Rana Sri Gajender Chand, The 40th Ruler Of Beet - Manaswal, was born on 19th August, 1929 to Lieutenant Rana Sri Narendra Singh and his wife Rajkumari Kusumlata, daughter of Rajkumar Vichatra Shah, (son of H.H. Swasti Sri 1008 Badrish Charya Prayana Garh-Rajya Mahi Mahendra Dharam, Vaibhav Dharam Rakshah Shiromani Shri 108 Maharaja Pratap Shah Sahib Bahadur, Raja of Tehri Garhwal) and his wife, Kunwarani Chandrakala Devi, (elder daughter of Commanding-General Sri Sri Sri Maharajkumar Jit Jung Bahadur Rana, sometime Mukhtiyar and C-in-C of Nepal).
Rana Gajendra Chand married 1stly, Rani Tara Devi, elder daughter of Rana Vashisht Chand of Koti, married 2ndly, Rani Shakuntala Devi, younger daughter of Rana Vashisht Chand of Koti,
Rana Sri Gajendra Chand started his early education at Mansowal school then did his Cambridge education from Colonel Brown’s at Dehradun. By age of 18-19 years, he was back at Mansowal looking after the farms that the family owned.
Rana Sri was always ready to help the needy people. All the houses currently in Mansowal village are built on land that belongs to this family and were gradually given to the poor and destitue farmers of the area who were bereft of a roof over their head by the large hearted Ranaji. At times money and basic amenitities were also provided to the needy by him.
In 1960′ untouchably was widely prevalent but Ranaji totally rejected this notion and treated everybody as equal. His son is of the opening that they are not even 10% of him in terms of generosity and the desire for betterment of others.Summing up, we can say that he was a true social up lifter believing in neither class nor creed, simply working for the benefit of humaniy.
His eldest son Yatender Chand "Tikka Rana Shri" also has a close connection with the villagers and is actively involved in pomoting women education in this area,
And that’s what made him donate this 18 acres of land in his fathers memory to the Trust for starting educational institutions to promote education among the women of this area.
Tikka Rana ShriJi has recently started 2 scolarship in MBBG Collegiate school of Rs. 50,000/. in name of Raj Mata Sri Tara Devi Ji and another Rs. 50,000/. -in name of Raj Mata Sri Shakuntala Devi Ji.
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