess player. He is the former Indian chess champion and a Arena Grandmaster who has represented his state,

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, and India in numerous tournaments.

Personal life

Shrinjan Rajkumar Gohain was born in a Tai-Ahom family with his family residences at

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

, Moran in Dibrugarh District and Titabor in

Jorhat District Jorhat (pron: ˈʤɔ:(r)ˌhɑ:t) is an administrative district of the Indian state of Assam situated in the central part of the Brahmaputra Valley. The district is bounded by Majuli on north, Nagaland state on the south, Charaideo on the east and ...

. His father's family can be traced back to Ahom Kingdom's royal family of Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha. Gohain is a direct descendant and sixth Great grandson of Ahom King Swargadeo

Rajeswar Singha Suremphaa (reign 1751–1769), or Rajeswar Singha, the fourth son of Rudra Singha, became the king of the Ahom kingdom after the death of his brother King Pramatta Singha. Rudra Singha's third son, Mohanmala Maladev Gohain, was considere ...

and Great great grandnephew of Swargadeo Purandar Singha.

Education

Gohain attended Maria's Public School in

before moving to Bangalore to complete pre-university studies. He then went to St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gohain, Shrinjan Rajkumar 1990 births Living people Indian chess players People from Guwahati