Nilgiri

Raja JAYANT CHANDRA MARDRAJ HARICHANDAN, 39^th Raja Saheb of Nilgiri since the 30^th May 2001, born 1956, educated at Hartley's School, Calcutta, at Stewart School, Cuttack, at Rajkumar College, Raipur, at B.J.B. College, Bhubaneswar and at Utkal University (B.A., LL.B.); he is a very strong enthusiast and activist in the Preservation of Wild Life; General Secratary, Art and Culture Cell, Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee 2003/2004; Member, State Election Committee, Youth Congress, 1996; President (nominee) P.K.Bidya mandir, Dompara, 1989/1992; Vice President of the Governing Council of Rajkumar College, Raipur 2001/2004; Member, Managing Committee 2009/2014; Honorary Wild life Warden, Forest Dept., Odisha; Member, Panchlingeshwar Development Committee, Tourism Deptt. Odisha; Advisor, Ekrata Baleswar, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha; Member State Board for Wild Life, Govt., Odisha; Member, State Expert Committee, critical wild life habitat, Forest Dept., Odisha; Member, Executive Committeem, Nature Wildlife Conservation Society; Member, Odisha State Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF-India), New Delhi; Secretary/Co-convenor, Natural Heritage division, Odisha chapter, INTACH-New Delhi (Indian National Trust of Art and Cultural Heritage); Member, Selection Committee, State Afforestation Awards, Forest Dept., Odisha 2000/2001; Member, District Environment Society, collectorate, Khurda 2001/2003; Member, District Implementation and Monitoring Committee, Eco-Clubs, N.G.P.C., Odisha; Team Leader, Status survey of Birds 2001/2004; Member Irrawady dolphin census; Approved Consultant, Wildlife tourism Simlipal/Nilgiri Govt. Tourist Dept., Odisha; Chief Advisor, Relocation and Rehabilitaion;Y.R.D.O. tiger reserve, Odisha; Advisor Tribal medicinal Research project; Member, Expert study team, O.E.S. Mahendragiri hills mini-Biosphere; Consulting editor, American Biograpical Institute Inc (A.B.I.), North Carolina, U.S.A.; Member, selection committee, Biju Patnaik Awards for Wildlife Conservation-2013, Forest dept., Govt of Odisha; Member, Rath Yatra preparatory committee, Dompada Debottar, Law Dept, Govt. of Odisha, Odisha State President of Akhil Bharatiya Khsatriya Mahasbha; married Rani Manoja Manjari Devi, eldest daughter of Raja Kirti Chandra Deo Harishchandra Jagadev of Surangi, and his wife, Rani Soubhagya Manjari Devi; she was also the adopted daughter of the Senior Rani Srimanta Manjari Devi, wife of Raja Kishore Chandra Deo Samanta of Athmalik; she was educated at St. Joseph’s Convent and Sailabala Women’s College, Cuttack and has a diploma in Interior Decoration and a Post Graduate Degree in Psychological Counselling. Vice President, State Mahila Congress (OPCC). She is a Reiki Grandmaster (Reiki is a healing therapy recognized by the W.H.O. as an alternate therapy). She is the Director of Svadhyaya Foundation involved in Reiki teaching and practising. She is also a Founder Member of AOL Bhubaneswar Chapter. She is proud to have represented AOL in World Faith Conference in 1999 as its youngest delegate. She was associated with the Training Division of Amway International, which was awarded for its express efforts at setting up the Pick up Centre at Bhubaneswar. She is the Hereditary Trustee and President of Nilgiri Debotar and is involved in many religious and charitable services through it. She is a Trustee of Visamo Foundation involved in educating brilliant children from BPL families. Besides Social activities, her literary awards have been rewarded by Swami Tejomayananda in Chinmay International Magzines. President, Sree Jagannath Prachar Gabesana Sangathan, Balasore District, Odisha. Member, Debottar Advisory Board, Athmallik Debottar (Endowments), District Angul, Odisha. Some of her works have been published in Asian Age, Sambad and Bhubaneswar Club Magazine of which she was on the Editorial Board. She has addressed the Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar on two occasions, once on Reiki and recently on Life After Death, appointed as Trustee (ITB) of Lord Lingaraj Mahaprabhu, Bhubaneswar by Honorable Commissioner of Endowments, Odisha; and has issue, one son.

• Yuvraj Janmejay Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan, born 25^th May 1986; educated at Rajkumar College Raipur, at Delhi Public School, Ahmedabad, at Utkal University (B.Com., Hons. with Distinction) and at Asia Pacific Institute of Management studies, New Delhi (M.B.A.), visited London as an Education Impactor Delegate in 2023 sponsored by FICCI Arise, Ahmedabad; married Rajkumari Harshita Singh, daughter of Raja Bahadur Ghanshyam Singh of Kothi, District Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Tikayet Raghvendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan, born 3^rd April 2018.