Jaipur : The day of 20th of february became as a memorable moment of their life because they got married to each other today, but this day is more valuable for the Nation and neighbor country Pakistan, coz the wedding procession was came from across the border and the two royal family knot in the relation of marriage.
The wedding was attended by100 guests from Umerkot in Pakistan's Sindh. Karni Singh Sodha, son of Rana Hamir Singh-Rani Nalini Prabha and heir of the Islamic Republic's only Hindu jagir married Padmini Kumari, daughter of the former thakur Man Singh of Kanota on Friday night.
The wedding vanue Narayan Niwas Palace once owned by Thakur Amar Singh of Kanota. The palace has known for his famous diaries where many films like 'Bol Bachchan', 'Zubeidaa, and 'Lal Badshah' have been shot.
Hamir Singh is an influential politician in Pakistan and has been a minister in Sindh. His three daughters are married in India from where he is taking a bride this time.
This is the second marriage between same erstwhile Hindu royal families of two countries within a fortnight. On February 10, Dhruv Singh, younger son of Gaj Singh Alsisar, married Kiran Kumari, daughter of Vikram Sing Sodha, a senior official with Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan. He is a cousin of Hamir Singh.
Rana Hamir's family has played a prominent role in Pakistan's politics. His father, Rana Chandra Singh, was a founding member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and had been a federal minister in the cabinet of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
The jagir of Umerkot has a considerable Hindu population, and has a significant role in the region's history, claiming to have never been conquered by invaders. The Mughal ruler Akbar was born at Umerkot Fort, where his father Humayun was under the refuge of Umerkot's rana.
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