A Princess Remembers: The memoirs of the maharani of Jaipur
By: Devi, Gayatri.
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BookPublisher: New Delhi Rupa Publication India Pvt, Ltd 2018; c1995Description: 408.ISBN: 978-81-716-7307-0.Subject(s): BiographyDDC classification: 954.0350924
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She is the daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and the widow of the Maharaja of Jaipur. She was raised in a sumptuous palace and shot her first panther at the age of twelve. She became one of the first women to win a seat in the Indian Parliament, John F. Kennedy once introduced her as “the woman with the most staggering majority that anyone has ever earned in an election.” She was also considered one of the world's most beautiful women.
In this compelling memoir, Gayatri Devi describes her carefree, hoyden childhood with her brothers and sisters in the palace of Cooch Behar and their adventurous trips to London and the continent, her secret six-year courtship with the dashing, internationally renowned polo player, Jai, the Maharaja of Jaipur, her marriage and entry into the glittering life of the 'pink city' of Jaipur and her struggles to adapt to unfamiliar customs and her husband's two other wives.
A Princess Remembers is the fascinating life story of one of India's most elegant women and one of its most powerful.
Contents:
Part One
1. A Visit of Baroda
2. My Parents' Marriage
3. Children of The New Maharaja
4. Family Life in Cooch Behar
5. The Duties and Delights of Royality
6. England, The Continent, And Calcutta
7. The Maharaja of Jaipur
8. I Become Engaged
Part Two
9. Our Wedding
10. Palace Life in Jaipur
11. Wartime
12. Independence
13. The Rajpramukh of Rajasthan
Part Three
14. India's New Government
15. The Swatantra Party
16. Campaigning For Election
17. Members Of Parliament
18. Ambassador To Spain
19. Jai's Last Polo Game
Part Four
20. Further Change
21. The Emergency
22. Tihar Jail
23. Post Emergency
24. My Life Today
Index
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