CHUDA (Princely State) AREA: 202 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 51,250R ACCESSION: 15th February 1948 STATE: Saurashtra DYNASTY: Jhala RELIGION: Hindu VILLAGES: 14 POPULATION: 11,333 (1921) INCOME: 160,000Rs PRESENT RULER: Thakur Shri KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI DHARMENDRASINHJI, Thakur Sahib of Chuda. educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1970). married Thakurani Joy Kumari, daughter of Thakur Shivraj Singh of Khatipura, and his wife, Thakurani Sushil Kumari, daughter of Raja Mahipal Singh Ju Deo of Sarila. PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: A Third Class Rajput state of the Jhala clan, founded by Kumar Shri Abhaisinhji Madhavsinhji, a younger brother of Thakur Sahib Shri Arjansinhji Madhavsinhji of Wadhwan. Rulers were.... Thakur Shri ABHAISINHJI MADHAVSINHJI 1707/1747, married and had issue. He died 1747. Thakur Shri RAISINHJI ABHAISINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Umedsinhji Abhaisinhji Kumar Shri Rajsinhji Abhaisinhji Thakur Shri RAISINHJI ABHAISINHJI 1747/1768, married and had issue. He died 1768. Thakur Shri GAJSINHJI RAISINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Kashalsinhji Raisinhji Kumar Shri Veroji Raisinhji Kumar Shri Prathirajji Raisinhji Thakur Shri GAJSINHJI RAISINHJI 1768/1780, married and had issue. He died 1780. Thakur Shri HATHISINHJI GAJSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Bhavsinhji Gajsinhji Kumar Shri Daulatsinhji Gajsinhji Kumar Shri Abhaisinhji Gajsinhji Kumar Shri Vakhatsinhji Gajsinhji Thakur Shri HATHISINHJI GAJSINHJI 1780/1820, married and had issue. He died 1820. Thakur Shri ABHAISINHJI HATHISINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Naharsinhji Hathisinhji Kumar Shri Ratansinhji Hathisinhji Thakur Shri ABHAISINHJI HATHISINHJI 1820/1830, married and had issue. Thakur Shri RAISINHJI ABHAISINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Ummedsinhji Abhaisinhji Thakur Shri RAISINHJI ABHAISINHJI 1830/1854, married and had issue. Thakur Shri BECHARSINHJI RAISINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Vakhatsinhji Raisinhji Thakur Shri BECHARSINHJI RAISINHJI 1854/1908, born 9th February 1840, succeeded 27th July 1854 (#1), married and had issue. He died 13th January 1908. Kumar Shri Madhavsinhji Jorawarsinhji, married and had issue. He died vp before 1908. Thakur Shri JORAWARSINHJI MADHAVSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Javansinhji Jorawarsinhji, died young. HH Maharani Nanaba Sahiba, married (as his fourth wife), HH Maharaja Shri Sir Bhagwatsinhji Sagramsinhji Sahib of Gondal. She died sp. Thakur Shri JORAWARSINHJI MADHAVSINHJI 1908/1920, born 19th April 1886, ascended the gaddi on 22nd February 1908, married and had issue. He died 20th January 1921. Thakur Shri BAHADURSINGHJI JORAWARSINGHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Jorawarsinhji Jhala, married and had issue. Kumar Shri Rajendrasinhji Ranjitsinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1949). Kumar Shri Arjunsinhji Jorawarsinhji Jhala [Raja Arjun Singh Jhala of Labhowa], adopted by the Raja Saheb of Labhowa, married and had issue. Raja Jitendra Singh Jhala of Labhowa, married Rani Sri Kumari, daughter of HH Sri Raj-i-Rajan Maharawal Sir Prithvi Singhji Bahadur of Banswara, and has issue. (The Palace, Sahaspur-Bilhari, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India) Yuvaraj Pratap Singh Jhala, married Yuvrani Reena Kumari, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, Minister in the State of Uttar Pradesh Government; daughter of Maj. General Dewan Misri Chand, and his wife, Rajkumari Indra Mohini of Sahaspur, and has issue. Rajkumar Digvijay Singh Jhala, born 18th August 1981 in Lucknow, educated at the Doon School, Dehradun 1993/1999 and at St. Stephens College, New Delhi 1999/2001 Rajkumari Chandrika Kumari, educated at Welham Girls School, Dehradun and at the Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi, presently (2006) studying for her masters degree in interactive media at the London School of Music, London, U.K. Rajkumar Virendra Singh Jhala Rajkumar Devendra Singh Jhala Kumar Shri Chhatrasinhji Jorawarsinhji Jhala Thakur Shri BAHADURSINGHJI JORAWARSINGHJI 1920/- , born 23rd April 1909, succeeded to gaddi on 21st December 1920, married and had issue. Thakur Shri DHARMENDRASINHJI BAHADURSINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Virendrasinhji Bahadursinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1951) Kumar Shri Pravinsinhji Bahadursinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1954); died 29th March 2001. Thakur Shri DHARMENDRASINHJI BAHADURSINHJI, married and had issue. Thakur Shri KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI DHARMENDRASINHJI (qv) Kumar Shri Puransinhji Dharmendrasinhji Jhala Kumar Shri Falgunsinhji Dharmendrasinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1976); resides at Ahmedabad and is an environmentalist having worked as the education officer with the World Wildlife Fund India from 1981 to 1983. He started the eco tourism safari lodge in 1983 at Endhania House in the gir forest (property of Maharajkumar Shardul Wala of Jetpur) 1992/1996. As an aqua-farmer he has achieved record production in Saurashtra for carp and fresh water giant prawns (rosenbergii) at the vassal reservoir near Chuda which was contracted for ten years. Presently he is consultant for heritage and eco tourism projects and since October 2000, he has been working full time in a senior management post with Louis Berger International Inc., at Gandhinagar in Gujrat, as well as pursuing post graduation studies in Ecology, in 2005 he worked briefly with Carl Bro A/S of Denmark as Senior Manager on the ADB funded East West Corrider Highway Project, in March 2006 he joined Nagarjun Construction Ltd. as Liaison Officer - Gujarat Projects; since February 2006 he has been involved with a Project for the restoration of 350 year old heritage structures at the hill fort of Roha in Kutch and its conversion to a resort; married Kumari Hemangini Devi, eldest daughter of Thakore Saheb Kirtikumarsinhji Prahladsinhji, the present ruler of Lathi, and has issue. Kumari Jayati, born 7th January 1992 in Rajkot; presently being educated in 12th Standard at the Delhi Public School in Bopal Ahmedabad. Kumari Rudrika, presently being educated at the Delhi Public School in Bopal Ahmedabad. Kumar Shri Suketusinhji Dharmendrasinhji Jhala, educated at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1979); Thakur Shri KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI DHARMENDRASINHJI (see above)