Pandit Dhruvdutt Vyas Is

The Rajguru- Rajjyotishi- Rajyopadhyaya

of the Royal Family of Baroda – the Gaekwad Family (Maharaja of Baroda). He is the 4th generation, serving the Royal Family.

His great grandfather, Pandit Shivdutt Vyas,` was invited to Baroda in the year 1881 as an examiner for the `Shravanmas Dakshina Pariksha’ organized by the Baroda State. At that time Pandit Shivdutt Vyas was the Rajguru of the State of Jodhpur. The then Maharaja of Baroda State, ‘Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad’, was highly impressed by his intelligence and profound knowledge. As a request, in 1882 Pandit Shivduttji ccepted the post of the Rajguru of Baroda State. After him, in 1903 his son Pandit Laxmiduttji held the position of Rajguru-Rajjyotishi. After him, in 1942 his son Pandit Keshavduttji continued to grace this position.