The princess diaries
Nona Walia meets the once-Princess of Bikaner to hear the story of how a dust allergy decided she would write the just-published history of her ancestors, The Maharajas of Bikaner.
Interpreter of our royal heritage
It is on a chilly forenoon that I met Indra Vikram Singh in Delhi for a chat. With no airs about him, the scion of the royal family of the erstwhile Rajpipla kingdom in Gujarat.
Rider on the storm
The day: June 6, 1934. The event: the Epsom Derby. The winner: Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla. Commemorating this victory is A Maharaja’s Turf by Indra Vikram Singh.
Heart in heritage
How do you preserve traditional buildings for posterity? Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Marwar-Jodhpur shares his success formula
Maharani Gayatri Devi: Abiding Beauty
A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur
Meet The Man In Charge Of Preserving India's Luxurious Royal Heritage
An interview with Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar.
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
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.
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.
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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.
