Major Sardar Joginder Singh Baidwan

Major Sardar Joginder Singh Baidwan was an Indian athlete. Born in Manakmajra in Ambala District, he was one of the greatest sportsmen that Patiala produced. He was educated at Aitchison's College "Chief's" Lahore and was married to the sister of Colonel Sardar Bahadur Joginder Singh Mann of Mongomery District.

He was introduced to the Maharaja of Patiala by his friend HH Raja Joginder Sen of Mandi and entered State service as ADC to HH Maharajadhiraj Bhupinder Singh. Later he became Commandant of the Rajindra Lancers in the Patiala State Forces, and was sometime Military Secretary to HH Maharajadhiraj Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. He was Guardian to Yuvraj Maharajkumar Yadvinder Singh of Patiala.

He was a member of the Indian cricket team that toured England in 1932, captained by the Maharaja of Porbandar. He was also a member of the "Patiala Tigers" polo team. He died at the age of 42 in an automobile accident on his way back to Patiala from Nabha.

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