Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar

Prince of Udaipur & Executive Director

Historic Resort Hotels Pvt. Ltd.

A prince from the Royal family of Mewar, Lakshyaraj is a direct descendant of luminaries in Indian history such as Maharana Sanga and Maharana Pratap. He was schooled at Mayo College, Ajmer and later at the Blue Mountains Hotel Management School in Australia. Here, he obtained a bachelor of commerce degree and also gained hands-on experience in the hospitality industry, serving at all levels of the business, including as a barista and a waiter! He later studied management at the Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

He returned to Udaipur to join the family hospitality and heritage hotels business. His first charge was the redevelopment of the Jagmandir Island Palace, which he transformed from an abandoned ruin to one of the world’s most exclusive wedding destinations.

He has recently been promoted to the position of Executive Director of several companies, including the HRH Group of Hotels. He is also a trustee of the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation set up by his grandfather, HlH Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar of Udaipur. He is especially involved in the running of the Foundation’s educational trust, and takes particular interest in the day-to-day running of the schools under the trust.