▁the ▁last ▁Mah ar aja ▁of ▁the ▁pr inc ely ▁state ▁of ▁R ew a . ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁Gul ab ▁Singh ▁at ▁Fort ▁of ▁G ov ind gar h , ▁then ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁of ▁R ew a , ▁he ▁did ▁his ▁college ▁studies ▁at ▁Dal y ▁College , ▁Ind ore ▁and ▁continued ▁at ▁May o ▁College , ▁A j mer ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁of ▁R ew a ▁and ▁retained ▁the ▁title , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁power , ▁until ▁the ▁government ▁abol ished ▁royal ty ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁F asc in ated ▁by ▁the ▁rare ▁bre ed ▁of ▁white ▁t iger ▁which ▁was ▁native ▁to ▁R ew a , ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁species ▁and ▁making ▁the ▁region ▁po acher - free . ▁He ▁also ▁re ared ▁a ▁white ▁t iger ▁which ▁he ▁found ▁as ▁a ▁cub . ▁After ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁royal ty , ▁Singh ▁represented ▁R ew a ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁ 7 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁( 1 9 8 4 ). ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁third - high est ▁civil ian ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush