1. Fatehsinghrao Prataprao Gaekwad II was an Indian politician, cricketer, and titular Maharaja of Baroda from 1951 until 1988.
10 Facts About Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad was born to Pratap Singh Gaekwad, the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda and his first wife, Maharani Shantadevi Sahib Gaekwad.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad succeeded as titular Maharaja of Baroda in 1951 when his father was deposed by the Government of India.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad served in public office as a Member of Parliament for Vadodara, from 1957 to 1967, and 1971 to 1980, representing various Congress factions.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad was the author of the book The Palaces of India.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad played against the touring teams on various occasions between 1948 and 1954.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad was an expert cricket commentator in radio and was made an honorary life member by the MCC.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad was the manager of the Baroda Cricket Association from 1960.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad still holds the record of being the youngest president of BCCI.
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Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad died in the Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay on 1 September 1988 at the age of 58, to be succeeded as titular Maharaja of Baroda by his younger brother, Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad.