Maharaja

Author : Diwan Jarmani Dass
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9353497833
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( 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.

Author : Rahul Sagar
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1787388689
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Progressive Maharaja written by Rahul Sagar and published by Hurst Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-25 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hints on the Art and Science of Government was the first treatise on statecraft produced in modern India. It consists of lectures that Raja Sir T. Madhava Rao delivered in 1881 to Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III, the young Maharaja of Baroda. Universally considered the foremost Indian statesman of the nineteenth century, Madhava Rao had served as dewan (or prime minister) in the native states of Travancore, Indore and Baroda. Under his command, Travancore and Baroda came to be seen as ‘model states’, whose progress demonstrated that Indians were capable of governing well. Rao’s lectures summarise the fundamental principles underlying his unprecedented success. He explains how and why a Maharaja ought to marry the classical Indian ideal of raj dharma, which enjoins rulers to govern dutifully, with the modern English ideal of limited sovereignty. This makes Hints an exceptionally important text: it shows how, outside the confines of British India, Indians consciously and creatively sought to revise and adapt ideals in the interests of progress. This landmark edition contains both the newly rediscovered, original lecture manuscripts; and an authoritative introduction, outlining Rao’s remarkable career, his complicated relationship with Sayaji Rao III, and the reasons why his lectures have been neglected–until now.

Author : Patwant Singh
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720615240
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire of the Sikhs written by Patwant Singh and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of Ranjit Singh, contemporary of Napoleon and one of the most powerful and charismatic Indian rulers of his ageRanjit Singh has been largely written out of accounts of the subcontinent's past by recent Western historians, yet he had an impact that lasts to this day. He unified the warring chiefdoms of the Punjab into an extraordinary northern Empire of the Sikhs, built up a formidable modern army, kept the British in check to the south of his realm, and closed the Khyber Pass through which plunderers had for centuries poured into India. Unique among empire builders, he was humane and just, gave employment to defeated foes, honored religious faiths other than his own, and included Hindus and Muslims among his ministers. In person he was a colorful character whose his court was renowned for its splendor; he had 20 wives, kept a regiment of "Amazons," and possessed a stable of thousands of horses. The authors make use of a variety of eyewitness accounts from Indian and European sources, from reports of Maratha spies at the Lahore Durbar to British parliamentary papers and travel accounts. The story includes the range of the maharaja's military achievements and ends with an account of the controversial period of the Anglo-Sikh Wars following his death, which saw the fall of his empire while in the hands of his successors.

Author : Sharada Dwivedi
Publisher : Roli Books
ISBN 13 : 9788174365750
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Maharaja & the Princely States of India written by Sharada Dwivedi and published by Roli Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descendents of some of the rulers of the former princely states of India; includes a brief ancestral lineage.

Author : Gita Piramal
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 935118739X
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business Maharajas written by Gita Piramal and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside track to India's most powerful tycoons The eight business maharajas profiled here are among Asia's most powerful industrial tycoons, Their combined turnover runs into billions of rupees, and between them they employ some 650,000 people, while indirectly affecting the lives of millions more. Sip a cup of tea, drive to work, listen to music, build a house and the chances are that in these and a myriad other ways you are using products that they manufacture or market. By any yardstick, the achievements of these men would rank among the great business stories of our time. How did these men build their enormous empires? What are their management secrets? How did they thrive and prosper even as others failed? What is their vision for the future? Top business writer and industry insider Gita Piramal draws on exhaustive interviews and in-depth research to discover the answers to these and related questions in her profiles of the men who will lead the country's push to become an industrial superpower in the 21st century.

Author : Katherine Prior
Publisher : Mapin Publishing Pvt
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maharajas' Jewels written by Katherine Prior and published by Mapin Publishing Pvt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With reference to India.

Author : Binodini
Publisher : Zubaan
ISBN 13 : 9384757195
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Maharaja's Household written by Binodini and published by Zubaan. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part memoir, part oral testimony, part eyewitness account, Binodini’s The Maharaja’s Household provides a unique and engrossingly intimate view of life in the erstwhile royal household of Manipur in northeast India. It brings to life stories of kingdoms long vanished, and is an important addition to the untold histories of the British Raj. Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi, or Binodini as she preferred to be known, published The Maharaja’s Household as a series of essays between 2002 and 2007 for an avid newspaper-reading public in Manipur. Already celebrated in Manipur for her award-winning novel, short stories and film scripts that had brought her to the attention of international followers of world cinema, Binodini entranced her readers anew with her stories of royal life, told from a woman’s point of view and informed by a deep empathy for the common people in her father’s gilded circle. Elephant hunts, polo matches and Hindu temple performances form the backdrop for palace intrigues, colonial rule and White Rajahs. With gentle humour, piquant observations and heartfelt nostalgia, Binodini evokes a lifestyle and an era that is now lost. Her book paints a portrait of the household of a king that only a princess – his daughter – could have written. Published by Zubaan.

Author : Charles Allen
Publisher : Mercury Books
ISBN 13 : 9781904668671
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maharajas written by Charles Allen and published by Mercury Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating celebration of the splendour of Princely India.

Author : Khushwant Singh
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9385827448
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captain Amarinder Singh: The People's Maharaja written by Khushwant Singh and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authentic, definitive and no-holds-barred narrative – packed with fascinating incidents and anecdotes – that brings alive the life and times of one of the most prominent, multifaceted and striking individuals (a former royal) in the sphere of Punjab politics Beginning with a historical background of how the Patiala kingdom came to be established, and ruled, over the centuries, the author moves on to describe the early years of Amarinder Singh (a scion of that kingdom). He then portrays the Indo?Pak war zone of 1965 (where the protagonist earned his spurs) and finally focuses on the combative arenas of Punjab politics, where numerous electoral and other battles have been (and continue to be) fought. This informative work unravels the subterfuges of politicians and others (including religious leaders) in trying to ensure their dominance. The pages reveal behind-the-scenes intrigues, plots and counter-plots even as Punjab was in the vice-like grip of terrorism in the late twentieth century. Operation Bluestar (June 1984) and its consequences have been objectively recorded. Besides tracing the career graph of Amarinder Singh, who reached his pinnacle when he became the chief minister of Punjab in February 2002, the author provides useful insights into crucial events that have made an immense impact on that state and the neighbouring areas over the past few decades. The text also throws light on Amarinder Singh’s five-year tenure as chief minister (marked by both positive and negative aspects) and on the following period, when Parkash Singh Badal regained that post. The contents are rounded off with an update on the Punjab scenario up to February 2017, which saw Amarinder Singh come back with a thumping victory. Here’s a saga that records history in the making in Punjab.

Author : Neha Prasada
Publisher : Roli Books
ISBN 13 : 9788174368744
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dining with the Maharajas written by Neha Prasada and published by Roli Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dining with the Maharajas brings the invaluable culinary legacy of the Indian Royals and gives a glimpse into their lavish lifestyles in stunning palaces.