▁cr icket , ▁Ran ji ▁became ▁Mah ar aja ▁Jam ▁Sa heb ▁of ▁N aw an agar ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Prin ces , ▁and ▁represented ▁India ▁at ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁His ▁official ▁title ▁was ▁Colonel ▁H . ▁H . ▁Sh ri ▁Sir ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁V ib h aj i ▁II , ▁Jam ▁Sa heb ▁of ▁N aw an agar , ▁GC SI , ▁G BE . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁B irth ▁Ran j its in h ji ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁in ▁Sad od ar , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁N aw an agar ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁Indian ▁province ▁of ▁Kath ia war . ▁Born ▁in ▁a ▁Y ad uv ans hi ▁Raj put ▁family , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁far mer , ▁J iw ans in h ji , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁w ives . ▁His ▁name ▁meant ▁" the ▁l ion ▁who ▁conqu ers ▁in ▁battle ", ▁although ▁he ▁frequently ▁suffered ▁ill ▁health ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁Ran j its in h ji ' s ▁family ▁were ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁r uling ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁N aw an agar ▁through ▁his ▁grand father , ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁J hal ams in h ji . ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁V ib h aj i , ▁the ▁Jam ▁Sah ib