Rajendra Prakash I of Sirmaur

Rajendra Prakash, KCIE, forty-eight direct male lineal descendant from the original founder of the Dynasty, served as the Maharaja of Sirmur from 1933 until 1964.

Birth He was born on 11 January 1913 to Amar Prakash and his wife Mandalasa Kumari.

Reign He succeeded his father, Amar Prakash, upon his death on 13 August 1933. His second marriage was with Indira Devi, the daughter of Thakore Sir Bahadursinhji Mansinhji of Palitana in 1941. Nalini Devi married Vidur Singh, son of the Raja of Alipura, in 1952.

Death He died on 6 November 1964. After his death, his widow Durga Kumari adopted Udai Prakash in 1965, who subsequently assumed the Rajendra titles. However, on 15 May 2013, at the insistence of former Sirmur state nobles who challenged Udai's accession, Padmini Devi installed her grandson Lakshraj to her father's titles at the Nahan Palace. His death led to a dispute over the property between Padmini Devi and Udai Prakash. The dispute, which continued for 23 years, was settled in 2011 by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and the property was divided between them.