Early Life
Ripudaman Singh was born on 4 March 1883 at Nabha, the only son and heir of Maharaja Sir Hira Singh. From 1906 to 1908, he was a member of the Imperial Legislative Council, where he spoke on behalf of the Sikh interest and pioneered reformist legislation. He represented Nabha in 1911 at the coronation of George V.
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