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The English Maharani

Author : Miles Taylor
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 8184750927
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book The English Maharani written by Miles Taylor and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Victoria was at the head of the Raj, Britain’s Indian empire, for much of her long reign. Passionately involved, she intervened in Indian politics, commissioned artists and photographers to record a landscape and people that she never saw herself, sent her sons as ambassadors to the subcontinent, and surrounded herself with the trappings of the Indian conquest, from the Koh-i-Noor diamond to her own Indian troop escort and servants. Indian politics and society were in turn fundamentally reshaped by her influence: maharajas vied for her favour, missionaries used her as a tool for conversion and Indian reformers turned to her as a symbol of justice and equality. She also became an object of fascination and veneration: hundreds of popular biographies and tributes emerged from the vernacular printing presses, and her two jubilees of 1887 and 1897 were celebrated with unprecedented gusto. In this new and original account, Miles Taylor charts the remarkable effects India had on the queen as well as the pivotal role she played in India. Drawing on official papers and an abundance of poems, songs, diaries and photographs, Taylor challenges the notion that Victoria enjoyed only ceremonial power and that India’s loyalty to her was without popular support. On the contrary, the rule of the queen-empress penetrated deep into Indian life and contributed significantly to the country’s modernisation, both political and economic. In this subtle portrayal of Victoria’s India, Taylor suggests that the Raj was one of her greatest successes.

Maharani

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184756828
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Maharani written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H.H. is the spoilt, selfish, beautiful widow of the Maharaja of Mastipur. She lives with her dogs and her caretaker, Hans, in an enormous old house in Mussoorie, taking lovers and discarding them, drinking too much and fending off her reckless sons who are waiting hungrily for their inheritance. The seasons come and go, hotels burn down, cinemas shut shop and people leave the hill station never to return, but H.H. remains constant and indomitable. Observing her antics, often with disapproval, is her old friend Ruskin, who can never quite cut himself off from her. Melancholic, wry and full of charm, Maharani is a delightful novella about love, death and friendship.

Maharani the Cow

Author : Christy Shoba Sudhir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789350468036
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Maharani the Cow written by Christy Shoba Sudhir and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Hindu Young World Goodbooks Award, Best picture book 2018 (illustration)."

The Last Maharani of Gwalior

Author : Vijaya R. Scindia
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887066597
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book The Last Maharani of Gwalior written by Vijaya R. Scindia and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1987-09-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a description of contemporary India and some of its recent history in the form of an autobiography. Rajmata Scindia is a member of the Indian Parliament. As a maharani she had thousands of servants and several enormous palaces. Since Independence, which marked the end of the supremacy of the Maharajas, she has emerged as one of Indias most popular political leaders, first with the Congress party and now with the opposition. Her appeal to the masses, who see her as an image of Mother India, amazes both her admirers and her critics.

Maharani

Author : Elaine Williams
Publisher : Dissertation.com
ISBN 13 : 9780595094288
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book Maharani written by Elaine Williams and published by Dissertation.com. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thoroughly enjoyable and never dull. Brinda comes to life on each page in a manner seldom found in a story of a contemporary being. Elaine Williams deserves credit for an excellent job of writing. She has retained in every chapter a wealth of the maharani’s charm and personality."—The Houston Chronicle "A moving and muted account of a life in a transitional generation where East and West met . . . Touching and strange, this memoir gives fine glimpses into the Hindu culture, of worlds apart moving together, not without grief."—The Kirkus Bulletin

Maharanis

Author : Lucy Moore
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101174838
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Maharanis written by Lucy Moore and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the 1920s, to be a Maharani, wife to the Maharajah, was to be tantalizingly close to the power and glamour of the Raj, but locked away in purdah as near chattel. Even the educated, progressive Maharani of Baroda, Chimnabai—born into the aftermath of the 1857 Indian Mutiny—began her marriage this way, but her ravishing daughter, Indira, had other ideas. She became the Regent of Cooch Behar, one of the wealthiest regions of India while her daughter, Ayesha, was elected to the Indian Parliament. The lives of these influential women embodied the delicate interplay between rulers and ruled, race and culture, subservience and independence, Eastern and Western ideas, and ancient and modern ways of life in the bejeweled exuberance of Indian aristocratic life in the final days both of the Raj, and the British Empire. Tracing these larger than life characters as they bust every known stereotype, Lucy Moore creates a vivid picture of an emerging modern, democratic society in India and the tumultous period of Imperialism from which it arose. Through the sumptuous, adventurous lives of three generations of Indian queens—from the period following the Indian Mutiny of 1857 to the present, Lucy Moore traces the cultural and political changes that transformed their world.

Anita Delgado, Maharani of Kapurthala

Author : Elisa Vázquez de Gey
Publisher : Hemkunt Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Anita Delgado, Maharani of Kapurthala written by Elisa Vázquez de Gey and published by Hemkunt Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible story of a Spanish woman blessed by destiny with an exceptional life.

Maharani's Misery

Author : Verene Shepherd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789766401214
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Maharani's Misery written by Verene Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the abolition of slavery in the Caribbean, a concerted effort was made to replace enslaved labour with indentured Indian labour. This is the story of one Indian woman's tragic experience in trying to immigrate to the Caribbean in the 19th century.

Empress

Author : Miles Taylor
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300118090
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Empress written by Miles Taylor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entirely original account of Victoria's relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837 In this engaging and controversial book, Miles Taylor shows how both Victoria and Albert were spellbound by India, and argues that the Queen was humanely, intelligently, and passionately involved with the country throughout her reign and not just in the last decades. Taylor also reveals the way in which Victoria's influence as empress contributed significantly to India's modernization, both political and economic. This is, in a number of respects, a fresh account of imperial rule in India, suggesting that it was one of Victoria's successes.

Princess

Author : Vijayaraje Scindia
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Princess written by Vijayaraje Scindia and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1985 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiografie van de adellijke Indiase politica.

Maharanis

Author : Lucy Moore
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 014190514X
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Maharanis written by Lucy Moore and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-09-02 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Maharnis Lucy Moore brilliantly recreates the lives of four princesses - two grandmothers, a mother and a daughter - of the Royal courts of India. Their extraordinary story takes in tiger hunts, exotic palaces and lavish ceremonies in India, as well as the glamorous international scene of the Edwardian and interwar era. It is also an intimate portrait of four remarkable women - Chimnabai, Sunity, Indira and Ayesha - who changed the world they lived in. Through their lives Lucy Moore tells the history of a nation during an era of great change: the rise and fall of the Raj from the Indian Mutiny to Independence and beyond.

Maharaja

Author : Diwan Jarmani Dass
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9353497833
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Maharaja written by Diwan Jarmani Dass and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captivating, true stories full of intrigue, adventure, desire and romance from the royal households— stories of love and betrayal which have been retold across generations. The descriptions of the harems of these Maharajas in India and Europe, their royal palaces, queens and courtesans, horses and cavalries, Rolls Royce cars, lion-hunting, royal feasts and grand durbaars will keep you glued till the end. These are an insider’s account of a priceless past of extravagance and lavish expenditure.

The Last Queen

Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063161885
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book The Last Queen written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR! LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD! She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of India’s Sikh Empire. In this dazzling novel, based on true-life events, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni presents the unforgettable story of Jindan, who transformed herself from daughter of the royal kennel keeper to powerful monarch. Sharp-eyed, stubborn, and passionate, Jindan was known for her beauty. When she caught the eye of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, she was elevated to royalty, becoming his youngest and last queen—and his favorite. And when her son, barely six years old, unexpectedly inherited the throne, Jindan assumed the regency. She transformed herself from pampered wife to warrior ruler, determined to protect her people and her son’s birthright from the encroaching British Empire. Defying tradition, she stepped out of the zenana, cast aside the veil, and conducted state business in public, inspiring her subjects in two wars. Her power and influence were so formidable that the British, fearing an uprising, robbed the rebel queen of everything she had, but nothing crushed her indomitable will. An exquisite love story of a king and a commoner, a cautionary tale about loyalty and betrayal, a powerful parable of the indestructible bond between mother and child, and an inspiration for our times, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel brings alive one of the most fearless women of the nineteenth century, one whose story cries out to be told.

Teachings of Queen Kunti

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
ISBN 13 : 917149541X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Teachings of Queen Kunti written by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and published by The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. This book was released on with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Kunti, a tragic and heroic figure, emerges from an explosive era in the history of ancient India. Her teachings are simple and illuminating outpourings revealing the deepest transcendental emotions of the heart and the deepest philosophical and theological penetrations of the intellect. At the conclusion of the devastating Kurukshetra war, Queen Kunti approaches Lord Krishna as He prepares to depart the scene of the battle. Kunti's words are words of glorification impelled by a divine love steeped in wisdom. Kunti's spontaneous glorification of Lord Krishna and her description of the spiritual path are immortalized in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata Purana (Srimad-Bhagavatam), and they have been recited, chanted, and sung by sages and philosophers for thousands of years. As they appear in the First Canto of the Bhagavatam, Queen Kunti's celebrated prayers consist of only twenty-six couplets (verses 18 through 43 of the Eighth Chapter), yet they are considered a philosophical, theological, and literary masterpiece. Let her heartfelt words of wisdom bring solace to your soul.

The Children of India. Written for the Children of England, by One of Their Friends

Author : Annie Westland Marston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Children of India. Written for the Children of England, by One of Their Friends written by Annie Westland Marston and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Position of Women in Indian Life

Author : Chimnabai II (Maharani of Baroda.)
Publisher : London : Longmans, Green
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Position of Women in Indian Life written by Chimnabai II (Maharani of Baroda.) and published by London : Longmans, Green. This book was released on 1911 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the relationship of Indian women to education, the professions, and philanthropy.

The House of Jaipur

Author : John Zubrzycki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781787389595
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book The House of Jaipur written by John Zubrzycki and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping royal saga of charmed lives in a changing world. The Jaipurs were India's mid-century golden couple; its answer to the Kennedys, or Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Jai and Ayesha, as they were known to friends like Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote and 'Dickie' Mountbatten, entertained lavishly at their magnificent palaces and hunting lodges in Rajasthan--and in the nightclubs of London, Paris and New York. But as the Raj gave way to the new India, Jaipur--the most glamorous and romantic of the princely states--had to find its place. The House of Jaipur charts a dynasty's determination to remain relevant in a democracy set on crushing its privileges. Against the odds, they secured their place at the height of Indian society; but Ayesha would pay for her criticism of Indira Gandhi during the Emergency. From the polo field and politics to imprisonment and personal tragedy, the Jaipurs' extraordinary journey of transformation mirrors the story of a rapidly changing country.