Shoe Story With: Jaisal Singh Ji, The Instigator of Sujan

A truly versatile Gentleman who dominates every field
underpinned by his passion and life interests.

February 12, 2025

I can’t with any certainty really say why writing about a successful person can be quite strenuous. Perhaps the fear of not measuring up to their accomplishments or qualities takes hold. This complexity deepens when the individual in focus redefines the known perspective on men’s success and prosperity.

From empowering his hospitality inventions in the logs of The World’s Best Hotels to embracing every role and earning every accolade the game of polo proposes, Jasial Singh Ji never fails to achieve the cliffs of whatever domains he opts for.

Neither a royal dynasty nor the palaces, havelis, or kothis to turn into luxury hotels; Singh Sahib has inherited his family’s love of wildlife, enthusiast attitude, and the inestimable benison of Sujan—A name Jaisal Ji embeds with his creations as a gratitude to his great-great-grandfather who founded the trading and real estate company Suján Enterprises in 1881.

There are many ways to quantify the eminence of Singh Sahib from the lengths of a hotelier. Longevity, especially in the domain (and state!) bursting with luxury hotels and resorts, seems like a good one. After two and half decades of debut project, Suján Sher Bagh, Singh Sahib is definitely not new to the genre.

Then there are other accolades like securing a spot in The World’s 50 Best Hotels, in which Suján Jawai is at forty-third at the moment, or mentions from the Condé Nast Traveler, of which it has two. On the individual stages, he is the first Indian to occupy the vice presidency at Relais & Châteaux.

It is impossible not to get fastened to the whims of nature and animals for someone whose juvenility was deposited around the rims of Ranthambore. In fact, we all adhere to something embedded in the backdrop we raise, but it soon fades into the background as childhood remembering!

Singh Sahib hasn’t sacrificed their person-ness in order to function at a high level (as an entrepreneur) but rather embraced it along in a playful tone.

While many strive to find some legitimacy—whether as a player, patron, or even just a spectator—to get associated with the ancient niche sport, which is commonly referred to as the “Sport of Kings,” Singh Sahib has inherently acquainted and has eventually embraced polo from all angles.

Fourteen was his age when he first stepped in as a polo player. The commanding qualities that have helped Singh Sahib become a decorated player are also, as I learned firsthand, the same ones that make him a patron.

Singh Sahib dress-up so sprezzatura-ly that his fits are sometimes forgotten in the blizzard of his achievements. In a light-colored chino, blazer, tie, and hat—if you saw Jaisal Ji at the Rajasthan Polo Club or anywhere in the Rambagh Campus, there’s exactly zero chance you missed his style.

Clearly, this isn’t the kind of style designed for mere mortals. But Singh Sahib is no mere mortal. He makes it a point to arrive at the big game with a style worthy of the occasion. Either on the field or off, he never fell short of stealing the show.

I think it’s all but impossible to speak to someone so effusive about their passion, so full of enthusiasm, and not be affected by it. To have the honor of exchanging a few words with him, despite his rigorous commitments, would indeed be a stroke of luck.