63-798: Maharani Chimnabai II (1872 – 23 August 1958) was a queen and the second wife Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad of the princely state of Baroda , Gujarat, British India . She is the author of the treatise The position of Women in Indian Life (1911), and was the first president of the All India Women's Conference (AIWC) in 1927-1928, as well as the president of the National Council of Women in India in 1928-1937. Shrimant Gajarabai became Chimnabai II upon marrying Sayajirao Gaekwad in 1885. A progressive woman, she worked toward education for girls, abolishing
126-572: A cadet branch of the Gaekwad dynasty , descended from a morganatic marriage of the first Raja of Baroda, and so was not expected to succeed to the throne. Following the death of Sir Khanderao Gaekwad , the popular Maharaja of Baroda , in 1870, it was expected that his brother, Malharrao , would succeed him. However, Malharrao had already proven himself to be of the vilest character and had been earlier imprisoned for conspiring to assassinate his brother. As Khanderao's widow, Maharani Jamnabai (1853–1898)
189-762: A Global Data Centre (DC) in Mumbai for running its centralised banking solution (CBS) and other applications in more than 1,900 branches across India and 20 other counties where the bank operates. BoB also opened a representative office in Thailand. In 2006 BoB established an Offshore Banking Unit (OBU) in Singapore. In 2007, its centenary year, BoB's total business crossed 2.09 trillion ( short scale ), its branches crossed 2000, and its global customer base 29 million people. In Hong Kong, Bank got Full Fledged Banking license and business of its Restricted License Banking subsidiary
252-575: A Restricted License Bank. In 2002 BoB acquired Benares State Bank (BSB) at the Reserve Bank of India's request. BSB had been established in 1946 but traced its origins back to 1871 and its function as the treasury office of the Benares state. In 1964 BSB had acquired Bareilly Bank (est. 1934), with seven branches in western districts of Uttar Pradesh; BSB also had taken over Lucknow Bank in 1968. The acquisition of BSB brought BoB 105 new branches. Lucknow Bank,
315-600: A branch and set up a joint venture commercial bank in Malaysia . It has a large presence in Mauritius with about nine branches spread out in the country. The Bank of Baroda has received permission or in-principle approval from host country regulators to open new offices in Trinidad and Tobago and Ghana , where it seeks to establish joint ventures or subsidiaries. The bank has received Reserve Bank of India approval to open offices in
378-919: A branch in Bahrain and a representative office in Sydney, Australia. BoB, Union Bank of India and Indian Bank established IUB International Finance, a licensed deposit taker, in Hong Kong. Each of the three banks took an equal share. Eventually (in 1999), BoB would buy out its partners. A second consortium or joint-venture bank followed in 1985. BoB (20%), Bank of India (20%), Central Bank of India (20%) and ZIMCO (Zambian government; 40%) established Indo-Zambia Bank in Lusaka . That same year BoB also opened an Offshore Banking Unit (OBU) in Bahrain (Gulf). Back in India, in 1988, BoB amalgamated Traders Bank (established 1947 in Delhi), that had
441-661: A branch in Guyana. That same year BoB lost its branch in Narayanganj ( East Pakistan ) due to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 . It is unclear when BoB had opened the branch. In 1967 it suffered a second loss of branches when the Tanzanian government nationalised BoB's three branches there at ( Dar es Salaam , Mwanga , and Moshi ), and transferred their operations to the Tanzanian government-owned National Banking Corporation . In 1969,
504-499: A commercial banking licence to a locally incorporated bank to be jointly owned by Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and Andhra Bank . In 2011 BoB opened an Electronic Banking Service Unit (EBSU) at Hamriya Free Zone, Sharjah (UAE). It also opened four new branches in existing operations in Uganda, Kenya (2), and Guyana. BoB closed its representative office in Malaysia in anticipation of
567-643: A handful of Gupta-associated companies between 2007 and 2017. Due to the volume of Gupta owned accounts, the majority of the bank's transactions in Johannesburg involved Gupta family funds. Reports reveal that inter-company loans provided an untraceable and inexplicable technique used by the Gupta brothers to transfer money from the Bank to various Gupta-owned companies like Trillion Financial Advisory and Centaur Mining. The suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed by workers at
630-416: A hub for artists and scholars. The celebrated painter, Raja Ravi Varma , was among those who spent substantial periods of time at his court. Sayajirao commissioned and paid for research and its publication by James Hornell on Marine Biology, which to this day remains a key source of information. Sayajirao had a splendid collection of jewels and jewellery. This included the 128.48 carat, 25.696g "Star of
693-586: A job at Baroda College . Sri Aurobindo returned to India in 1893 to join the Baroda service. Another Bengali gen Syed Mujtaba Ali also taught there. In 1895 the Maharaja is claimed to have witnessed the successful flight of an unmanned aircraft constructed by S. B. Talpade , which happened eight years before the Wright brothers took to the skies. The Maharaja was a noted patron of the arts. During his reign, Baroda became
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#1732851821094756-537: A large narrow gauge railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway network, which was started in 1862 was expanded further with Dabhoi at its focal point, a network that still is Asia's largest narrow gauge railway network. Sayajirao envisioned a water supply scheme for Baroda in 1892 at Ajwa that would use gravity to supply drinking water to the people of Baroda. To this day a large portion of Vadodara City gets its drinking water from this source. The large public park originally called Kamati Baug and now called Sayaji Baug
819-409: A large population of Indians. BOB owns 40%, Andhra Bank owns 25%, and IOB the remaining 35% of the share capital. IIBM seeks to open five branches within its first year of operations in Malaysia, and intends to grow to 15 branches within the next three years. On 17 September 2018, the government of India proposed the merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with the Bank of Baroda, pending approval from
882-456: A lion during hunting in 1933. After that both brothers were respected in open court (Baroda state darbar) and their bronze statues were established in royal Sayaji Baug by Sayajirao Gaekwad. After a long and eventful reign of 63 years, Sayajirao Gaekwad III died on 6 February 1939, one month shy of 76. His grandson and heir, Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad , became the next Maharaja of Baroda. Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda ( BOB or BoB )
945-550: A network of 34 branches in Delhi. The Reserve Bank had mandated the amalgamation. In 1992, BoB opened an OBU in Mauritius, but closed its representative office in Sydney. The next year BoB took over the London branches of Union Bank of India and Punjab & Sind Bank (P&S). P&S's branch had been established before 1970 and Union Bank's after 1980. The Reserve Bank of India ordered
1008-400: A network of libraries in all the towns and villages in his state. He was the first Indian ruler to introduce, in 1906, compulsory and free primary education in his state, placing his territory far in advance of contemporary British India . To commemorate his vision and administrative skills, Baroda Management Association has instituted Sayaji Ratna Award in 2013, named after him. Though
1071-405: A person with foresight and with a will to provide welfare to his people. In this period Madhava Rao restored the state to its normal conditions following the chaos in which it had been left by Malharrao. On assuming the reins of government, some of his first tasks included education of his subjects, uplifting of the downtrodden, and judicial, agricultural and social reforms. He played a key role in
1134-650: A prince of a native state, he guarded his rights and status even as this brought him into dispute with the British government. Sayajirao was often in conflict with them on matters of principle and governance, having continuous and longstanding verbal and written disputes with the Residents as well as with the Viceroy and officials in the Government of India. He was granted the title of Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia ("Favoured Son of
1197-549: A strong presence in the other regions. Source: Source: Source: Source: Source: The shareholding structure of the bank as of 5 March 2024 is as follows: The bank has 107 branches/offices in 24 countries (excluding India) including 61 branches/offices of the bank, 38 branches of its 8 subsidiaries and 1 representative office in Thailand . The Bank of Baroda has a joint venture in Zambia with 16 branches. Among
1260-706: A unit bank with its only office in Aminabad, had been established in 1913. Also in 2002, BoB listed Bank of Baroda (Uganda) on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). The next year BoB opened an OBU in Mumbai . In 2004 BoB acquired the failed south Gujarat Local Area Bank. BoB also returned to Tanzania by establishing a subsidiary in Dar-es-Salaam . BoB also opened a representative office each in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia, and Guangdong , China. In 2005 BoB built
1323-563: Is "India's International Bank". IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between Bank of Baroda (44%) and fellow Indian state-owned bank Andhra Bank (30%), and UK's financial and investment company Legal & General (26%). It was incorporated in November 2009 and has its headquarters in Mumbai. The company started strongly, achieving a turnover in excess of ₹ 2 billion in its first four and half months. On 4 September 2017
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#17328518210941386-573: Is an Indian government Public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara , Gujarat . It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India . Based on 2023 data, it is ranked 586 on the Forbes Global 2000 list. The Maharaja of Baroda , Sayajirao Gaekwad III , founded the bank on 20 July 1908 in the princely state of Baroda , in Gujarat. The Government of India nationalized
1449-625: The British House of Commons where he made no secret of the fact that he would also be representing 250 million of his fellow subjects in India. He also sent his Agriculture Commissioner Chintaman Vishnu Sane to The United States of America for research in that field. He appointed V. T. Krishnamachari as the Diwan of Vadodara. Sayajirao used to visit England every year to select outstanding young people to join his service and in one of such visits he met 20-year-old Sri Aurobindo whom he immediately offered
1512-565: The English Nation") on 29 December 1876. He attended the Delhi Durbars of 1877, 1903 and 1911; it was at the 1911 Delhi Durbar that an incident occurred that proved to have far-reaching ramifications for Sayajirao's relations with the Raj . At the grand and historic Delhi Durbar of 1911, attended by George V — the first time that a reigning British monarch had travelled to India, each Indian ruler
1575-668: The Maldives , and New Zealand . It is seeking approval for operations in Bahrain , South Africa , Kuwait , Mozambique , and Qatar , and is establishing offices in Canada , New Zealand , Sri Lanka , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia , and Russia . It also has plans to extend its existing operations in the United Kingdom , the United Arab Emirates , and Botswana . The tagline of Bank of Baroda
1638-536: The Resident Robert Phayre of Malharrao's gross tyranny and cruelty. Malharrao further attempted to cover up his deeds by attempting to poison Phayre with a compound of arsenic . By order of the Secretary of State for India , Lord Salisbury , Malharrao was deposed on 10 April 1875 and exiled to Madras , where he died in obscurity in 1882. With the throne of Baroda now vacant, Maharani Jamnabai called upon
1701-565: The South Africa Financial Intelligence Centre fined Bank of Baroda ₹ 11 million (equivalent to US$ 837,000) for flouting anti-corruption laws in transactions on accounts owned by the Gupta family . Following the flagging of 36 suspicious transactions through Gupta-family-owned accounts over a ten-month period valued at ₹ 4.2 billion, the bank tried to close the accounts. The Gupta family has filed an interdict against
1764-850: The Tanjore Quartet . After the death of Appaswamy in 1939, Kantimati and their son, Guru Shri Kubernath Tanjorkar, left Baroda to teach in Lucknow, and then worked in the film industry in South India until Sayajirao's successor, Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad recalled the family to Baroda in 1949 to teach in the Music Department in the Kalavan Palace, later absorbed into the Maharaja Sayajirao University (Gaston 1996: 158–160). Later Guruvarya Shri Kubernath Tanjorkar established his own Institute,
1827-441: The 53 years of their marriage, becoming equally well known throughout India. They had several sons and one daughter: Other descendants of Sayajirao would wed the rulers of Kolhapur , Sawantwadi , Akkalkot , Jath , Dewas Jr. , Kota , Dhar , Jasdan , Sandur and Gwalior . The Arjan Koli and Hari Koli were two Koli brothers from Dhari town. They saved the life of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State from
1890-483: The Bank of Baroda is the third largest bank in India, after State Bank of India and HDFC Bank . The consolidated entity has over 9,500 branches, 13,400 ATMs, 85,000 employees and serves 120 million customers. The amalgamation is the first-ever three-way consolidation of banks in the country, with a combined business of Rs14.82 trillion ( short scale ), making it the third largest bank after State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank. Post-merger effective 1 April 2019,
1953-519: The Bank of Baroda's overseas branches are ones in the world's major financial centres (e.g., New York , London , Dubai , Hong Kong , Brussels and Singapore ), as well as a number in other countries. The bank is engaged in retail banking via the branches of subsidiaries in Botswana , Guyana , Kenya , Tanzania , and Uganda . The bank plans has recently upgraded its representative office in Australia to
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2016-588: The Bank of Baroda, along with 13 other major commercial banks of India, on 19 July 1969 and the bank was designated as a profit-making public sector undertaking (PSU). In 1908, Sayajirao Gaekwad III , set up the Bank of Baroda (BoB), with other stalwarts of industry such as Sampatrao Gaekwad, Ralph Whitenack, Vithaldas Thakersey, Lallubhai Samaldas, Tulsidas Kilachand and NM Chokshi. Two years later, BoB established its first branch in Ahmedabad . The bank grew domestically until after World War II. Then in 1953 it crossed
2079-632: The British by his open support for the Indian National Congress and its leaders; the incident before the King-Emperor proved to be the last straw. The British never fully trusted Sayajirao again, although he was openly forgiven when he was awarded a GCIE in 1919. He gave donation for the establishment of Central Library in the Banaras Hindu University which is named after him as "Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Central Library". During his reign
2142-497: The Gupta family to move millions of dollars in alleged corrupt business transactions to offshore accounts. Although the Bank of Baroda denies the illicit behavior, the documents report that the bank's South African branch issued unapproved loan guarantees, ignored internal compliance efforts, and averted regulators from learning about suspicious transactions in a way that benefited the Guptas’ network. Around 4.5m Rand has circulated around
2205-718: The Indian Ocean to serve the communities of Indians in Kenya and Indians in Uganda by establishing a branch each in Mombasa and Kampala . The next year it opened a second branch in Kenya, in Nairobi , and in 1956 it opened a branch in Tanzania at Dar-es-Salaam . Then in 1957, BoB took a big step abroad by establishing a branch in London. London was the center of the British Commonwealth and
2268-933: The Indian government nationalised 14 top banks including BoB. BoB incorporated its operations in Uganda as a 51% subsidiary, with the government owning the rest. In 1972, BoB acquired Bank of India 's operations in Uganda. Two years later, BoB opened a branch each in Dubai and Abu Dhabi . Back in India, in 1975, BoB acquired the majority shareholding and management control of Bareilly Corporation Bank (est. 1954) and Nainital Bank (est. in 1922), both in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand respectively. Since then, Nainital Bank has expanded to Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi state. Right now BoB have 99% shareholding in Nainital Bank. International expansion continued in 1976 with
2331-573: The Maharani Laksmi Bai (Chimnabai I) of Tanjore married Maharaja Sayajirao III. Chimnabai I was knowledgeable in Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music , and upon marriage, she brought a troupe with her comprising two dancers, two nattuvanars (leaders of Bharatanatyam concerts) and two teachers (Khandwani 2002). Others followed later, including Nattuvanar Appaswamy and his dancer wife Kantimati, who had studied with Kannusamy and Vadively, two members of
2394-713: The South" diamond, the "Akbar Shah" diamond and the "Princess Eugenie" diamond. Sayajirao was also a patron of Indian classical music. Ustad Moula Bux founded the Academy of Indian Music (Gayan Shala) under his patronage in 1886. This Academy later became the Music College and is now the Faculty of Performing Arts of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara . Apart from Ustad Moula Bux, Sayajirao's court boasted great artistes like Abdul Karim Khan, Inayat Khan and Ustad Faiyaz Khan . In 1916,
2457-603: The Tanjore Dance Music & Art Research Centre at Baroda with his son Guru Shri Ramesh Tanjorkar and Guru Smt. Leela R. Tanjorkar (Kubernath Tanjorkar's family is devoted to Bharatnatyam dance now including their grandsons Rajesh and Ashish). So what we have here is a tradition of very distinguished Bharatanatyam dancers and teachers, members of a family considered an offshoot of the Tanjore Quartet bani (stylistic schools; Gaston 1996: 159), already established in Gujarat by
2520-504: The bank has become the India's third largest lender behind SBI and ICICI Bank. Bank of Baroda announced in May 2019 that it would either close or rationalise 800–900 branches to increase operational efficiency and reduce duplication post-merger. The regional and zonal offices of the merged companies would also be closed. PTI quoted an unnamed senior bank official as stating that Bank of Baroda would look to expand in eastern India as it already had
2583-528: The bank to prevent it from closing their accounts. During February 2018, it was announced that the Bank of Baroda has given notification to the South African Reserve Bank that it will be exiting the country. The bank played a crucial role in the Gupta family's business dealings. According to a report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), the Bank of Baroda allowed
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2646-495: The boards of the three banks, effectively creating the third largest lender in the country. The merger was approved by the Union Cabinet and the boards of the banks on 2 January 2019. Under the terms of the merger, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank shareholders received 110 and 402 equity shares of the Bank of Baroda, respectively, of face value ₹ 2 for every 1,000 shares they held. The merger came into effect on 1 April 2019. Post-merger,
2709-416: The development of Baroda's textile industry, and his educational and social reforms included among others, a ban on child marriage, legislation of divorce, removal of untouchability, spread of education, development of Sanskrit, ideological studies and religious education as well as the encouragement of the fine arts. His economic development initiatives included the establishment of a railway (see below) and
2772-456: The first All India Music Conference was held in Baroda. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara started the first dance programme in India in 1950. Over the centuries there had been many alliances and marriages between Baroda's kings and princesses. Musicians and Dancers were often part of cultural exchange as dancers, poets and musicians were status symbols for the royal courts and maharajas had as many artists as they could afford. In 1880
2835-522: The founding in 1908 of the Bank of Baroda , which still exists and is one of India's leading banks, with numerous operations abroad in support of the Gujarati diaspora. Fully aware of the fact that he was a Maratha ruler of Gujarat, he identified himself with the people and shaped their cosmopolitan attitude and progressive, reformist zeal. His rich library became the nucleus of today's Central Library of Baroda with
2898-568: The head of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution that came to force in 1950; Vitthal Ramji Shinde , the founder of the “Mission to the depressed class” and one of the most important social & religious reformers in Maharashtra; and Dadabhai Naoroji , who started his public life as the Dewan (Minister) to the Maharaja in 1874 and thereafter went on to become the first Asian Member of
2961-513: The heads of the various branches of the dynasty to come to Baroda and present themselves and their sons in order to decide upon a successor. Kashirao and his three sons, Anandrao (1857–1917), Gopalrao (1863–1939) and Sampatrao (1865–1934) walked to Baroda from Kavlana -a distance of some 600 kilometers- to present themselves to Jamnabai. It is reported that when each son was asked the purported reason for presenting themselves at Baroda, Gopalrao unhesitatingly stated: "I have come here to rule". Gopalrao
3024-577: The most important international banking center. In 1958 BoB acquired Hind Bank (Calcutta; est. 1943), which became BoB's first domestic acquisition. In 1961, BoB acquired New Citizen Bank of India. This merger helped it increase its branch network in Maharashtra . BoB also opened a branch in Fiji. The next year it opened a branch in Mauritius In 1963, BoB acquired Surat Banking Corporation in Surat , Gujarat. The next year BoB acquired two banks: Umbergaon People's Bank in southern Gujarat and Tamil Nadu Central Bank in Tamil Nadu state. In 1965, BoB opened
3087-400: The opening of a branch in Oman and another in Brussels . The Brussels branch was aimed at Indian firms from Mumbai ( Bombay ) engaged in diamond cutting and jewellery having business in Antwerp , a major center for diamond cutting . Two years later, BoB opened a branch in New York and another in the Seychelles. Then in 1979, BoB opened a branch in Nassau, the Bahamas. In 1980, BoB opened
3150-485: The opening of its consortium bank there. BoB received 'In Principle' approval for the upgrading of its representative office in Australia to a branch. Bob also acquired Mumbai-based Memon Cooperative Bank, which had 225 employees and 15 branches in Maharashtra and three in Gujarat. It had to suspend operations in May 2009 due to its precarious financial condition. The Malaysian consortium bank, India International Bank Malaysia (IIBM), finally opened in Kuala Lumpur, which has
3213-399: The purdah system and child marriage, and became the first president of the AIWC in 1927. She is the author of the treatise The position of Women in Indian Life (1911). Her daughter Indira Devi became the consort of Jitendra Narayan , Maharajah of Cooch Behar . Sayajirao Gaekwad Sayajirao Gaekwad III (born as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad ; 11 March 1863 – 6 February 1939)
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#17328518210943276-538: The rulers on formal occasions would present themselves in full regalia). While some accounts state that he refused to bow, Sayajirao actually did bow, albeit perfunctorily and only once before turning his back on the King-Emperor. According to his granddaughter Gayatri Devi , she states in her autobiography that due to some reason he had been unable to attend the rehearsals and didn't know how to greet The King-Emperor. Other eyewitness reports state he walked away "laughing". For several years already, Sayajirao had angered
3339-445: The takeover of the two following the banks' involvement in the Sethia fraud in 1987 and subsequent losses. In 1996, BoB Bank entered the capital market in December with an initial public offering ( IPO ). The government of India is still the largest shareholder, owning 66% of the bank's equity. In 1997, BoB opened a branch in Durban . The next year BoB bought out its partners in IUB International Finance in Hong Kong. Apparently this
3402-573: The time Mrinalini set up her own academy. Yet there is a sense that what she did was not new. Maharaja Sayajirao initially married Shrimant Lakshmibai Mohite of Tanjore ( Chimnabai I ) (1864–1884) on 6 January 1880, by whom he had a son and two daughters: His first wife died young from tuberculosis , and Sayajirao married on 28 December 1885 another Maratha lady from Dewas , Shrimant Gajrabai (1871–1958), who became Chimnabai II upon her wedding. A strong proponent of rights for Indian women, she proved every bit as willful and capable as her husband for
3465-424: The time, Bareilly had 64 branches, including four in Delhi . In Guyana, BoB incorporated its branch as a subsidiary, Bank of Baroda Guyana. BoB added a branch in Mauritius and closed its Harrow Branch in London. In 2000 BoB established Bank of Baroda (Botswana). The bank has three banking offices, two in Gaborone and one in Francistown. In 2002, BoB converted its subsidiary in Hong Kong from deposit taking company to
3528-433: The trust as desired by his grandfather. This trust is known as the Sir Sayajirao Diamond Jubilee and Memorial Trust and caters to the education and other needs of the people of the former state of Baroda. He recognised talent from among his people. He supported education and training of persons who in his opinion would shine in life. Those persons whom he patronised included Dr. Babasaheb alias Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar , later
3591-413: Was a response to regulatory changes following Hong Kong's reversion to the People's Republic of China. The now wholly owned subsidiary became Bank of Baroda (Hong Kong), a restricted license bank. BoB also acquired Punjab Cooperative Bank in a rescue. BoB incorporate a wholly–owned subsidiary, BOB Capital Markets , for broking business. In 1999, BoB merged in Bareilly Corporation Bank in another rescue. At
3654-406: Was already pregnant with a posthumous child, the succession was delayed until the sex of the child could be proven. The child proved to be a daughter, and so upon her birth on 5 July 1871, Malharrao ascended the throne. Malharrao spent money liberally, nearly emptying the Baroda coffers (he commissioned a pair of solid gold cannon and a carpet of pearls, among other expenses) and soon reports reached
3717-407: Was expected to perform proper obeisance to the King-Emperor by bowing three times before him, then backing away without turning their back on the monarch. As the third-most prestigious Indian ruler, Sayajirao was third in line to approach the King-Emperor; already, he had caused consternation among the British officials by refusing to wear his full regalia of jewels and honours (it was expected that
3780-400: Was his gift to the city of Vadodara. On the Diamond Jubilee of his accession to the throne, he set apart large funds out of his personal and state funds for setting up a University in Vadodara for the benefit of students from the rural areas of his state – a task that was ultimately completed by his grandson Sir Pratapsinghrao Gaekwad , who founded the Maharaja Sayajirao University and settled
3843-474: Was selected by the British as successor and was accordingly adopted by Maharani Jamnabai, on 27 May 1875. He was also given a new name, Sayajirao . He ascended the gadi at Baroda on 16 June 1875 but, being a minor, reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age. He was invested with full ruling powers on 28 December 1881. During his minority he was extensively tutored in administrative skills by Raja Sir T. Madhava Rao who groomed his young protégé into
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#17328518210943906-471: Was taken over Bank of Baroda branch in Hong Kong w.e.f.01.04.2007. In 2008 BoB opened a branch in Guangzhou , China (02/08/2008) and in Kenton, Harrow United Kingdom. BoB opened a joint venture life insurance company with Andhra Bank and Legal & General (UK) called IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company. In 2009 Bank of Baroda (New Zealand) was registered. As of 2017 BoB (NZ) has 3 branches: two in Auckland, one in Wellington. In 2010 Malaysia awarded
3969-458: Was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas which ruled parts of present-day Gujarat. Sayajirao was born into a Maratha family in the village of Kavlana in Malegaon taluka of Nashik district, as Gopalrao Gaekwad, second son of Kashirao Bhikajirao (Dada Sahib) Gaekwad (1832–1877) and Ummabai. He belonged to
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