Maharaja Lieut. Sir Velugoti Govinda Krishna Yachendra (1879–1937) was an Indian nobleman. He was the ''
Maharaja
Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king".
A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...
'' of
Venkatagiri
Venkatagiri is a town in Tirupati district
Tirupati district () is one of the twenty-six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Andhra Pradesh state. The district h ...
in
Nellore district from 1917 to 1937. He was the 29th
''Maharaja'' of Venkatagiri. He belonged to the royal Velugoti Dynasty of the Padmanayaka Velamas.
Installation as King
The Installation ceremony occurred on 1 February 1917. It was attended by several distinguished guests, some among them being the chief of Ceylon, the Padikura Mudaliyar, N. D. A. Sibra, Wijaya Singh, J. P. U. P. M. and Lama Etanis Wijaya Singhe, the late Honourable Rajahs of Bobbili, Bhadrachalam and Kalahasti.
On the 26th of the same month His Excellency
Lord Pentland, the then Governor of Madras paid a visit to Venkatagiri, and laid the Foundation Stone of the Gosha Hospital proposed to be built in the name of Her Imperial Majesty
Queen Mary to remove the suffering of women. Building was opened by H.E. Lady Willingdon, on 20 November 1922.
The Rajah was honoured with the Second Lieutenancy in the Indian Land Force, and underwent training for more than a year under the
Madras Guards. He is the first Indian Rajah who has been enlisted in British Regiment. In 1919 he was transferred to the
Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians)
The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot and the 109th Regiment of Foot ...
which he had subsequently left owing to its disbandment after the Irish Treaty, and has been re-attached to the Madras Guards.
He is married and had 3 sons. He died in 1937.
Honours
On the 19th March, 1920, the Rajah was raised to the rank of Honorary
Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency the Governor of Madras. He was made a Knight Commander of the
Order of the Indian Empire
The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria on 1 January 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:
#Knight Grand Commander (GCIE)
#Knight Commander ( KCIE)
#Companion ( CIE)
No appoi ...
(KCIE) in January 1922.
Venkatagiri zamindari
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Indian royalty
People from Nellore district
1879 births
1937 deaths