He was born on 15 July 1900 to Bhawani Singh and his wife, the daughter of Maharaja Durjan Sal of Kherli.
[3][4][5][6] Upon the death of his father, Bhawani Singh, on 13 April 1929, he succeeded him as the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar.
[8] He reorganized the army and police, established a High Court, electrified the towns of Jhalawar and Jhalrapatan, constructed a bridge over the Chhoti Kāli Sindh River near Gangadhar, and improved roads and irrigation facilities.
[2] He later resigned his commission in the Indian Territorial Force and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant in the regular army on 14 January 1931.
[9] He died on 2 September 1943, after a reign of 13 years, and was succeeded by his son Virendra Singh (Harish Chandra) as the Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar.