Princess Diya Kumari
Diya Kumari combines her life as a custodian of the immense cultural, artistic and architectural heritage of the erstwhile kingdom of Jaipur, and as an elected peoples’ representative in parliament, with that of a modern-day business woman, heading numerous business ventures, two schools, two trusts and museums, hotels and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
In 2019, Diya Kumari was elected as a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Rajasthan’s Rajsamand constituency, with a huge victory margin of nearly 70% (5,51,916 votes). She is already combining her role as a Parliamentarian with that of facilitating development activities in the Rajsamand area and in August 2019, she was elected to serve as a member of the government’s National Tiger Conservation Authority.