Philanthropy, Social Work & Events: Chairperson Achievements
A life dedicated to service, culture, and community upliftment.
A Legacy of Giving
Princess Rajyashree Kumari has carried forward the noble traditions of her ancestors by dedicating her life to charitable and social causes. Through the establishment of various trusts and foundations, she has supported education for young girls, improved healthcare facilities for children, and promoted the preservation of art, culture, and heritage. Her philanthropic endeavors reflect compassion, responsibility, and an enduring commitment to the well-being of the community.
Achievements
The Maharajas of Bikaner By Princess Rajyashree Kumari.
NDTV Royal Reservation
Article in Sunday Times
V&A Exhibition
Commonwealth Games 2010 – Queen’s Baton Relay Function
Book Launch at Nehru Centre, London
PALACE OF CLOUDS – A MEMOIR
बीकानेर के महाराजा
Chairperson
Maharaja Ganga Singhji Trust
Maharaja Dr. Karni Singh Memorial Foundation
Karni Singh Foundation Trust
Karni Charitable Trust
Princess Anupama Kumari Public Charitable Trust
Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner Religious & Charitable Trust Founded the following Trusts
Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner Religious & Charitable Trust in the year 1972
Maharaja Dr. Karni Singh Memorial Foundation in the year 1999
Major Trusts & Foundations
Over the decades, Princess Rajyashree Kumari has founded and chaired several charitable trusts that continue to impact lives in Bikaner and beyond. Each of these institutions reflects her vision of creating a more educated, healthy, and compassionate society. Some of the prominent trusts include:
Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner Religious & Charitable Trust (1972) – Provides scholarships to young schoolgirls, encouraging them to pursue higher education.
Maharaja Dr. Karni Singh Memorial Foundation (1999) – Established in memory of her father, supporting pediatric healthcare at PBM Hospital, Bikaner, by providing lifesaving equipment and assistance for critical surgeries.
Maharaja Ganga Singhji Trust – Dedicated to preserving the legacy of her great-grandfather and contributing to cultural and heritage initiatives.
Other Charitable Trusts – Including Princess Anupama Kumari Public Charitable Trust, Karni Singh Foundation Trust, and Karni Charitable Trust, all working towards education, welfare, and heritage preservation.
Healthcare Initiatives
Over the decades, Princess Rajyashree Kumari has founded and chaired several charitable trusts that continue to impact lives in Bikaner and beyond. Each of these institutions reflects her vision of creating a more educated, healthy, and compassionate society. Some of the prominent trusts include:
Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner Religious & Charitable Trust (1972) – Provides scholarships to young schoolgirls, encouraging them to pursue higher education.
Maharaja Dr. Karni Singh Memorial Foundation (1999) – Established in memory of her father, supporting pediatric healthcare at PBM Hospital, Bikaner, by providing lifesaving equipment and assistance for critical surgeries.
Maharaja Ganga Singhji Trust – Dedicated to preserving the legacy of her great-grandfather and contributing to cultural and heritage initiatives.
Other Charitable Trusts – Including Princess Anupama Kumari Public Charitable Trust, Karni Singh Foundation Trust, and Karni Charitable Trust, all working towards education, welfare, and heritage preservation.
Events
- On popular demand from the public of Bikaner she commissioned M/s Wagh Studio, Bombay to make a life size bronze statue of Maharaja Dr. Karni Singhji of Bikaner in 1991 and it was unveiled by Hon’ble Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India in the year 1993.
- Rima Hooja to write the biography of Maharaja Dr. Karni Singhji of Bikaner and was published by Roopa & Co., New Delhi and was released by the then Governor of Rajasthan in the year 1997.
- Prof. L.S. Rathore, Former Vice Chancellor, J.N. Vyas University, Jodhpur to write the biography of Maharaja Sadul Singhji, published by Rajasthani Granthagar, Jodhpur and released in 2006.
- Prof. L.S. Rathore, Former Vice Chancellor, J.N. Vyas University, Jodhpur to write the biography of Maharaja Ganga Singhji, published by Roli Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and launched in New Delhi in 2007. All these books are available for sale at Maharaja Ganga Singhji Trust office.
- She is responsible for setting up of the Archival Research section which houses Anup Sanskrit Library, old Bahis, Kharitas, files and books at the Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner where hundreds of scholars from various parts of the world come for research in various subjects every year.
- Due to large numbers of accidents on state and national highways she felt the need for efficient highway patrolling and wrote to various government authorities for deploying highway petrol units at strategic points on national and state highways. The Government agreed and Regular Highway Petrol units were provided in this region.
- She has been actively engaged in trying to put Bikaner on the air map of India by writing to the Central Aviation Minister and State Tourism Ministers and other authorities and now the Government of India has sanctioned a civil airport at Bikaner and the construction of the airport building has started.
- In the year 2002 she took up the task of naming the Bikaner University as Maharaja Ganga Singhji University, who was a pioneer in establishing various educational institutions in the whole of Bikaner State during his reign. After strenuous efforts by her the Rajasthan Government named this university as Maharaja Ganga Singh University in August 2008.
- She has been responsible for restoration, refurbishment of Lallgarh Palace Hotel and landscaping of the Palace gardens.
- She took up the task of constructing a new purpose made museum building in the Lallgarh complex in the year 2007 and it was completed in August 2008 and museum artefacts shifted in it in the month of September 2008 and since then the museum has been functioning from the new building and which is a great success.
- Her great-grandfather, Maharaja Ganga Singhji had expressed a desire that to be cremated at Gajner at a place overlooking the lake but due to certain reasons this could not be done for almost 65 years. Princess Rajyashree Kumari took up the task of erecting a memorial at the site earmarked for his funeral at Gajner as per his last wish in the year 2003.
- In the year 2008 she visited the Rajasthan State Zoo at Bikaner and noticed the miserable condition in which the wild animals and birds were housed. She immediately wrote to the Chief Minister, Forest Minister, and the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild Life), Rajasthan requesting them to close the zoo and shift the animals from its present location to some other suitable place. The Rajasthan Government agreed to her suggestion and the zoo animals and birds were shifted to a better place outside the city of Bikaner.
- She has recently authored a coffee table book titled “The Lallgarh Palace – Home of the Maharajas of Bikaner”. It was launched at Oberoi Inter Continental Hotel, New Delhi on 20th December 2008 by Tikka Shatrujeet Singh Kapurthala.
- Palace of Clouds – A Memoir – Book written by Princess Rajyashree Kumari Bikaner. This book is unveiled by HH Maharaja Gaj Singhji of Jodhpur at Bikaner House, New Delhi on 21st April 2018. L- R Princess Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner, HH Maharaja Gaj Singhji of Jodhpur with Rajiv Bery MD,Bloomsbury