[citation needed] One of his tutors was a Scottish-Englishman, Chester Macnaghten till his majority, then became the founding principle of the Rajkumar College, Rajkot.

For the next 19 years, till he attained majority, he was caught in political one-upmanship between his mother, who was supported by family priests, and the Tutors appointed by the British Government, who wanted him to be free from Zenana influence.

He along with his younger brother Rameshwar Singh (who became Maharaja of Darbhanga after Lakshmeshwar Singh's death) received a western education from Government appointed tutors as well as a traditional Indian education from a Sanskrit Pandit, one of his uncles, a Maulvi and a Bengali gentleman.

[citation needed] On attaining his majority, Lakshmeshwar Singh devoted himself entirely to public duties of his position.

[3] The Maharaja was also one of the founders of Indian National Congress as well as one of the main financial contributor thereto[4] On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Great Queen Victoria, Lakshmeshwar Singh was created a Knight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, being promoted to Knight Grand Commander in 1887.