Order of the Lotus

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The Most Honourable
Order of the Lotus
पद्म मानपदवी
Badge of the Order of the Lotus
Awarded by the Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra
TypeChivalric order
Established3 July 2020
Country Vishwamitra
EligibilityState and foreign dignitaries
Awarded forexceptional services to the State and the people
StatusDisestablished
FounderTanishkaa Patranabish
GradesGrand Cross with Collar
Grand Cross
Commander
Officer
Member
Post-nominalsGColL
GCL
ComL
OL
ML
Statistics
First induction3 July 2020
Last induction29 September 2022
Precedence
Next (higher)Royal Family Order of Vishwamitra
Next (lower)Order of the Sanghamitra

Ribbon bar of the Order of the Lotus
(Grand Collar)

The Most Honourable Order of the Lotus (Hindi: पद्म मानपदवी, IAST: Padma Manapadvi) was an order of chivalry of the State of Vishwamitra which was established by the first Rashtradhyaksh Tanishkaa Patranabish on 3 July 2020 through her royal decree no. 10-2020, along with the Royal Family Order of Vishwamitra and the Order of the Vishwamitra. It was disestablished on 25 October 2022 as a part of the reforms to the honours system.

Prior to its disestablishment, it was the second highest order in the honours system ranking immediately after the Royal Family Order of Vishwamitra and above the Order of the Sanghamitra. The order derived its name from the national flower, the Lotus flower. The last induction to the order took place on 29 September 2022 under the Autumn Honours 2022.

Origin

Established on 3 July 2020, it was the second honor created by the then Rashtradhyaksh Tanishkaa Patranabish. The order's goal is to honor and recognize a person for it's value or merit, and therefore it shall be granted at the pleasure of it's sovereign and grand master, the Rashtradhyaksh. The order was disestablished along with the other federal orders on 25 October 2022 by Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya to initiate reforms to the honours system.

Composition

The Rashtradhyaksh was the sovereign of the order and appointed all other members of the order on their own pleasure or at the advice of the Conference of Rulers and the government. The next most senior member was the Grand Master who was one of the state rulers chosen by the sovereign, while a non-citizen who was the head of state of a friendly foreign nation was appointed as the Honorary Chancellor of the order.

Grades

The Order of the Lotus was originally created with three ranks of Grand Collar, Grand Cross, and Commander. However, in 2022, the statutes were amended to rename the Grand Collar grade to that of Grand Cross with Collar and add two more grades of that of Officer and Member.

  • Grand Cross with Collar (reserved for the Rajpramukhs of the provinces, designated senior royalties and foreign heads of state)
  • Grand Cross (conferred on the senior officers of state, foreign heads of state, government and royalties)
  • Commander (conferred on politicians, diplomats, foreigners, etc.)
  • Officer (conferred on civilians and military officers)
  • Member (conferred on civilians and military officers)

The first two grades of the Order - Grand Cross with Collar (formerly Grand Collar) and Grand Cross were exclusively conferred on Vishwamitran royals and foreign Heads of State for their services towards the nation. The grade of Grand Cross with Collar was limited to the constituent monarchs of the Vishwamitran states, senior state royalties and foreign heads of state; while the grade of Grand Cross was conferred on foreign heads of state, government and foreign royalties and exclusively on the Prime Minister of Vishwamitra post retirement from their office.

Members of all rankings of this order were assigned positions in the order of precedence, ranking above all others members of equal rankings of whichever orders. Consorts, childs and childs-in-law also featured on the order of precedence; relatives of members, however, were not assigned any special precedence. Generally, individuals could derive precedence from their parents or consorts as long as the recipient lives.

All members of the order were entitled to the post-nominal letters, the ones of the order (GColL for Grand Cross with Collar; GCL for Grand Crosses; ComL for Commanders; OL for Officers; and ML for Members) took precedence. All recipients were provided with a certificate signed and stamped by the Sovereign and the Grand Master and a coat of arms encircled with the insignia of the Order. All the top three grades existed since the creation of the order in July 2020, while the lower grades of Officer and Member were added on 22 May 2022.

Officers

In addition to the Sovereign, the order had two more offices and formerly that of the Chancellor which was abolished on 11 October 2022.

Sovereigns

Grand Masters

  • July 2020: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rashtradhyaksh I
  • July – December 2020: Varuna Sriraya, Uparashtradhyaksh and later Rashtradhyaksh II from August 2020
  • January 2021 – July 2022: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Uparashtradhyaksh
  • July – October 2022: Bishnu Chetry, Uparashtradhyaksh
  • October 2022: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola

Chancellors

  • July 2020: Varuna Sriraya, Uparashtradhyaksh
  • August 2020 – July 2021: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Uparashtradhyaksh
  • July 2021 – July 2022: Bishnu Chetry, Rajpramukh of Uttaranchal
  • July – October 2022: Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola

Honorary Chancellors

Insignia

Ribbon bars

The ribbon bars of the Most Honourable Order of the Lotus which had been used from 8 May 2021 till its disestablishment.

Grand Cross with Collar
Grand Cross
Commander
Officer
Member

The ribbon bars of the Most Honourable Order of the Lotus which was used since the establishment of the order until 8 May 2021.

Grand Collar
Grand Cross
Commander

Heraldic insignias

Classes of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra
Grade Grand Cross
with Collar 		Grand Cross Commander Officer Member Star
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females



Insignia until 8 May 2021
Grand Collar Badge Grand Cross Riband Necklet for Commanders (male) Bow for Commanders (female)

Recipients

Grand Cross with Collar by date of appointment

The following were appointed to the Order of the Lotus in the grade of Grand Cross with Collar prior to the order's disestablishment on 24 October 2022.

Grand Cross by date of appointment

The following were appointed to the Order of the Lotus in the grade of Grand Cross prior to the order's disestablishment on 24 October 2022.

Commanders by date of appointment

The following were appointed to the Order of the Lotus in the grade of Commander prior to the order's disestablishment on 24 October 2022.

Officers by date of appointment

The following were appointed to the Order of the Lotus in the grade of Officer prior to the order's disestablishment on 24 October 2022.

  • 8 June 2022: Manggala Alif Prasetia, Ambassador
  • 1 August 2022: Rubi Leonard, Deputy Administrator of Swevalis
  • 29 September 2022: Toyotomi-Kim Tatsumi, Ambassador

Members by date of appointment

The following were appointed to the Order of the Lotus in the grade of Member prior to the order's disestablishment on 24 October 2022.

  • 1 August 2022: Aurora Twinkle, former Ambassador
  • 1 August 2022: Arnav Shinde, Consul-General
  • 29 September 2022: Suryadeva Kapei, Ambassador

See also

Citations

  1. ↑ Membership was revoked on 9 September 2020 and re-instated on 30 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Membership was revoked on 9 September 2020 and re-instated on 20 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Membership was revoked on 8 April 2021 and re-instated on 16 April 2021.
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