She was born in 1867 to
Nanrandevji. She was one of the
Bhagvatsinhji's four wives. She became the first wife of an Indian ruling chief and the first
Rajput lady to set aside caste prejudices and cross the
Kala Pani when she joined her husband on a world tour in 1889–90. The purpose of this trip was her serious illness, which led the doctors to advise her to go to
England for a change, so her husband,
Bhagvatsinhji, took her there for her health. In recognition of her efforts to uplift the women of India,
Queen Victoria personally invested her with the
Imperial Order of the Crown of India in 1892, making her the first recipient in
Kathiawar and one of the few women in
India to receive this honor at that time. They returned to India in 1893, visiting the
United States,
Japan,
China,
Australia, and
Sri Lanka on their way. == Family ==