H. H. Maharani Sahib Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi is a former

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Jaisalmer Jaisalmer , nicknamed ''The Golden city'', is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, located west of the state capital Jaipur, in the heart of the Thar Desert. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer district ...

. She is the widow of Maharawal Brijraj Singh,

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. She has two sons, Maharajkumar Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati (born 24 December 1993) and Maharajkumar Janmajeya Singh Bhati (born 19 December 2000).

Causes

She has spoken for

female empowerment Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several method, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, equal status in society, ...

, as well as against

female infanticide Female infanticide is the deliberate killing of newborn female children. Female infanticide is prevalent in several nations around the world. It has been argued that the low status in which women are viewed in patriarchal societies creates a bias ...

and

child marriage Child marriage is a practice involving a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, that includes an individual under 18 and an adult or other child.* * * * Research has found that child marriages have many long-term negative co ...

. One of her initiatives includes collaborating with an American

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, Chithra, to open a girls-only school only for girls and a center for women's empowerment.

Politics

She took part in the 2018 Rajasthan Assembly Elections, campaigning from her home in Jaisalmer.

References

External links

After foray into politics, Jaisalmer royal keeps BJP, Congress guessing
''Hindustan Times''; Sep. 11, 2018 {{DEFAULTSORT:Raseshwari Rajya Laxmi Living people Indian royalty People from Jaisalmer Rajasthani people Year of birth missing (living people)