02321nam a22002177a 4500 2047 2047 OSt 20181221135450.0 181221b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 978-81-716-7307-0 Allied Informatics, Jaipur 5712 17/12/2018 2018-19 BSDU English BSDU 954.0350924 DEV Devi, Gayatri A Princess Remembers: The memoirs of the maharani of Jaipur New Delhi Rupa Publication India Pvt, Ltd 2018; c1995 408 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 Biography ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BSDU BSDU GEN 2018-12-21 595.00 3 954.0350924 DEV 017655 2024-08-22 00:00:00 2024-08-05 595.00 2018-12-21 BK