Raja Sri Brahdamba Dasa Raja Sri Rajagopala Tondaiman Bahadur (23 June 1922 - 16 January 1997) was the ninth and last ruler of the princely state

Princely state

A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...

 of Pudukkottai

Pudukkottai state

Pudukkottai was a princely state in the Madras Presidency which existed from 1680 to 1948. It was one of the five princely states that were under political control of the Government of Madras.- Location :...

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Early life

Rajagopala Tondaiman was born to Prince Ramachandra Tondaiman and his second wife, Mathusri Raja Srimathi Rani Janaki Ayi Sahib, on 23 June 1922.

Reign

On November 19, 1928, six-year old Rajagopala Tondaiman was appointed to succeed Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman

Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman

His Highness Raja Sri Brahdamba Dasa Raja Sir Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman GCIE was the ruler of the princely state of Pudukkottai from 15 April 1886 to 28 May 1928.- Early life :...

 as the Raja of Pudukkottai. Raghunatha Pallavarayar

Raghunatha Pallavarayar

Vijaya Raghunatha Pallavarayar Dorai Raja was an Indian civil servant and administrator and a member of the royal house of Pudukkottai...

 served as regent until February 1929. From February 1929 to 17 January 1944, the state was governed by a council of regency appointed by the British. Rajagopala took over the administration on 17 January 1944. On 3 March 1948, Rajagopala Tondaiman acceded to the dominion of India. The princely state became a part of Trichinopoly district of the Madras Presidency

Madras Presidency

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Rajagopala Tondaiman served as the President of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Tamil Nadu cricket team...

 (TNCA), Pudukottai Recreation Club (PRC) and Kodaikanal Boat and Rowing Club. He is a recipient of the George V

George V

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 Silver Jubilee Medal (1935), George VI Coronation Medal (1937) and Indian Independence medal (1948).