'Goddess of fashion': This Indian Maharani wore sandals with diamonds, broke engagement with Scindia crown prince, ran away from home and...
Maharani Indira Devi famously broke off her engagement to Madho Rao Scindia, the Scindia crown prince who later became the Maharaja of Gwalior, and reportedly ran away from her to marry her lover Jitendra Narayan, against her parents' wishes.
World Saree Day: The Royal Queens Of The Six-Yard Wonder
On World Saree Day, today, we remember the maharanis (queens) and princesses of erstwhile Princely States who put the six-yard wonder on the global map, making it not just popular in India, but a worldwide fashion icon., People News - Times Now
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How Vishvaraj Singh Mewar’s Coronation Brought Udaipur City To A Standstill?
Vishvaraj Singh Mewar, the son of late Mahendra Singh Mewar, was stopped from entering the City Palace in Udaipur to pay obeisance after he was made the 77th Maharana of Mewar. Both his and Mahendra Singh’s estranged brother Arvind Singh’s son Lakshay Singh’s supporters retaliated, leading to chaos at the City Palace
Meet the Maharaja of Mysuru: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is the current Maharaja of Mysuru (Mysore). Though the monarchy is not officially recognised, he plays an important role in preserving royal traditions and leading the Mysuru Dasara. He is also a MP from Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency.
How Yeshwant Rao Holkar II’s sartorial experiments transformed Indian royalty
It was minimalism, avant-garde, modernism, and simplicity.
Maharaj Kumar Vishvaraj Singh Mewar's Coronation on November 25
Mewar’s traditional Paghdi Dastoor Ceremony will take place at Chittorgarh Fort
How Stalin’s Daughter’s Romance With An Indian Royal Paved The Way For Her Defection To The US
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, defected to the United States. But behind her defection lies a romantic story with an Indian man.
Royal family member Mahendra Singh Mewar dies at 83, PM Modi offers condolences
Mewar royal family member and former MP Mahendra Singh Mewar died at the age of 83.
Remembering the Maharaja in Florence
In the early hours of December 1, 1870, crowds of curious Florentines lined the river at the confluence between the Arno and the Mugnone as a funeral pyre bade a final farewell to Prince Rajaram Chhatrapati, Maharaja of Kolhapur.
The King with a Camera: Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II, Jaipur’s Ultimate Royal Photographer
Known as the "Photographer Prince of India," Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur is celebrated not only for his pro-reform state policies but also for his passion for photography. He discovered a love for portrait photography, and royals visiting the state of Jaipur often became the subject of his photograph. He provided the outside world with a glimpse of the women in the royal zenana.
