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India ni mcm ada lagi keturunan diraja cuma atas nama
pemerintahan semua x leh masuk campur dah . .
sbb tuh still kaya turun temurun ... hasil tanah |
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5 Hottest Royal Bachelors Of India
Arkesh Singh Deo of BolangirArkesh Singh Deo is the son of Ananga Udaya Singh Deo of the royal family of Bolangir (also spelt Balangir).
Hottest Traits: This handsome prince has learnt acting from New York. He is a theatre artist in Mumbai, but has no plans to continue in the field, since that is just a hobby. He also enjoyed his stint as a model,
Future Goals: He once said In an interview that his ultimate goal is to be a politician like his father and brother. The prince also takes inspiration from his grandfather, Maharaja RN Singh Deo who was the first king to become the Chief Minister of Orisaa.
Anirudh Vishvendra of BharatpurAnirudh Vishvendra belongs to the princely state of Bharatpur.
Education: This handsome prince is studying in the University College of London. He is proud of his heritage and his motherland, India.
Hottest Traits: He believes in preserving old monuments and adding social value to things instead of destroying them completely. Anirudh adores his family and believes they are the ideal role models for him.
Devraj Singh of JaipurThis charming prince of Jaipur is the youngest grandson of Maharani Gayatri Devi.
Hottest Traits: Devraj Singh is inspired by his stylish grandmother. Not only is he good looking, but also very simple at heart. He loves innovation and believes that duties should always come first.
Hobbies: Reading and penning down his thoughts. Devraj also enjoys jogging and exercising as a recreational activity
Jaivardhan Singh or JV, as he is fondly called is the son of politician Digvijay Singh and hails from the Raghogarh royal principality.
Education: Schooling form Doon school and graduation from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.
Hottest Traits: This royal bachelor has worked for the Planning Commission on rural development and wants to be connected with villagers to understand their problems. The prince also believes in keeping old traditions alive and likes to celebrate festivals according to proper rituals.
Lakshyraj was also active in restoring the Jagmandir Island Palace. The prince has no qualms about doing any kind of work and has even served as a waiter. Hobbies: Lakshyraj is a sports freak and cricket is his favourite game. He is currently the President of the Udaipur District Cricket Association and advisor to the President of Rajasthan Cricket Association. Gardening, photography, painting, playing music and aeromodeling are some of the hobbies our prince enjoys
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7 Royal Families That Are Still Living The Royal Life In Modern India
Kehidupan keluarga di Raja India sehingga sekarang 2015
1. The Mewar DynastyRana Sriji Arvind Singh Mewar is the 76th custodian of the Mewar dynasty. The family owns heritage hotels, resorts and charitable institutions across Rajasthan and has a collective staff of over 1,200 people to run them! This includes the beautiful Jag Mandir Island Palace on Lake Pichola. I mean, just look at this beauty.
2. The Wadiyar DynastyThe 23-year-old Yaduveera Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is the present titular Maharaja of Mysore and the head of the Wadiyar dynasty. It is said that the family has properties and assets amounting to Rs. 10,000 crore. Yes, you read that correctly. 
3. The Royal Family of AlsisarThe 16th scion of the royalty of Alsisar, Abhimanyu Singh is currently the head of the family and is otherwise known as the Raja of Khetri. Under the family name, he owns a haveli in Jaipur and in Ranthambore each. What’s more, he is also the co-sponsor of an annual EDM festival, Magnetic Fields! Talk about being royal and cool. 
4. The Royal Family of RajkotWhile most next-generation royals are converting ancestral properties into heritage hotels, the royal family of Rajkot is taking enterprise to a whole new level. The head of the family, Yuvraj Mandhatasinh Jadeja has invested nearly 100 crores in bio-fuel development and hydropower plants. He has also tied up with US Pizza to set up outlets across Gujarat. 
5. The Gaekwads of BarodaAfter being crowned as the Gaekwad of Baroda, Samarjitsinh Gaekwad recently inherited property worth over Rs. 20,000 crores. This comprises nearly 2,000 acres of prime residential, commercial and industrial real estate, including 600 acres around the magnificent 187-room Laxmi Vilas Palace. The prince recently constructed a personal 10 hole golf course for himself in the palace. Phew!
6. The Royal Family of JodhpurApart from a few forts and palaces, the family owns the world’s largest private residence - the Umaid Bhawan in Jodhpur. However, a part of the palace is managed by the Taj Group as a heritage hotel in partnership with the family. 
7. The Royal Family of BikanerThe current heir of the royal family is former shooter and Arjuna Award winner, Princess Rajyashree Kumari. At present, she is the Chairperson of many charitable trusts in Rajasthan and is also the owner of the opulent palace and heritage hotel, Lalgarh Mahal. 
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Loving it..intresting read.. |
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bestnyeee... nak tau lagi 
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wahhh semangat rase bc feedback.... 
5 Most Beautiful Royal Princesses in Indian History
1. Maharani Gayatri Devi
May 23, 1919 to July 29, 2009 Ranked as the "Most Beautiful Woman in the World" in the 60's, by Vogue Magazine. Late Rajmata Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970. She was the epitome of true royalty and effortless style. Educated in Europe, the Maharani was a striking beauty in her youth and grew up to become quite a fashion icon. Passionate about horse-riding, she was an able Polo player and a good shot, often indulging in hunting, a royal pastime, in her youth.
Gayatri Devi also harboured a passion for automobiles and imported the first Mercedes-Benz W126, a 500 SEL to India. She dedicated all life to philanthropic efforts, building schools for girls' education and reviving and promoting the floundering art of blue pottery.
2. Indira Raje of Baroda
February 19, 1892 to September 6, 1968 Maharani of Cooch Behar, was a stunningly beautiful woman and prominent socialite. The strong-willed princess' personality shone through when she was a very young woman. She was engaged to the Scindia of Gwalior, but in defiance of her parents' wishes and royal protocol, at 18 she eloped with her sweetheart, Prince Jitendra of Cooch Behar.
As fate would have it, her husband became the Maharaja of Cooch Behar a short while later, but passed away leaving his Maharani a young widow with five children. She accepted her circumstances with grace and served as regent till her eldest son, then a minor, came of age to ascend the throne.
Indira loved the high-flying life and often spent months on end moving in posh international circles and holidaying in Europe and she is even rumoured to have had an affair with Prince George, Duke of Kent.
3. Sita Devi of Baroda
May 12, 1917 to February 15, 1989 Probably one of the most colorful royals in Indian history was Maharani Sita Devi Sahib of Baroda, christened the 'Indian Wallis Simpson'. This daughter of the Zamindar of Pithapuram married the Zamindar of Vayyur and bore him three children. But in 1943, she met and was smitten by Maharaja Pratap Singh Gaekwar of Baroda. Using legal loopholes and unmindful of the scandal it caused in those days, Sita Devi left her first husband and married the Maharaja, embarking upon a jet-setting life that saw her spend millions on shopping abroad, mingling with royalty from across the world and setting up a second home in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
In the years that followed, the royal couple were plagued with further controversy when it emerged that the Maharaja had taken several large interest-free loans from the Baroda treasury and helped himself to many of its most priceless jewels, bringing them to Monte Carlo and having their custody transferred to the Maharani. As a result of these indiscretions, Sita Devi and Gaekwar were deposed by the Indian Government in 1951 and their divorce followed soon after, in 1956. Despite the circumstances, Sita Devi still insisted on being referred to with her royal title; even her Rolls-Royce sported the armorial insignia of Baroda. She lived the rest of her days in luxury, hobnobbing with her European upper-crust clique, but the last four years were fraught with grief following the suicide of her only son with Gaekwar.
4. Sita Devi of Kapurthala
1915 to 2002. Rani Sita Devi of Kapurthala is regarded as one of India's most glamorous royals of all time. Born the daughter of a zamindar, she was married at the age of 13 to a younger son of the Sikh Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala. As a young woman, she quickly gained a reputation as one of the most beautiful Indian women of the day and like her namesake and contemporary Sita Devi of Baroda, she quickly became part of Europe's elite fraternity. The Rani was fluent in several European languages and had couturiers across the Continent falling all over her in fact, Italian couturier Elsa Schiaparelli was so taken with her that her 1935 collection was inspired by Sita Devi's saris. What she wore one day was the hottest trend on the next. At the age of 19, Vogue Magazine called her a 'secular goddess' and Look counted her among the five best-dressed women on earth. Sita Devi impressed one and all including her husband, who lavished his royal wife with resplendent jewelry by some of the biggest names like Cartier Van Cleef & Arpels. As befitted her status, she was always decked out in jaw-dropping jewels and was showered with attention and praise wherever she went.
5. Princess Niloufer Of Hyderabad
A remarkably beautiful woman, Niloufer was the perfect princess in many ways, attending social dos and inaugurating events decked out in the latest fashions of the day. She was considered among the 10 most beautiful women in the world and movie offers came her way often. There was, however, more to her than the popular social and public image. She was a champion of women's rights and during World War II, she received training as a nurse and carried out relief duties. Niloufer also established a hospital for women and children in Hyderabad, after losing one of her maids in childbirth. Despite her love of children, the princess was tragically unable to conceive and it is rumored that behind the glamorous facade was an empty, unhappy woman. Post her divorce she moved to Paris, where she died in 1989 and they named another hospital after her.
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Sita Devi of Kapurthala “Sanyogita Devi, Maharani of Indore in western dress” by Bernard Boutet de Monvel
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Beza betul muka orang bangsawan dengan rakyat marhein. Patot la dyorg pentingkan sangat kasta |
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So zaman skang ni masih ada lagi ke sistem.monarki di india?
Dgn rasuah korup sana sini......mmg haprak la institusi diraja nih
Kesian dgn rakyat |
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puccafan replied at 26-8-2015 08:15 PM
Beza betul muka orang bangsawan dengan rakyat marhein. Patot la dyorg pentingkan sangat kasta
Kheeen
Padahal bontot diorang sama jah berkerak dgn ummah tamil naidu di selatan india nun |
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maharaja2 x de yg ensem ke? hihihi |
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sebut nama Princess Niloufer teringat ke neelofar pulak..hehehe...mcm ada iras je gambar yg bawah tu...ambil nama sempena nama princess tu kot kan... |
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Edited by cik_gebu at 27-8-2015 04:04 PM
Treasure of The Holkars of Indore
In 1947, it was estimated that there were 150 jewellery collections of international quality with Indian Maharajas. Sadly, through passage of time, most of these have disappeared without trace. This is an attempt to remember one such fabled collection that of the Holkars of Indore and look at some of the famous and not so famous heirlooms that once symbolised pomp and splendour of the great Holkar dynasty.
“God created the Maharajas to provide a spectacle to humanity” wrote Rudyard Kipling. And what a spectacle were they! Even today, India is still known as the land of the maharajas. As well know as the maharajas were their fabled jewels, admired and gasped at throughout the world. Hyderabad, Baroda, Gwalior , Indore, Darbhanga, Kapurthala etc were known to have collections of best and finest jewellery found in India.
One such well known collection was that of the Holkars of Indore. In the late nineteenth century, following the fall of the Mughal empire , Holkars, originally Dhangars or goatherds, emerged as one of the most powerful families in India. In this period of chaos, Holkars carved for themselves a large fertile stretch in the heart of Malwa in Central India and set up their capital at Indore. Following a bitter and destructive war with the Scindias of Gwalior and the British, the Holkars settled to rule over their prosperous kingdom after the Treaty of Mahidpur in 1818. It was in these peacetime years, till 1947 that the fabled Holkar jewellery collection was assembled. Sadly, this collection like many others was lost in mists of time. And this is an attempt to bring it alive again.
Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore in his state regalia
It is impossible to estimate the value of the entire collection but it was vaguely estimated to be worth 40 million dollars in 1930’s and 1940’s. Its size can imagined from the fact that Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar purchased 1200 pieces of jewellery during his reign alone. Plus the assemblage of generations of conquests and plunder! His son, Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar was a great patron of French jewellers like Chaumet, Moubassin, Van Clef and Arpels etc and commissioned some spectacular pieces from them. The Holkar collection was so well known across the world that it was extensively written about, including in The Asia Magazine article in 1920 titled “Gems of Holkars”. This is one of the only descriptions of Holkar jewel collection available today. Some of the famous pieces in this collection included Indore Pears, Porter Rhodes and Jonker diamonds, the bejewelled peacock turban as well as several spectacular emerald and pearl necklaces like the Spanish Inquisition necklace among others.
The Indore Pears
The Indore Pears diamonds set as earrings
The most extraordinary and famous pieces in the Indore collection were two spectacular pear shaped diamonds of 46.95 carats and 46.70 carats each called the Indore Pears. The early history of these diamonds is unknown. They have believed to have originated from Golconda. There is a popular legend, that these were wedding gifts of Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar to this third wife, the American Millionaires’ Nancy Ann Miller who converted to Hinduism and became Sharmishthabai. The Indore Pears were set in the most spectacular art deco settings. Strangely, despite being associated with Indore and Holkars till this date, these diamonds were with Holkars for very short time. They were sold to Harry Winston in 1946 and at present are in the collection of the Arab jeweller Mouward
Porter Rhodes and Jonker diamonds
The Porter Rhodes diamond set as a ring
Another diamond, called the Porter Rhodes was considered to be among the finest diamonds ever found till 1880s. It was found in the mines of Kimberley by a gentleman called Porter Rhodes and hence named after him. In 1937, it was sold to Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar. Unlike the Indore Pears, no photos or sketches exist of its presence in Indore. It remained there for a very short time too as Along with Indore Pears; this diamond too was sold to Harry Winston in 1946.
The Jonker Diamond set as a pendant in a necklace
Like Porter Rhodes, the Jonker diamond was also named afterMr Joannes Jonker, an adventurer and a miner who found it. It was known to be one of the purest diamonds to be ever found. The large stone was cut into several pieces. The main Jonker diamond ended up with Queen Ratna of Nepal but the Maharajah of Indore bought Jonkers V, VII, XI and XII.
Emerald and Pearl Necklaces
Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar wearing the 5-strand pearl necklace, the 7 strand pearl necklace and a large sash of pearls.
Every Indian Maharaja worth his salt had a sizable pearl collection and Holkars were no exception to the rule. The pears of the maharajas were no ordinary pearls, but Basra pearls of the finest quality. Ann Morrow in her book, “Wicked Women of the Raj” mentions “ 9 strand pearl necklace, 7 strand pearl necklace and the 5 strand pearl necklace” belonging to the Holkars . Similarly, Asia Magazine in its 1920 article too mentions the “pearl scarf” of the Maharaja of Indore valued at a crore of 1920s rupees. Its value today would be impossible to guess.
Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar photographed wearing two spectacular emerald necklaces, the first of European design and second of traditional Indian design.
Holkars also had some finely carved and exquisite emeralds. There are several emerald necklaces which appear in the photographs of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar and Maharani Sanyogitaraje Holkar. Many of these emeralds were later auctioned by international auction houses for a huge sum as Holkar emeralds.
The Spanish inquisition necklace, the peacock turban and the carved ruby stick
The Spanish Inquisition necklace on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC
There were some fine jewels in the Holkar collection of which only fleeting references are found. The Spanish inquisition necklace is one such piece. Nothing is much known about the past of this beautiful necklace except that emeralds once belonged to the Spanish royal family. They were bought by Harry Winston from the Maharaja of Indore in 1940’s and donated to the Smithsonian Institution in New York. It is one of the most popular exhibits in the Smithsonian.
Another was the “Peacock Turban”. Indian Maharajas were not permitted arched crowns, which were considered to be the sole prerogative of the monarchs of England. To get around this, Maharajas asked various European houses to create “bejewelled turbans” as crowns. The “Peacock Turban” seems to be one such crown. It was a turban with an appearance of a peacock, made entirely of diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. Unfortunately, no photograph exists of this crown. Its only description is in the “Asia Magazine” article which refers to it as a “marvel of pearls, rubies, emeralds and diamonds”
A design for bejewelled walking stick made for Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore
Another priceless artefact was the bejewelled walking stick of the Holkars with its handle made of an elephant carved out of a single ruby! During the Delhi durbar in 1911, the Maharaja of Indore was seen carrying this walking stick which unfortunately broke under his weight. This is the last thing that is heard of it.
The dissipation of the treasure
The dissipation of this great jewel collection acquired by several generations of Holkars took place primarily three stages. First, when Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar was forced to abdicate due to the sensational Malabar Hill Murders. He left for France carrying with him a large chunk of Holkar jewellery with him to France including the Indore Pears. Second, in 1947, when Indore state merged with India. The Congress govt forced the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar to submit a list of his jewellery and maintain them as “dynastic heirlooms”. However, he was given full rights over his personal jewellery.
A photograph of a model wearing emeralds belonging to Maharajas of Indore auctioned by Sotheby’s in Tokyo in 1990s
Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar died in 1961. It appears there was very little tax planning done, as the estate duty came to a whopping 1.14 crore in 1961 rupees or almost 100 crores today. This had to be paid in cash and forced Yeshwantrao’s successor, Maharani Ushadevi Holkar to liquidate most of the Holkar treasures to pay the taxman.
Third in 1990’s , when in a sensational jewellery heist, the thieves broke into the strongroom of Shiv Vilas Palace and made off with priceless jewellery belonging to Maharani Sharmisthabai Holkar, the widow of Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar . While many of the stolen jewels were later recovered from Bombay antique shops, they still remain mired in long drawn court battles. Thus, in these ways, collection of generations of Holkars has been scattered around the world and forgotten with time. Thankfully, it appears that the love for jewellery still runs in the Holkar family even today. The current scion, Prince Richard Holkar studied jewellery design and was a private jeweller for several years. Carrying on a great legacy of a great family!
By Akshay Chavan
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Edited by cik_gebu at 27-8-2015 04:42 PM
Top 10 Greatest Kings in Indian History
India is probably one of the richest countries in the world in terms of its history and heritage; in terms of rulers and ruling clans. Thousands of years have passed and the country has seen several dynasties, rulers, emperors and conquerors. While those at power in the present day strive to annihilate the country, let us take a look at some of the greatest kings that ruled this land prior to it becoming a hotbed for pseudo-secular political drama. The greatest kings in Indian history shaped the path we walk on now.
1. Maharana Pratap:He was a Hindu Rajput ruler of Mewar, a region in north-western India in the present day state of Rajasthan. Known for his gallantry and magnanimity, Maharana Pratap opposed the Mughals, particularly Emperor Akbar. Chittor was conquered by the Mughals; Maharana Pratap won back most of his territory except his cherished Chittor. He had pledged to sleep on the floor and live in a hut until he won Chittor back from the Mughals which unfortunately he never accomplished in his life time. 
1. Chandragupta I:He was a major king in Indian history and also the founder of the Gupta Dynasty. He is believed to have formed several alliances with powerful houses through marriages into those families. He was the Gupta Emperor from 320–335 CE and called himselfMaharajadhiraj which means king of kings to show his superiority over others. He ruled over territories like Prayag (Allahabad), Saket (Oudh) and Magadh (south Bihar). 
3. Samudragupta:He was the successor of Chandragupta I belonging to the Gupta Dynasty and was the greatest king of that dynasty. Samudragupta is the ruler who is known to have ushered in the Golden Age of India. A great warrior, a connoisseur of art and a generous ruler, Samudragupta was chosen for succession by his father inspite of him not being the eldest of his sons. Another quality that he is remembered for is his tolerance and patronage for other religions. 
4. Ranjit Singh:Ranjit Singh was the founder of the Sikh Empire based in Punjab in the early half of the 19th century. During his rule he brought the whole of the central Punjab from the Sutlej to the Jhelum under his sway. His empire was based on the foundations of the Khalsa with opportunities for accession to commanding positions not restricted only to the Sikhs. He was a tolerant king and was also known as the “Maharaja of Punjab”. 
5. Prithviraj Chauhan:Prithvi Raj III was a king of the Hindu Chauhan dynasty. He ruled the kingdom of Ajmer and Delhi after succeeding to the throne at the young age of 20 and ruled much of present-day Rajasthan and Haryana. His elopement with the daughter of Jai Chandra Rathod of Kannauj, Samyukta , is a popular romantic tale of Indian history. But he is more importantly remember for having defeated Muhammad Ghori in the First Battle of Tarain in 1191 and later killing him during an archery show when blinded and imprisoned by the latter in 1192. 
6. Kanishka:Kanishka, also known as Kanishka the Great, was an emperor of the Kushan Dynasty. His empire extended from Turfan in the Tarim Basin to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain. With Pataliputra as his main capital, his reign was famous for its military, political, and spiritual achievements. He also had regional capitals as far as present-day Bagram in Afghanistan. Kanishka was a great patron of Buddhism and is still today considered as one of the greatest Buddhist Kings of India. 
7. Shivaji:Shivaji Bhosale was the founder and the greatest king of the Maratha Empire. Hailing from the Bhosle Maratha clan, he created an independent Maratha kingdom with Raigad as its capital. He was crowned as Chhatrapati for leading the struggle against the Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur and the Mughal Empire. He is remembered as a great warrior and a hero who united most of India against the Mughals. Shivaji is also known for pioneering the guerilla warfare methods using geography, speed, and surprise for attacks against more powerful and larger enemies.
8. Ashoka:Ashoka is also known as Samraat Chakravartin. He belonged to the Maurya Dynastyand ruled from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE. He reigned over most of the Indian subcontinent from the modern Iranian provinces of Khorasan, Sistan and Balochistan (unpartitioned), through the Hindukush Mountains in Afghanistan, to the Indian state of Assam in the east, and as far south as northern Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. He is attributed to the global spread of Buddhism and the emblem of modern India is derived from the Lion Capital of Ashoka.
9. Akbar:Akbar was the Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death. The third ruler of the Mughal Dynasty, he succeeded Humayun at a very young age. He went on to become one of the greatest rulers in Indian history and the greatest Mughal Emperor, too. His empire included nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari river and he consolidated the same using marriage alliances and diplomacy. Akbar is known to have been a liberal ruler who believed in cultural integration. 
Ingat lagi tak u all filem Jodha Akbar ? Sejarah percintaan Jodha Bai   dan Akbar  The History of Jodha Bai
Harka Bai or Jodha Bai or Hira Kunwar or Mariam –Uz – Zamani, The name is well-known in the history either as Em[backcolor=rgba(34, 34, 34, 0.14902)]peror Akbar’s wife or as Jahangir’s mother. However, nothing much is said about the perso2n as an individual. Her identity is still rolled between a Mughal Emperor’s wife and mother. Here I reveal certain facts and data (unlikeJodha Akbar serial) about the Rajput Princess-Mughal Begum beyond these identities –
Jodha
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Rembes tak uolssss 
The Early Years Spent in AmerHarka Bai (aka Jodha Bai) born on October 1, 1542 in Amer (currently Jaipur) was the eldest daughter of Bharmal as per historical records. When she was born she was not a daughter of the King but a cousin to the King. Ratan Singh, the then King was Bharmal’s (Jodha’s father) immediate nephew who had suceeded the throne after his father Bhim Singh’s demisal. At a very young age, Jodha had witnessed the fight for the succession of the throne as there were lot of political rivalry between Ratan Singh (the grandson of Prithvi Raj through Rani Apurva Devi) and Askaran (the grandson of Prithvi Raj through his Tanwar Queen). However, it finally ended with Askaran killing Ratan Singh and forcefully sitting on the throne the very next day. Hira Kunwari was just 6 years old that time. However, Askaran was deposed by the nobles, following which Jodha’s father Bharmal, the fourth son of Prithvi Raj and Rani Apurva Devi became the Raja of Amer in 1548. Jodha Bai when young was very fond of her step-cousin brother Surajmal or Suja, who was the direct successor of the Amer throne and the victim of the political rivalry in the family. However, he could not get the throne as he was very small when his father King Puranmal (direct successor and eldest son of Prithvi Raj through his Tanwar queen) died helping theMughal Emperor Humayan to recapture his fort of Bayana (a town in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan) from other Muslim Rulers. Jodha and Suja’s relationship as brother and sister were way beyond their family rivalaries. However, when Raja Bharmal declared his son Bhagwant Das as his successor, the dispossed Suja broke all the ties and took shelter in his Tanwar family. Akbar, being intelligient knew how to give shape to this new alliance and so allowed Jodha to remain a devotee of Lord Krishna even after her conversion. Her palace had an idol of Krishna and even now you can witness the fortress with lot of Krishna frescoes and paintings. Jodha was neither Akbar’s favorite nor beloved Begum yet the union of Jodha-Akbar turned out to be a success. Credits to Jodha and Akbar’s common interest in religious tolerance. And when she gave birth to the long awaited Akbar’s heir, Prince Salim she was even bestowed with a title, “Mariam –Uz – Zamani” The Role in AdministrationAfter she got the title of Mariam-Uz-Zamani she is said to have politically involved in the administration throughout her life until Nur Jahan became the empresses.Like all the other important women of the Mughal court, Jodha aka Mariam-uz-Zamani too started issuing “farman”- official documents which was generally the elite privilege of the emperor. She also used her capital and control to build several wells, gardens and mosques around India. Later, for taking the relationship of Amer-Agra forward by the next generation, she at the age of 44 even arranged the marriage of Prince Salim with her niece Princess Manmati aka Princess Manbhawati (daughter of Raja Bhagwant Das and sister of Maan Singh). She was the mother of Jahangir’s eldest son Khusrau Mirza, who was blinded by Jahangir himself and killed by Shah Jahan (son of another Rajput wife of Jahangir – Jagat Gosain) At the age of 71 years old and during the time of Jahangir’s rule, Jodha Bai owned and managed the ships that carried the Haj pilgrims to and from the holy city of Mecca. In 1the year 1613, Rahimi, one of her ships carrying 600 to 700 pilgrims was captured by Portuguese pirates along with the cargo. When the Portuguese refused to return the passengers and the ship, the uproar at the Moghul court was very rigorous. It was then Jodha’s son, the Indian emperor Jahangir structured the attack of the Portuguese town, Daman which they could capture easily. Last DaysJodha Bai or Mariam-Uz-Zamani died at the age of 80 in 1622. Born as Hindu, she was buried as per the Islamic customs. As per her last wishes, a vav – step well was built by Jahangir. By: Deepti Verma
The Extraordinary MarriageThe decision of marrying Jodha Bai to the Mughal King Jallaludin was a political alliance between the King of Amer and the future Badshah of Hindustaan. However, although the relation portrays Bharmal as a weak ruler, it only illustrates Jodha as a strong, gutsy and courageous women who for her father and kingdom married a Muslim ruler and did not attempt suicide unlike other RAJPUT women.
10. Chandragupta Maurya:Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan Empire and believed to be the first Emperor to have united India into one state. The Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya was the largest empire in Indian history up until that time. With his chief advisor Chanakya, he built a strong central administration and economy. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest rulers in Indian history known to have conquered Alexander the Great’s easternmost satrapies. 
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bride si prince tu mmg lawa
i tgk video kt youtube,dorang sgt la mmntingkan darjat,,baguslah mcm tu,,bring all the royal fam closer
prince tu pun ckp if pilih org biasa,nnti dorang tak paham cara hidup n melebih2 dari royal family pulak,,
plus prince pun ckp,dia hormat keturunan dia.. |
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thread yg sgt menarik and informative! membuat kan hati iols membuak2 balik nak travel ke india.
tapi takut dgn safety since byk sangat kes rogol kat sana.  |
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The most handsome Maharaja tak de, Maharaja tak handsome tak pe sebab pompuan berderet nak. Tapi yang ni ada ada satu rasanya inilah yg paling handsome kot.
Royal love: The most beautiful Indian princess, the charming 'Maharaja'
Jaipur: Gayatri Devi (23 May 1919 − 29 July 2009), often styled as Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur, was born as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar. Following India's independence and the subsequent abolition of the princely states, she became an extremely successful politician. Gayatri Devi was also celebrated for her classical beauty and became something of a fashion icon in her adulthood. She has been counted in 'The Ten Most Beautiful Women of the World' along with actress Leela Naidu by the Vogue Magazine. Gayatri Devi started schools for girls' education in Jaipur, most prominent of which is the Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ Public School established in 1943.She also revived and promoted the dying art of blue pottery. She was the third Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970 through her marriage to HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. Her love story with the king is considered the most interesting royal story of modern India.
She first met Jai , when she was 12 and he had come to Calcutta to play polo and stayed with their family.She married Sawai Man Singh II Bahadur on 9 May 1940.
Rajmata Gayatri once told her love story. " I used to call Jai 'your highness'. He came to live with us when he was 21 and I was 12. He had come from Britain and had recently formed the polo team of Jaipur. Seeing him practise I used to dream that I become the polo stick by magic, so that I can touch his hand for once."
The Lucky Charm " He used to wear bandages while playing polo. I took his used bandage and made it a necklace. I always used to carry the bandage. That was my lucky charm."
The proposal “He proposed me in London where I had gone to study. He asked me to come in a park. He said that he wanted to marry me and he had also told that to her mother, but he wanted my desire. 'I play polo, like horse-riding and even fly planes. I can die anytime. Would you like to marry me despite knowing these facts?' I immediately said 'offcourse I will marry you'."
The first fight “Once in Cannes, France, Jai was going to swim in the sea. He gave his ring to my sister instead of me. This infuriated me; I snatched the ring and threw it in the sea.”
"He said patiently that he didn’t want to hurt me, and then he jokingly pushed me into the water”. “I hated to be away from him. When he was not with him, we used to talk for hours over phone”.
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Rajmata Gayatri Devi
Rajmata Gayatri Devi, who died on July 29 aged 90, was an Indian princess of renowned beauty whose life encapsulated the glamour and romance of the Raj.
In 1962 she created a very different sensation when, as the Republic of India's first princess to stand for parliament, she won her seat by the largest landslide ever recorded. A decade later she won international sympathy when she was imprisoned for six months during the period of Indira Gandhi's notorious State of Emergency.
Princess Gayatri Devi was born in London on May 23 1919, the fourth child of the ruler of Cooch Behar State in eastern India. Her childhood years were shaped by the influence of two remarkable women: one was her mother, the Maharani of Cooch Behar, who ruled the state as Regent for more than a decade after the death of her father in 1922; the other was her maternal grandmother, the Maharani of Baroda, whose husband transformed Baroda into the most advanced princely state in India. These two formidable queens saw to it that Gayatri Devi was brought up as a thoroughly anglicised Indian princess with strong ideas of her own.
When Gayatri Devi was 12 she fell for the most glamorous young man in India, the Maharaja of Jaipur, then 21 years old. He was not only exceedingly rich and handsome but also a nine-handicap polo player, leading his Jaipur polo team to victory in every tournament they entered. Maharaja Man Singh already had two wives, both married for reasons of state, but this did not prevent him from becoming captivated by this beautiful and spirited tomboy princess who was quite unlike the more orthodox Rajput ladies whom he knew.
When Gayatri Devi was sent to the Monkey Club finishing school in Knightsbridge, they met secretly and became unofficially engaged. Their romance aroused opposition on all sides, and when in 1939 they let it be known that they intended to marry, there was consternation in princely circles.
In the Cooch Behar family, it was feared that Gayatri Devi was condemning herself to a life in purdah in a feudal state that would destroy her lively personality.
In the event, the marriage was a great success. The third Maharani of Jaipur accepted her role as the Maharaja's favourite but junior wife with good grace. She adjusted to the formality and restrictions of life in a Rajput royal zanana, but at the same time used her authority to bring the palace women forward into the 20th century.
The coming of the war helped to speed up this process of emancipation. The Maharani organised various forms of war-work, and in 1943 opened the Gayatri Devi School for Girls with 40 students and an English teacher. It became known as one of the finest schools in India.
Following Independence in 1947, Jaipur was merged with 18 other princely states to form Rajasthan State, with Jaipur City as its capital.
Although Maharaja Man Singh was appointed State Governor, it soon became apparent that all power lay with the ruling Congress Party.
Concern at what they judged to be misrule and abuse of power drew an ever-increasing number of former rulers or members of their circle into politics in opposition to the Congress Party. Many joined the Swatantra Party, among them Maharani Gayatri Devi.
In 1962 she made her first public speech and contested her first election, winning an overwhelming victory over her Congress opponent as well as a place in The Guinness Book of Records by securing a majority of 175,000 votes. The success of princely candidates in this and subsequent elections, however, virtually ensured their extinction as an order.
In 1967 the Maharani again stood for election in her home constituency and again won her seat; but when the opposition parties in Rajasthan attempted to form a state government, presidential rule was proclaimed, leading eventually to a return of a Congress government. In the same year the Congress Party adopted a resolution to abolish the princes' privy purses and privileges that had been granted to them in exchange for their voluntary surrender of their states.
In May 1970 the government introduced a bill to abolish the princely order, and the Maharaja and Maharani flew to England. A month later Man Singh collapsed and died while umpiring a polo match in Cirencester. Colonel Bhawani Singh, Maharaja Man Singh's eldest son by his first wife, was proclaimed Maharaja and the widowed Gayatri Devi became Rajmata, or Queen Mother.
Although still in mourning, Rajmata Gayatri Devi was persuaded to stand for parliament for a third term in 1971, and in the same year witnessed the passing of the bill that finally derecognised the princely order. This rewriting of the constitution signalled a new and ugly phase in Indian politics that the Rajmata and her stepson experienced at first hand when, in July 1975, both were arrested and incarcerated in Tihar Jail.
This was the start of the State of Emergency period when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended all laws and made mass arrests on the ground that the security of the state was under threat. No serious charges were ever laid against either the Rajmata or Col Bhawani Singh.
After nearly six months' imprisonment in humiliating conditions, Gayatri Devi's spirit remained as strong as ever but her health began to break down. She was taken to hospital and eventually released on parole, on certain conditions that remained in force until Mrs Gandhi called an election in 1977 which saw her temporarily bundled out of office.
Rajmata Gayatri Devi's two decades of widowhood were not spent in seclusion, as might have been expected of the widow of a Rajput ruler. She and her husband had shared a great zest for sport and entertainment and, to the indignation of the traditionalists, the Rajmata continued to live life to the full.
She loved to travel, spending the summer months based in a small flat in Knightsbridge and her winters in Jaipur, where she held court in the dower house (Lilypool) that her husband had built after their first home, Rambagh Palace, had been transformed into a hotel. A list of VIPs from the hotel was daily sent over to Lilypool when she was in residence, and if not otherwise occupied she would invite them over for a glass of champagne in the evening. Those who displeased her were billed for the champagne.
This was entirely in character for, despite the wealth of the Jaipur royal house, both Gayatri Devi and her husband were renowned for their parsimoniousness, and the Rajmata was never an ostentatious spender. None the less, when her autobiography, A Princess Remembers, was published in paperback in England in the 1980s she asked her publishers if she might have a chauffeur-driven car for a morning's shopping; the chauffeur later reported that the "shopping" constituted a drive out to Surrey and the purchase of a large house.
Gayatri Devi had a natural beauty that achieved international recognition after Cecil Beaton photographed her in Jaipur in 1943; and she retained that beauty into old age. She never made a great performance about her appearance, however, any more than she put on the airs of a maharani. This simplicity of manner coupled with an unforced charm and good humour won her many friends throughout the world, many of whom she entertained generously in Jaipur.
To the end of her life she continued to take a great interest in the school she had founded and in all that was happening in Jaipur. A fine horsewoman in her own right, she remained a keen follower of polo and enjoyed breeding racehorses.
Rajmata Gayatri Devi's son by her marriage to the Maharaja of Jaipur predeceased her.
Published July 29 2009
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