Rajmata (lit. king’s mother) is an Indian term used for the mother of the head of a princely family in India.
Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior
Examples include
- Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior, mother of Madhavrao Scindia
- Rajmata Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, step-mother of Bhawani Singh
- Rajmata Padmini Devi of Jaipur, wife of late Bhawani Singh
- Rajmata Krishna Kumari of Marwar (Jodhpur), mother of Gaj Singh
- Rajmata Rajmata Mohinder Kaur of Patiala, mother of Amarinder Singh.
- Rajmata Jijau, mother of Shivaji
Rajmata Scindia of Gwalior was once termed “Narajmata” (angry mother) by the erstwhile chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Dwarka Prasad Mishra, her political opponent.