1. Maharani Gayatri Devi: Abiding Beauty

    Maharani Gayatri Devi: Abiding Beauty

    A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur

  2. Meet The Man In Charge Of Preserving India's Luxurious Royal Heritage

    Meet The Man In Charge Of Preserving India's Luxurious Royal Heritage

    An interview with Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar.

  3. Teenager to become maharaja of Jaipur

    Teenager to become maharaja of Jaipur

    Padmanabh Singh, 13, inherits title of 'first amongst the rajas of India' but faces feud over £400m fortune and his own lineage

  4. Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh

    Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh

    Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh, who died on Sunday aged 79, was the last titular Maharaja of Jaipur and the flamboyant owner of some of Rajasthan's most spectacular palaces.

  5. The Maharajas and Their Magnificent Motor Cars - in pictures

    The Maharajas and Their Magnificent Motor Cars - in pictures

    Take a spin through some of the deluxe cars once coveted by the Indian ruling classes and now lovingly curated in a new book.

  6. The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad

    The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad

    His Highness the Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad, who died on August 1 aged 87, was the last of the Indian princes who ruled their own states before India became independent in 1947.

  7. Chambal's sentinel: Explore Bhainsrorgarh fort

    Chambal's sentinel: Explore Bhainsrorgarh fort

    Arjun Kumar journeyed to where the Chambal curves languorously through Rajasthan, and explored the fort of Bhainsrorgarh.

  8. India's royal riches: The maharajas' opulent lifestyle

    India's royal riches: The maharajas' opulent lifestyle

    The word "maharaja" conjures up the image of a turbaned, bejewelled ruler, fabulously wealthy, fabulously powerful. It's no longer true. Not overtly. Maharajas are still wealthy, but they no longer rule kingdoms. They have not become entirely unpolitical, though.

  9. Best palace and fort hotels in India

    Best palace and fort hotels in India

    Full of history, culture and brilliant architecture, here's looking at some of the most exquisite fort and palace-turned-hotels in India.

  10. 'I Am Your Bapu': This Indian Maharaja Gave Refuge To Polish Children, Women During World War II

    'I Am Your Bapu': This Indian Maharaja Gave Refuge To Polish Children, Women During World War II

    Maharaja Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja was known as the Jam Saheb of Nawanagar heard about the plight of Polish children during the Second World War and arranged for their stay in Gujarat.