Born on October 9,1928 at Bhuj, Maharaj Kumar Himmatsinhji was the youngest of five sons of Mirza Maharao Vijayrajji Sawai Bahadur, the Maharaja of Cutch and as such younger brother of last Maharaja of Cutch, Shri Madansinhji.
Born on October 9,1928 at Bhuj, Maharaj Kumar Himmatsinhji was the youngest of fours sons of Mirza Maharao Vijayrajji Sawai Bahadur of the Jadeja Rajput dynasty of Kutch. He was the youngest son of the Maharaja of Cutch, Shri Vijayaraji and as such younger brother of last Maharaja of Cutch, Shri Madansinhji.