Hi Rahul   Thanks for the line sorry couldn't get back 2 u yesterday.   Current Rajmata sahib of Jaipur - Gayatri Devi or Aiysha as was her original name of the Cooch Bihar family was married to the late Swai Maharaja Man Singh II of Jaipur.   Swai Maharaja Man Singh II is an adopted son he was orginally born a shepherd Morpat Singh.   Gayatri Devi was in Parliament as one of the founder members of the Swatanra Party and she and Mrs. Indira Gandhi - two well breed ladies from big families used to oppose each other.   But Mrs. Gandhi had - to the best of my knowledge - never stood for elections - Parliamentary - from where Gayatri Devi was contesting and the two ladies - with many things in common and similarities in their up bringing and childhood have been pitched against each other on various other occasions but never contested an election / Parliamentary seat against each other.   Regards   Andy   ( MKr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) 09752091105 --- On Sun, 7/27/08, Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> wrote: From: Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) To: consultantandy@yahoo.com, india-royalty@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 12:25 AM Andy Bose wrote: > Dear Rahul > > Pl pardon my ignorance but in u r mail below - which Jaypore did u mean ie in which modern day state - in W. Bengal or in Rajasthan? > > Also when u mention Gayatri Devi r u refering to the current Rajmata Sahib of Jaipur? > > Regards > > Andy > ( Mkr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) > Yes Sir, the daughter of Maharaja Bhoop Bahadoor of Coach Behar. Rahul

Andy Bose wrote: > Dear Rahul > > Pl pardon my ignorance but in u r mail below - which Jaypore did u mean ie in which modern day state - in W. Bengal or in Rajasthan? > > Also when u mention Gayatri Devi r u refering to the current Rajmata Sahib of Jaipur? > > Regards > > Andy > ( Mkr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) > Yes Sir, the daughter of Maharaja Bhoop Bahadoor of Coach Behar. Rahul

Dear Rahul   Pl pardon my ignorance but in u r mail below - which Jaypore did u mean ie in which modern day state - in W. Bengal or in Rajasthan?   Also when u mention Gayatri Devi r u refering to the current Rajmata Sahib of Jaipur?   Regards   Andy ( Mkr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) --- On Fri, 7/25/08, Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> wrote: From: Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 10:11 PM I am not very sure if this was discussed before, but did not Maharani Gayatri Devi, wife of His Highness Jay Singh of Jaypore defeated Indira Gandhi at the election? Rahul ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I DO NOT THINK IT IS TRUE BUT I DO REMEMBER THAT RANI RATNA PRABHA DEVI OF DHENKANAL HAD DEFEATED THE LATE BIJU PATNAIK IN THE MID TERM ELECTIONS TO THE ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN 1961.BIJU PATNAIK HAD CONTESTED FROM ANOTHER SEAT ALSO (CHOUDWAR OR PATKURA) AND WON FROM THERE AND BECAME THE CHIEF MINISTER OF ORISSA Regards, B.K.Singh Deo On 7/25/08, Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> wrote: > > I am not very sure if this was discussed before, but did not Maharani > Gayatri Devi, wife of His Highness Jay Singh of Jaypore defeated Indira > Gandhi at the election? > Rahul > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I am not very sure if this was discussed before, but did not Maharani Gayatri Devi, wife of His Highness Jay Singh of Jaypore defeated Indira Gandhi at the election? Rahul

HH Maharaja Pratap Kesari Deo of Kalahandi was a member of Lok Sabha from the 2nd General Elections onwards, I think till 1977. He was a founder member of the Swatantra Party with C. Rajagopalachari etc. B.K. Singh Deo On 7/25/08, hirojirao patankar <hrpp2000@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > > What about Maharaja of Kalahandi? He was MP or Minister in 1959 > Patankar > 25th July > > --- On Fri, 25/7/08, Henry Soszynski <h.soszynski@uqconnect.net> wrote: > > From: Henry Soszynski <h.soszynski@uqconnect.net> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, 25 July, 2008, 1:58 AM > > At 08:39 AM 23-07-08 +0530, you wrote: > >To add to the list, > > > >Late Rajmata Ram Raj Kumari of Aul was a MLA in the early sixties. > >Late Bada Kumar Pratap Gang Deb of Bamra was a Member of the Lok Sabha for > >two terms > >Maharjkumar Bir Keshari Deo of Kalahandi was a Member of the Rajya Sabha > >HH Maharaja Udit Pratap Deo of Kalahandi then Yuvraj was a member of the > >Orissa Legislative Assembly. > >Late Rani Anand Manjari Devi of Sukinda was a MLA for a term in 1977.. > >Late Raja Sisir Naryan Narendra Deb of Mohuri was a MLA > >Rani Ratna Manjari Devi of Mohuri was a MLA for a term in 1977 > >Raja Uday Nath Deb of Sankhemundi was a MLA on a number of occasions. > >In Madhya Pradesh, Raja Manavendra Singhjudeo of Alipura has been a MLA > and > >a Minister in Digvijay Singh's cabinet. > >Regards, > >B.K.Singh Deo > > > > > > Here's a few more, though from Madhya Pradesh... > Raja Shri Shankar Pratap Deo of Chichili, Member of the Rajya Sabha, M.L.A. > (Madhya Pradesh) for two terms, > Raja Shri Birendra Bahadur Singh of Seraipali, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh), > Kumar Shri Mahendra Bahadur Singh of Seraipali, educated at Rajkumar > College, > Raipur; is the first Protem Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative > Assembly, > Member of the Rajya Sabha, Minister in the M.P. Govt. on two occassions, > M.L.A. > (Madhya Pradesh) for six terms, > Thakur Mahindra Nath Shah Deo of Jaria (Bihar), Member of the Lok Sabha, > M.L.A., > Shri Lal Shyam Shah of Mohala Panabaras; M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) > Raja Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh of Komakhan was a Minister in the M.P. Govt on > three occassions, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for three terms, > > and I suspect, that we have barely scratched the surface. > Cheers, > Henry > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without > download. Go to http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What about Maharaja of Kalahandi? He was MP or Minister in 1959 Patankar 25th July --- On Fri, 25/7/08, Henry Soszynski <h.soszynski@uqconnect.net> wrote: From: Henry Soszynski <h.soszynski@uqconnect.net> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, 25 July, 2008, 1:58 AM At 08:39 AM 23-07-08 +0530, you wrote: >To add to the list, > >Late Rajmata Ram Raj Kumari of Aul was a MLA in the early sixties. >Late Bada Kumar Pratap Gang Deb of Bamra was a Member of the Lok Sabha for >two terms >Maharjkumar Bir Keshari Deo of Kalahandi was a Member of the Rajya Sabha >HH Maharaja Udit Pratap Deo of Kalahandi then Yuvraj was a member of the >Orissa Legislative Assembly. >Late Rani Anand Manjari Devi of Sukinda was a MLA  for a term in 1977.. >Late Raja Sisir Naryan Narendra Deb of Mohuri was a MLA >Rani Ratna Manjari Devi of Mohuri was a MLA for a term in 1977 >Raja Uday Nath Deb of Sankhemundi was a MLA on a number of occasions. >In Madhya Pradesh, Raja Manavendra Singhjudeo of Alipura has been a MLA and >a Minister in Digvijay Singh's cabinet. >Regards, >B.K.Singh Deo > > Here's a few more, though from Madhya Pradesh... Raja Shri Shankar Pratap Deo of Chichili, Member of the Rajya Sabha, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for two terms, Raja Shri Birendra Bahadur Singh of Seraipali, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh), Kumar Shri Mahendra Bahadur Singh of Seraipali, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur; is the first Protem Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Member of the Rajya Sabha, Minister in the M.P. Govt. on two occassions, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for six terms, Thakur Mahindra Nath Shah Deo of Jaria (Bihar), Member of the Lok Sabha, M.L.A., Shri Lal Shyam Shah of Mohala Panabaras; M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) Raja Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh of Komakhan was a Minister in the M.P. Govt on three occassions, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for three terms, and I suspect, that we have barely scratched the surface. Cheers, Henry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. Go to http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com/

At 08:02 AM 22-07-08 +0530, you wrote: >I am looking for the books named 'Maharaja' and 'Maharani' written by Late Gamany Das, Ex. Dewan of Patiala >State who died in August 1971. In fact I don't know the name of the publisher who had published these two hot >selling books. Can any body help me to pass on any information regarding these books.  Photo copy of these >books will serve the purpose. These two books were hot selling books during 90's. In 1994 both the books were >translated in to Odiya language by publisher M/S J. Mohapatra & Co., Kaligali, Cuttack of my state Odisha >titled 'Maharaja' in a single volume. The same publisher did not printed any subsequent edition. >With regrads. >SANTANU PANIGRAHI, SAMBALPUR, ODISHA. Hi, I think this is at least one of the books that you are after.. Maharaja: The Lives, Loves and Intrigues of the Maharjas of India, by Diwan Jarmani Das; published by Hind Pocket Books, 2007, New Delhi . Paperback . . . ISBN: 9788121612074 (sold by Manohar Book Service) I couldn't find the other one. Cheers, Henry

At 08:39 AM 23-07-08 +0530, you wrote: >To add to the list, > >Late Rajmata Ram Raj Kumari of Aul was a MLA in the early sixties. >Late Bada Kumar Pratap Gang Deb of Bamra was a Member of the Lok Sabha for >two terms >Maharjkumar Bir Keshari Deo of Kalahandi was a Member of the Rajya Sabha >HH Maharaja Udit Pratap Deo of Kalahandi then Yuvraj was a member of the >Orissa Legislative Assembly. >Late Rani Anand Manjari Devi of Sukinda was a MLA  for a term in 1977. >Late Raja Sisir Naryan Narendra Deb of Mohuri was a MLA >Rani Ratna Manjari Devi of Mohuri was a MLA for a term in 1977 >Raja Uday Nath Deb of Sankhemundi was a MLA on a number of occasions. >In Madhya Pradesh, Raja Manavendra Singhjudeo of Alipura has been a MLA and >a Minister in Digvijay Singh's cabinet. >Regards, >B.K.Singh Deo > > Here's a few more, though from Madhya Pradesh... Raja Shri Shankar Pratap Deo of Chichili, Member of the Rajya Sabha, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for two terms, Raja Shri Birendra Bahadur Singh of Seraipali, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh), Kumar Shri Mahendra Bahadur Singh of Seraipali, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur; is the first Protem Speaker of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Member of the Rajya Sabha, Minister in the M.P. Govt. on two occassions, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for six terms, Thakur Mahindra Nath Shah Deo of Jaria (Bihar), Member of the Lok Sabha, M.L.A., Shri Lal Shyam Shah of Mohala Panabaras; M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) Raja Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh of Komakhan was a Minister in the M.P. Govt on three occassions, M.L.A. (Madhya Pradesh) for three terms, and I suspect, that we have barely scratched the surface. Cheers, Henry

Hi Ken   My sincere apologies for this delayed reply. Unfortunately this mail had gone in to the spam box and I just saw it.   It would be a pleasure to work together.   However things might seem to move slowly on my part since work takes up more than 13 to 14 hrs on any average working day.   I was with a company called Tata Steel and am now at a GM level with the Lord Swaraj Paul owned UK based CAPARO groups CAPARO Engineering.   We belong to a place called Purulia and my mother's side - now in Bangladesh was Ulpur / Farithpur   I will send u the email id HH Maharajsahib of Maimansingh - now in Bangladesh - who is an expert on elphants as well and a prof by profession H.H Maharaja Dhiti Kanta Lahiri Chaudhury of Maimansingh - settled in Calcutta whom I am also consulting for information on states / zamindaris in Bengal   Looking forward to greater interaction   regards   Andy   ( MKr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) --- On Mon, 7/7/08, rajanawab@aol.com <rajanawab@aol.com> wrote: From: rajanawab@aol.com <rajanawab@aol.com> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Eastern Indian Sub continent To: consultantandy@yahoo.com, india-royalty@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 4:03 PM Dear Andy    I am working on history of the Indian Princely Statesa and would love to be in touch with you as well obtain some ofhte info thanks ken -----Original Message----- From: Andy Bose <consultantandy@yahoo.com> To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 5:14 am Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Eastern Indian Sub continent Hi Henry   This has refernce to our exchange of emails a while ago regarding erstwhile priencly states / ruling communities and families in eastern India particularly Bengal ( undivided ) and the Indian sub continent to the East of Bengal.   I am in the processes of collecting information to start with on the same and will keep u posted as we make some progress.   My mob no +919752091105   Regards   Andy   ( MKr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) ( Purulia ) --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Henry Soszynski <h.soszynski@uqconnect.net> wrote: From: Henry Soszynski <h.soszynski@uqconnect.net> Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] India Royalty blogs To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 12:44 AM Greetings, Pabitra has found a couple of decent articles, royalty related at the following URLs <http://pakobserver.net/200805/19/Articles01.asp>http://pakobserver.net/200 805/19/Articles01.asp (this mentions Rampur and Loharu) <http://bismillahkhan.blogspot.com/2008/06/suktana-begum.html>http://bismil lahkhan.blogspot.com/2008/06/suktana-begum.html (this one is about the Mughals, and is quite interesting) Cheers, Henry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message The Famous, the infamous, the lame - in your browser. Get the TMZ Toolbar Now!

To add to the list, Late Rajmata Ram Raj Kumari of Aul was a MLA in the early sixties. Late Bada Kumar Pratap Gang Deb of Bamra was a Member of the Lok Sabha for two terms Maharjkumar Bir Keshari Deo of Kalahandi was a Member of the Rajya Sabha HH Maharaja Udit Pratap Deo of Kalahandi then Yuvraj was a member of the Orissa Legislative Assembly. Late Rani Anand Manjari Devi of Sukinda was a MLA for a term in 1977. Late Raja Sisir Naryan Narendra Deb of Mohuri was a MLA Rani Ratna Manjari Devi of Mohuri was a MLA for a term in 1977 Raja Uday Nath Deb of Sankhemundi was a MLA on a number of occasions. In Madhya Pradesh, Raja Manavendra Singhjudeo of Alipura has been a MLA and a Minister in Digvijay Singh's cabinet. Regards, B.K.Singh Deo On 7/21/08, BIKRAM KESARI SINGH DEO <bksinghdeo@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would like to add what I know. > > 1. You have mentioned HH Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo of Patna > correctly, but his wife should be HH Maharani Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo MP. > There are more in politics from Patna State. They are > Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, Minister Works and Housing, Govt. of > Orissa. > Kumar Kalikesh Singh Deo son of Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, who is a > Member of the Orissa Legslative Assembly. Anang Uday Singh Deo's father the > Late HH Mahraja Sir Rajendra Naryan Singh Deo KCIE was the Chief Minister of > Orissa from 1967 -1971. His elder son Late HH Maharaja Raj Raj Singh Deo > (father of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo) was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha > between 1967and 1977. > Other royalty in politics in Orissa are. > Raja Kishore Chandra Singh Deo of Dharakote MLA.His father Late Raja Anant > Narayan Singh Deo was a Minister as well as a member of the Lok Sabha > Raja Nitish Gang Deb MLA Raja of Bamra. His late father Raja Pradipta Gang > Deb , his grand father Raja Bhanugang Tribhuban Deb were MLA's, the latter > was also a Deputy Minister. Raja Bhanuganga's wife Rani Jyoti Manjari Devi > was also a MLA. > Raja Bibhuti Bhusan Mardaraj, former Minster and Deputy Speaker in Orissa, > His father Late Raja Harihar Mardaraj was a Minister. > Rajkumar Pratap Keshari Deb MLA (son of the Late Raja Sarat Deb of Aul who > was an ex minister and M.P. Lok Sabha > Rajmata Sushree Devi wife of Raja Sarat Deb who was initially an MLA and > just finished her term as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. Her mother in law > Rajmata of Aul was also a MLA > Late Raja Trilochan Singh Deo of Narsinghpur who was MLA for 4 terms. His > mother Late Rajmata Kanak Lata Devi Narsinghpur was a MLA > Late Raja Shailendra Narayan Bhanj Deo of Kanika was a Minister > Rani Rasmanjari Devi of Tigiria, was a MLA > Yuvrani Usha Devi of Chikiti is a sitting MLA (4th term) > Rani Sugyani Deo of Khallikote is a MLA for 5 terms. > Late Rajmata of Sukinda was a MLA > Late Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Deo of Dhenkanal and his wife Rani Rtana > Prabha Devi were MLA's > Raja Gopinath Gajapati Deb of Parlakhemundi was a Member of the Lok Sabha. > Late Raja Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj of Nilgiri was a MLA for many terms > Late Raja Bir Udit Pratap Shekhar Deo of Gangpur was a Minister. His son > Late Rajkumar Bharatendra Chandra Shekhar Deo was a MLA. > Late Raja Anup Singh Deo of Khariar was a Minister on many occasions. > Late Raja Ramchandra Mardaraj of Khallikote was a MLA > Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo of Athmalik was a MLA > Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj of Daspalla was a Minister. His son > Late Raja Purna Chandra Deo Bhanj was a MLA. > Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajpati of Parlakhemundi was the first Prime > Minister of Orissa, before independence. > There could be more. If I remember, I will let you know. > > Regards, > > B.K. Singh Deo > > > > > > On 7/21/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >> A friend has compiled list of Royals who are active in Indian politics. >> Ay additions/ corrections are most welcome. >> Here is the list >> >> 01. From Erstwhile Princely State of Gwalior >> >> Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, BJP MP >> Gwalior(MP) >> >> Shri Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Congress MP >> Guna (MP) >> >> Dushyant Singh, BJP MP >> Jhalawar(Rajasthan ) >> >> Vasundara Raje Scindia, BJP >> CM, Rajasthan >> >> 02. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bushahr (now in Shimla and Kinnaur >> districts) >> >> Virbhadra Singh, Congress >> Ex-CM, HP >> >> Smt. Pratibha Singh, Congress MP (Wife of Virbhadra Singh) >> Mandi (HP) >> >> 03. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kullu >> >> Maheshwar Singh, BJP >> Ex-MP (Mandi) >> >> 04. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bolagir >> >> Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP >> Minister of Urban Development & Public enterprises, Govt. of Orissa. >> >> Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, BJP MP (Wife of Vardhan Singh) >> Bolangir(Orissa) >> >> 05. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Shahjahanpur >> >> Jitin Prasada, Congress MP >> Shahjahanpur (UP) >> >> 06. From Erstwhile Princely State Bharatpur >> >> Vishvendra Singh, MP, BJP >> Bharatpur, Rajasthan >> >> Mrs. Divya Singh, BJP (Wife of Vishvendra Singh) >> MLA >> >> 07. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bharatpur >> >> K. Natwar Singh, >> Ex-Foreign Minister >> >> Jagat Singh, BSP (Son of Natwar Singh), Rajasthan >> >> 08. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Churhat >> >> Arjun Singh, Congress (RS) >> Union HRD Minister >> >> Ajay Singh, Congress (Son of Arjun Singh) >> Chairman, Campaign Committee for MP Assembly Election >> >> >> >> >> 09. From Erstwhile Princely State of Barmer >> >> Jaswant Singh, BJP >> Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha >> >> Manvendra Singh, BJP MP ( Son of Jaswant Singh) >> Barmer (RJ) >> >> 10. From Erstwhile Princely State of Patiala >> >> Mrs Preneet Kaur, Congress MP (Wife of Capt. Amrinder Singh) >> Patiala (PJ) >> >> Capt. Amrinder Singh >> Ex-Punjab CM >> >> 11. From Erstwhile Princely State of Raghogarh >> >> Digvijay Singh, Congress >> General Secretary & ex-CM, Madhya Pradesh >> >> Lakshman Singh, BJP MP( Younger Brother of Digvijay Singh) >> Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh >> >> 12. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kalahandi >> >> Bikram Keshari Deo, BJP MP >> Kalahandi, Orissa >> >> 13. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dungarpur >> >> Shri Manvendra Singh, Congress MP >> Mathura, UP >> >> 14. From Erstwhile Princely State of Baraon >> >> Kanwar Rewati Raman Singh, SP MP >> Allahabad, UP >> >> 15. From Erstwhile Princely State of Chattisgarh >> >> Dilip Singh Judeo, BJP >> MP (Rajya Sabha) >> >> 16. From Erstwhile Royal family of Bhadri (Awadh) >> >> Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, Independent >> MLA, Kunda (UP) >> >> Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, SP MP (Nephew of Raja Bhaiya) >> Pratapgarh, UP >> >> Ratna Singh, Congress >> Ex-MP, Pratapgarh >> >> 17. From Erstwhile Chandrabans Royal Family >> >> K. C. Singh Baba, Congress MP >> Nainital (Uttarakhand) >> >> 18. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Raja Muthiah >> >> P Chidambaram, Congress MP >> Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu ) >> >> >> 19. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Dogra >> >> Dr. Karan Singh, Congress >> Rajya Sabha Member >> >> Ajatshatru Singh (Dr. Karan >> Singh's son) >> National Conference Leader >> >> 20. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Kurupam Raja's >> >> Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Deo, Congress MP >> Parvathipuram (Andhra Pradesh) >> >> 21. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Manakpur >> >> Anand Singh, Congress >> Ex-MP >> >> Kirti Vardhan Singh, Samajwadi Party MP (Son of Anand Singh) >> Gonda, Uttar Pradesh >> >> 22. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Chinna Merangi >> >> Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju, Congress >> Minister for Forests, Environment, Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra >> Pradesh >> >> 23. From Erstwhile Princely State of Mysore >> >> SN Wadiyar, Congress >> Ex-MP >> >> 24. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dhenkanal >> >> K.P. Singh Deo, Congress >> Ex-MP, Orissa >> >> 25. From Erstwhile Princely State of Tehri Garhwal >> >> Manujaindra Shah, BJP (son of eight time BJP MP Manvendra Shah) >> >> 26. From Erstwhile Princely State of Alwar >> >> Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress >> MLA (Rajasthan), Secretary, AICC (Assisting Rahul Gandhi) >> >> 27. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Katthiwara >> >> Kunwar Vijay Shah, BJP >> Cabinet Minister, Govt of MP. >> >> 28. From Erstwhile Princely State of Rampur >> >> Begum Noor Bano aka Mahatab Zamani, Congress >> Ex-MP, Rampur (UP) >> >> >> Not Known >> >> Kunwar Sarvraj Singh, JD(U) >> Aonla(Uttar Pradesh) >> >> Dr. Kunwar Devendra Singh Yadav, SP >> Etah (UP) >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> Not happy with your email address?. >> Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available >> now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

The photo of Maharaja Bhupindar Singh of Patiala, which was enclosed, did not come out. Those who want it may write separately to me. PKS --- On Tue, 22/7/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Maharaja's Necklace from Patiala > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, 22 July, 2008, 2:43 PM > Would you like to own a piece of jewellery that once adorned > the neck of one of the most famous of Indian maharajas? > > If the answer is "yes" then be prepared to pack > your bags and leave for Paris this September. > > This is because a necklace, owned by the Maharaja of > Patiala will be on sale at the Biennale des Anitquares for > a princely sum of Dh21.8 million. > > The choker, which was created in 1928 at the workshops of > Cartier, Paris, was commissioned by Maharajah Bhupindar > Singh of Patiala. > > The maharaja was born at the Moti Bagh Palace in Patiala. > At the age of nine he succeeded as Maharaja of Patiala upon > death of his father, Maharaja Rajinder Singh, on November 9, > 1900. > > He was well-known for the construction of buildings with > bold architectural designs in Patiala and also for an > exceptional collection of medals, believed to be the > world's largest at the time. > > Legend has it that Maharaja Bhupindar Singh would be driven > in a motorcade of 20 Rolls Royce cars. He also got a unique > monorail system built in Patiala known as Patiala State > Monorail Trainways. > > The maharaja was very fond of jewellery and was one of > Cartier's regular clients. > > In fact, a story goes that the maharaja landed up at > Cartier's office with a casket full of the most > exquisite jewels and asked the jewellery company to make > various articles for him. This necklace is part of a > ceremonial parure, a set of jewellery worthy of this > dignitary. > > Patrick Normand, Managing Director of Cartier Middle East > and South Asia told Emirates Business: "Cartier's > ties with India dates back to the early 20th century, when > Jacques Cartier used to visit the Subcontinent to build his > relationship with the maharajas. As a result, the most > exquisite jewellery pieces and Art Deco styles known to > Cartier and the rest of the world, were created. Some of > these gave birth to creations like the Tutti Fruitti Style, > with its blend of colourful Kashmiri sapphires, Burmese > rubies and wonderful Moghul engraved emeralds. > > "The most extravagant of these creations was the > ceremonial necklace of the Maharaja Bhupindar Singh of > Patiala (1891-1938). It was certainly the biggest; most > impressive choker ever made by Cartier, if not by any > jeweller in the world, this necklace symbolised the > maharajah's wealth and power." > > This choker is not only precious because of its antiquity > and provenance, but also because of the precious metals and > stones used. > > It is a modern choker, both in its geometric form and in > its dimensions. It is made of platinum, as opposed to the > traditional yellow-gold, which was widely used in India in > those days. > > After being in the maharaja's family for generations, > the choker was sold off and was subsequently acquired by > Cartier and meticulously restored by them to render the > platinum jewel accurately back to its original state, > several of the diamonds had disappeared and some links were > missing. > > It took more than eight months to source mine cut diamonds > whose characteristics complied strictly with the > specifications at the time and the descriptions in the > Maison's records. > > The same demands were applied to the setting whose platinum > links were restored to match the original precisely. > > Patrick Normand said: "Cartier's craftsmen got > involved in a unique adventure and succeeded in recreating > the glorious necklace. Slowly the splendour of the necklace > returned – catching the brilliance originally reflected by > the necklace many centuries ago. > > "Cartier will exhibit this magnificent piece offering > it for sale at the 24th edition of the Biennale des > Antiquaires in Paris from September 11 to September 21, > 2008," said Normand. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Not happy with your email address?. > Get the one you really want - millions of new email > addresses available now at Yahoo! > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

Would you like to own a piece of jewellery that once adorned the neck of one of the most famous of Indian maharajas? If the answer is "yes" then be prepared to pack your bags and leave for Paris this September. This is because a necklace, owned by the Maharaja of Patiala will be on sale at the Biennale des Anitquares for a princely sum of Dh21.8 million. The choker, which was created in 1928 at the workshops of Cartier, Paris, was commissioned by Maharajah Bhupindar Singh of Patiala. The maharaja was born at the Moti Bagh Palace in Patiala. At the age of nine he succeeded as Maharaja of Patiala upon death of his father, Maharaja Rajinder Singh, on November 9, 1900. He was well-known for the construction of buildings with bold architectural designs in Patiala and also for an exceptional collection of medals, believed to be the world's largest at the time. Legend has it that Maharaja Bhupindar Singh would be driven in a motorcade of 20 Rolls Royce cars. He also got a unique monorail system built in Patiala known as Patiala State Monorail Trainways. The maharaja was very fond of jewellery and was one of Cartier's regular clients. In fact, a story goes that the maharaja landed up at Cartier's office with a casket full of the most exquisite jewels and asked the jewellery company to make various articles for him. This necklace is part of a ceremonial parure, a set of jewellery worthy of this dignitary. Patrick Normand, Managing Director of Cartier Middle East and South Asia told Emirates Business: "Cartier's ties with India dates back to the early 20th century, when Jacques Cartier used to visit the Subcontinent to build his relationship with the maharajas. As a result, the most exquisite jewellery pieces and Art Deco styles known to Cartier and the rest of the world, were created. Some of these gave birth to creations like the Tutti Fruitti Style, with its blend of colourful Kashmiri sapphires, Burmese rubies and wonderful Moghul engraved emeralds. "The most extravagant of these creations was the ceremonial necklace of the Maharaja Bhupindar Singh of Patiala (1891-1938). It was certainly the biggest; most impressive choker ever made by Cartier, if not by any jeweller in the world, this necklace symbolised the maharajah's wealth and power." This choker is not only precious because of its antiquity and provenance, but also because of the precious metals and stones used. It is a modern choker, both in its geometric form and in its dimensions. It is made of platinum, as opposed to the traditional yellow-gold, which was widely used in India in those days. After being in the maharaja's family for generations, the choker was sold off and was subsequently acquired by Cartier and meticulously restored by them to render the platinum jewel accurately back to its original state, several of the diamonds had disappeared and some links were missing. It took more than eight months to source mine cut diamonds whose characteristics complied strictly with the specifications at the time and the descriptions in the Maison's records. The same demands were applied to the setting whose platinum links were restored to match the original precisely. Patrick Normand said: "Cartier's craftsmen got involved in a unique adventure and succeeded in recreating the glorious necklace. Slowly the splendour of the necklace returned – catching the brilliance originally reflected by the necklace many centuries ago. "Cartier will exhibit this magnificent piece offering it for sale at the 24th edition of the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris from September 11 to September 21, 2008," said Normand. __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

I am looking for the books named 'Maharaja' and 'Maharani' written by Late Gamany Das, Ex. Dewan of Patiala State who died in August 1971. In fact I don't know the name of the publisher who had published these two hot selling books. Can any body help me to pass on any information regarding these books.  Photo copy of these books will serve the purpose. These two books were hot selling books during 90's. In 1994 both the books were translated in to Odiya language by publisher M/S J. Mohapatra & Co., Kaligali, Cuttack of my state Odisha titled 'Maharaja' in a single volume. The same publisher did not printed any subsequent edition. With regrads. SANTANU PANIGRAHI, SAMBALPUR, ODISHA. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> To: royalty <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 21 July, 2008 4:35:57 PM Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) A friend has compiled list of Royals who are active in Indian politics. Ay additions/ corrections are most welcome. Here is the list 01. From Erstwhile Princely State of Gwalior Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, BJP MP Gwalior(MP) Shri Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Congress MP Guna (MP) Dushyant Singh, BJP MP Jhalawar(Rajasthan ) Vasundara Raje Scindia, BJP CM, Rajasthan 02. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bushahr (now in Shimla and Kinnaur districts) Virbhadra Singh, Congress Ex-CM, HP Smt. Pratibha Singh, Congress MP              (Wife of Virbhadra Singh) Mandi (HP) 03. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kullu Maheshwar Singh, BJP Ex-MP (Mandi) 04. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bolagir Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP Minister of Urban Development & Public enterprises, Govt. of Orissa. Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, BJP MP      (Wife of Vardhan Singh) Bolangir(Orissa) 05. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Shahjahanpur Jitin Prasada, Congress MP Shahjahanpur (UP)                    06. From Erstwhile Princely State Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, MP, BJP Bharatpur, Rajasthan Mrs. Divya Singh, BJP  (Wife of Vishvendra Singh) MLA 07. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bharatpur K. Natwar Singh, Ex-Foreign Minister                                                Jagat Singh, BSP (Son of Natwar Singh), Rajasthan  08. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Churhat Arjun Singh, Congress (RS)                      Union HRD Minister                                           Ajay Singh, Congress  (Son of Arjun Singh) Chairman, Campaign Committee for MP Assembly Election  09. From Erstwhile Princely State of Barmer Jaswant Singh, BJP                                  Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha Manvendra Singh, BJP MP ( Son of Jaswant Singh) Barmer (RJ)  10. From Erstwhile Princely State of Patiala Mrs Preneet Kaur, Congress MP  (Wife of Capt. Amrinder Singh) Patiala (PJ)                                              Capt. Amrinder Singh Ex-Punjab CM 11. From Erstwhile Princely State of Raghogarh Digvijay Singh, Congress General Secretary & ex-CM, Madhya Pradesh Lakshman Singh, BJP  MP( Younger Brother of Digvijay Singh) Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh                                          12. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kalahandi Bikram Keshari Deo, BJP MP                      Kalahandi, Orissa 13. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dungarpur Shri Manvendra Singh, Congress MP                Mathura, UP 14. From Erstwhile Princely State of Baraon Kanwar Rewati Raman Singh, SP MP Allahabad, UP 15. From Erstwhile Princely State of Chattisgarh Dilip Singh Judeo, BJP                      MP (Rajya Sabha) 16. From Erstwhile Royal family of Bhadri (Awadh) Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, Independent MLA, Kunda (UP) Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, SP MP (Nephew of Raja Bhaiya) Pratapgarh, UP Ratna Singh, Congress Ex-MP, Pratapgarh 17. From Erstwhile Chandrabans Royal Family K. C. Singh Baba, Congress MP Nainital (Uttarakhand) 18. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Raja Muthiah P Chidambaram, Congress MP Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu ) 19. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Dogra Dr. Karan Singh, Congress Rajya Sabha Member Ajatshatru Singh                                        (Dr. Karan Singh’s son) National Conference Leader 20. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Kurupam Raja's Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Deo, Congress MP Parvathipuram (Andhra Pradesh) 21. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Manakpur Anand Singh, Congress Ex-MP Kirti Vardhan Singh, Samajwadi Party MP    (Son of Anand Singh) Gonda, Uttar Pradesh 22. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Chinna Merangi Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju, Congress Minister for Forests, Environment, Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 23. From Erstwhile Princely State of Mysore SN Wadiyar, Congress Ex-MP 24. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dhenkanal K.P. Singh Deo, Congress Ex-MP, Orissa 25. From Erstwhile Princely State of Tehri Garhwal Manujaindra Shah, BJP      (son of eight time BJP MP Manvendra Shah) 26. From Erstwhile Princely State of Alwar Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress MLA (Rajasthan),  Secretary, AICC (Assisting Rahul Gandhi) 27. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Katthiwara Kunwar Vijay Shah, BJP Cabinet Minister, Govt of MP. 28. From Erstwhile Princely State of Rampur Begum Noor Bano aka Mahatab Zamani, Congress Ex-MP, Rampur (UP) Not Known Kunwar Sarvraj Singh, JD(U) Aonla(Uttar Pradesh) Dr. Kunwar Devendra Singh Yadav, SP Etah (UP)       __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. 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Maharajkumari Sucharita Gajapathi Raju Prashar of Vizianagaram expired on 18th July 2008. She was daughter of Maharaja Poosapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju, Maharaja Saheb of Vizianagaram and his former wife, Maharani Uma Gajapathi Raju. Maharajkumari was married to Dhruv Prashar and a resident of Garden Estate, Gurgaon, Near New Delhi. She was born on 1st October, 1972. Maharaja Poosapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju, Maharaja Saheb of Vizianagaram was born on 17th July, 1950 at Madras (now Chennai) and married Uma Gajapathi Raju on 18th August, 1971 and later divorced. They have two daughters. He then married Sudha Gajapathi Raju. Educated at Scindia School, Gwalior; Loyola College, Madras; Andhra Pradesh University and Stetson University, Florida U.S.A.), he was member of Parliment of tenth Lok Sabha as Cong. (I) member from Bobilli (Andhra Pradesh) constituency. Maharani Uma Gajapathi Raju, B.A (English Hon.) Stella Maria College, Chennai University, Vice Chairperson Cum Director Marketing, is a renowned media personality. She co-anchors the popular weekly programme, "India This Week" telecast on DD Metro every week. She was/is the executive producer of a host of programmes produced by MPCL including India This Week, The Great India Show, The India Travel Show, Showcase The Best of Indian Cinema, The Cinema Show, The India Magazine, Public Hasti-Filmi Masti, Olympic Ka Itihas, Hit Parade, Rupert Murdoch's Foot Prints Across India, Mukti Gatha, Desh Raag, Special Assignment, The Making Of A Nation, The Computer Show. She was also a nominated member of the selection committee of the International Film Festival, l& B Ministry in 1992-93 and 1993-94. She was also a member of the Cultural Committee, Nehru Implementation Committee, 1989. A member of the Ninth Lok Sabha, she was a Member of Parliament, representing Vishakhapatnam Constituency. She was also Joint Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (1989-90) a member of the Consultative Committee on Information & Broadcasting (1989-1991) a member of the sub-committee for media and publicity, Congress Election Campaign 1991 and member of the core group publishing 'Zero Hour bulletin' for the party. The other positions held by her include Director, Trade Fair Authority of India (1988-89) and Vice -President, All India Women's Hockey Federation (1988-1992). After her separation, she married Ramesh Sharma, owner of Motion Picture Company Ltd. , a listed company. She is also vice chairman of the same company. Sucharita's younger sister is Sanchaita. PKS --- On Mon, 21/7/08, Arjun <arjun@thesetufoundation.com> wrote: > From: Arjun <arjun@thesetufoundation.com> > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Orbituary - Vizianagaram > To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, 21 July, 2008, 10:08 PM > Dear members > > There was a notice in the Hindu paper, New Delhi edition > today of the > passing away of a young girl from the Vizianagaram royal > family. Most > unfortunate .I don't recall the name, but one of her > names was Prashar. > I think it was mentioned she was born in 1982. There is a > prayer meeting > today somewhere in Delhi. I apologise for being so vague > with the details, > but the paper was not mine. > > best > > Arjun Nayar > > Coordinator - Resource Mobilisation > > The SETU Foundation > > > > Ph & Fax: + 91 11 22711928 > > Mobile: +91 98734 45354 > > www.thesetufoundation.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

Is the list meant to be of only those who are still around and are sitting members or is it to include even those who have been either in Parliament, assembly and local elected bodies as well.   There are many more names to the list especially from Bengal, north eastern states like Tripura and the south which have not been mentoned. Many smaller princely states from Bengal like Jhargram have sent their families members to parliament and are currently members the local bodies.   There certianly are many more to the list depending on the criteria of the list.   Regards         --- On Mon, 7/21/08, BIKRAM KESARI SINGH DEO <bksinghdeo@gmail.com> wrote: From: BIKRAM KESARI SINGH DEO <bksinghdeo@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) To: pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk, india-royalty@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 9:53 PM I would like to add what I know. 1. You have mentioned HH Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo of Patna correctly, but his wife should be HH Maharani Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo MP. There are more in politics from Patna State. They are Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, Minister Works and Housing, Govt. of Orissa. Kumar Kalikesh Singh Deo son of Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, who is a Member of the Orissa Legslative Assembly. Anang Uday Singh Deo's father the Late HH Mahraja Sir Rajendra Naryan Singh Deo KCIE was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 -1971. His elder son Late HH Maharaja Raj Raj Singh Deo (father of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo) was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha between 1967and 1977. Other royalty in politics in Orissa are. Raja Kishore Chandra Singh Deo of Dharakote MLA.His father Late Raja Anant Narayan Singh Deo was a Minister as well as a member of the Lok Sabha Raja Nitish Gang Deb MLA Raja of Bamra. His late father Raja Pradipta Gang Deb , his grand father Raja Bhanugang Tribhuban Deb were MLA's, the latter was also a Deputy Minister. Raja Bhanuganga's wife Rani Jyoti Manjari Devi was also a MLA. Raja Bibhuti Bhusan Mardaraj, former Minster and Deputy Speaker in Orissa, His father Late Raja Harihar Mardaraj was a Minister. Rajkumar Pratap Keshari Deb MLA (son of the Late Raja Sarat Deb of Aul who was an ex minister and M.P. Lok Sabha Rajmata Sushree Devi wife of Raja Sarat Deb who was initially an MLA and just finished her term as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. Her mother in law Rajmata of Aul was also a MLA Late Raja Trilochan Singh Deo of Narsinghpur who was MLA for 4 terms. His mother Late Rajmata Kanak Lata Devi Narsinghpur was a MLA Late Raja Shailendra Narayan Bhanj Deo of Kanika was a Minister Rani Rasmanjari Devi of Tigiria, was a MLA Yuvrani Usha Devi of Chikiti is a sitting MLA (4th term) Rani Sugyani Deo of Khallikote is a MLA for 5 terms. Late Rajmata of Sukinda was a MLA Late Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Deo of Dhenkanal and his wife Rani Rtana Prabha Devi were MLA's Raja Gopinath Gajapati Deb of Parlakhemundi was a Member of the Lok Sabha. Late Raja Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj of Nilgiri was a MLA for many terms Late Raja Bir Udit Pratap Shekhar Deo of Gangpur was a Minister. His son Late Rajkumar Bharatendra Chandra Shekhar Deo was a MLA. Late Raja Anup Singh Deo of Khariar was a Minister on many occasions. Late Raja Ramchandra Mardaraj of Khallikote was a MLA Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo of Athmalik was a MLA Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj of Daspalla was a Minister. His son Late Raja Purna Chandra Deo Bhanj was a MLA. Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajpati of Parlakhemundi was the first Prime Minister of Orissa, before independence. There could be more. If I remember, I will let you know. Regards, B.K. Singh Deo On 7/21/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > A friend has compiled list of Royals who are active in Indian politics. > Ay additions/ corrections are most welcome. > Here is the list > > 01. From Erstwhile Princely State of Gwalior > > Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, BJP MP > Gwalior(MP) > > Shri Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Congress MP > Guna (MP) > > Dushyant Singh, BJP MP > Jhalawar(Rajasthan ) > > Vasundara Raje Scindia, BJP > CM, Rajasthan > > 02. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bushahr (now in Shimla and Kinnaur > districts) > > Virbhadra Singh, Congress > Ex-CM, HP > > Smt. Pratibha Singh, Congress MP (Wife of Virbhadra Singh) > Mandi (HP) > > 03. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kullu > > Maheshwar Singh, BJP > Ex-MP (Mandi) > > 04. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bolagir > > Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP > Minister of Urban Development & Public enterprises, Govt. of Orissa. > > Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, BJP MP (Wife of Vardhan Singh) > Bolangir(Orissa) > > 05. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Shahjahanpur > > Jitin Prasada, Congress MP > Shahjahanpur (UP) > > 06. From Erstwhile Princely State Bharatpur > > Vishvendra Singh, MP, BJP > Bharatpur, Rajasthan > > Mrs. Divya Singh, BJP (Wife of Vishvendra Singh) > MLA > > 07. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bharatpur > > K. Natwar Singh, > Ex-Foreign Minister > > Jagat Singh, BSP (Son of Natwar Singh), Rajasthan > > 08. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Churhat > > Arjun Singh, Congress (RS) > Union HRD Minister > > Ajay Singh, Congress (Son of Arjun Singh) > Chairman, Campaign Committee for MP Assembly Election > > > > > 09. From Erstwhile Princely State of Barmer > > Jaswant Singh, BJP > Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha > > Manvendra Singh, BJP MP ( Son of Jaswant Singh) > Barmer (RJ) > > 10. From Erstwhile Princely State of Patiala > > Mrs Preneet Kaur, Congress MP (Wife of Capt. Amrinder Singh) > Patiala (PJ) > > Capt. Amrinder Singh > Ex-Punjab CM > > 11. From Erstwhile Princely State of Raghogarh > > Digvijay Singh, Congress > General Secretary & ex-CM, Madhya Pradesh > > Lakshman Singh, BJP MP( Younger Brother of Digvijay Singh) > Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh > > 12. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kalahandi > > Bikram Keshari Deo, BJP MP > Kalahandi, Orissa > > 13. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dungarpur > > Shri Manvendra Singh, Congress MP > Mathura, UP > > 14. From Erstwhile Princely State of Baraon > > Kanwar Rewati Raman Singh, SP MP > Allahabad, UP > > 15. From Erstwhile Princely State of Chattisgarh > > Dilip Singh Judeo, BJP > MP (Rajya Sabha) > > 16. From Erstwhile Royal family of Bhadri (Awadh) > > Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, Independent > MLA, Kunda (UP) > > Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, SP MP (Nephew of Raja Bhaiya) > Pratapgarh, UP > > Ratna Singh, Congress > Ex-MP, Pratapgarh > > 17. From Erstwhile Chandrabans Royal Family > > K. C. Singh Baba, Congress MP > Nainital (Uttarakhand) > > 18. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Raja Muthiah > > P Chidambaram, Congress MP > Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu ) > > > 19. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Dogra > > Dr. Karan Singh, Congress > Rajya Sabha Member > > Ajatshatru Singh (Dr. Karan Singh's > son) > National Conference Leader > > 20. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Kurupam Raja's > > Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Deo, Congress MP > Parvathipuram (Andhra Pradesh) > > 21. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Manakpur > > Anand Singh, Congress > Ex-MP > > Kirti Vardhan Singh, Samajwadi Party MP (Son of Anand Singh) > Gonda, Uttar Pradesh > > 22. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Chinna Merangi > > Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju, Congress > Minister for Forests, Environment, Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra > Pradesh > > 23. From Erstwhile Princely State of Mysore > > SN Wadiyar, Congress > Ex-MP > > 24. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dhenkanal > > K.P. Singh Deo, Congress > Ex-MP, Orissa > > 25. From Erstwhile Princely State of Tehri Garhwal > > Manujaindra Shah, BJP (son of eight time BJP MP Manvendra Shah) > > 26. From Erstwhile Princely State of Alwar > > Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress > MLA (Rajasthan), Secretary, AICC (Assisting Rahul Gandhi) > > 27. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Katthiwara > > Kunwar Vijay Shah, BJP > Cabinet Minister, Govt of MP. > > 28. From Erstwhile Princely State of Rampur > > Begum Noor Bano aka Mahatab Zamani, Congress > Ex-MP, Rampur (UP) > > > Not Known > > Kunwar Sarvraj Singh, JD(U) > Aonla(Uttar Pradesh) > > Dr. Kunwar Devendra Singh Yadav, SP > Etah (UP) > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Not happy with your email address?. > Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now > at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear members There was a notice in the Hindu paper, New Delhi edition today of the passing away of a young girl from the Vizianagaram royal family. Most unfortunate .I don't recall the name, but one of her names was Prashar. I think it was mentioned she was born in 1982. There is a prayer meeting today somewhere in Delhi. I apologise for being so vague with the details, but the paper was not mine. best Arjun Nayar Coordinator - Resource Mobilisation The SETU Foundation Ph & Fax: + 91 11 22711928 Mobile: +91 98734 45354 www.thesetufoundation.com

I would like to add what I know. 1. You have mentioned HH Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo of Patna correctly, but his wife should be HH Maharani Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo MP. There are more in politics from Patna State. They are Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, Minister Works and Housing, Govt. of Orissa. Kumar Kalikesh Singh Deo son of Mahrajkumar Anang Uday Singh Deo, who is a Member of the Orissa Legslative Assembly. Anang Uday Singh Deo's father the Late HH Mahraja Sir Rajendra Naryan Singh Deo KCIE was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 -1971. His elder son Late HH Maharaja Raj Raj Singh Deo (father of Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo) was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha between 1967and 1977. Other royalty in politics in Orissa are. Raja Kishore Chandra Singh Deo of Dharakote MLA.His father Late Raja Anant Narayan Singh Deo was a Minister as well as a member of the Lok Sabha Raja Nitish Gang Deb MLA Raja of Bamra. His late father Raja Pradipta Gang Deb , his grand father Raja Bhanugang Tribhuban Deb were MLA's, the latter was also a Deputy Minister. Raja Bhanuganga's wife Rani Jyoti Manjari Devi was also a MLA. Raja Bibhuti Bhusan Mardaraj, former Minster and Deputy Speaker in Orissa, His father Late Raja Harihar Mardaraj was a Minister. Rajkumar Pratap Keshari Deb MLA (son of the Late Raja Sarat Deb of Aul who was an ex minister and M.P. Lok Sabha Rajmata Sushree Devi wife of Raja Sarat Deb who was initially an MLA and just finished her term as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. Her mother in law Rajmata of Aul was also a MLA Late Raja Trilochan Singh Deo of Narsinghpur who was MLA for 4 terms. His mother Late Rajmata Kanak Lata Devi Narsinghpur was a MLA Late Raja Shailendra Narayan Bhanj Deo of Kanika was a Minister Rani Rasmanjari Devi of Tigiria, was a MLA Yuvrani Usha Devi of Chikiti is a sitting MLA (4th term) Rani Sugyani Deo of Khallikote is a MLA for 5 terms. Late Rajmata of Sukinda was a MLA Late Raja Shankar Pratap Singh Deo of Dhenkanal and his wife Rani Rtana Prabha Devi were MLA's Raja Gopinath Gajapati Deb of Parlakhemundi was a Member of the Lok Sabha. Late Raja Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj of Nilgiri was a MLA for many terms Late Raja Bir Udit Pratap Shekhar Deo of Gangpur was a Minister. His son Late Rajkumar Bharatendra Chandra Shekhar Deo was a MLA. Late Raja Anup Singh Deo of Khariar was a Minister on many occasions. Late Raja Ramchandra Mardaraj of Khallikote was a MLA Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo of Athmalik was a MLA Late Raja Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj of Daspalla was a Minister. His son Late Raja Purna Chandra Deo Bhanj was a MLA. Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajpati of Parlakhemundi was the first Prime Minister of Orissa, before independence. There could be more. If I remember, I will let you know. Regards, B.K. Singh Deo On 7/21/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > A friend has compiled list of Royals who are active in Indian politics. > Ay additions/ corrections are most welcome. > Here is the list > > 01. From Erstwhile Princely State of Gwalior > > Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, BJP MP > Gwalior(MP) > > Shri Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Congress MP > Guna (MP) > > Dushyant Singh, BJP MP > Jhalawar(Rajasthan ) > > Vasundara Raje Scindia, BJP > CM, Rajasthan > > 02. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bushahr (now in Shimla and Kinnaur > districts) > > Virbhadra Singh, Congress > Ex-CM, HP > > Smt. Pratibha Singh, Congress MP (Wife of Virbhadra Singh) > Mandi (HP) > > 03. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kullu > > Maheshwar Singh, BJP > Ex-MP (Mandi) > > 04. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bolagir > > Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP > Minister of Urban Development & Public enterprises, Govt. of Orissa. > > Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, BJP MP (Wife of Vardhan Singh) > Bolangir(Orissa) > > 05. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Shahjahanpur > > Jitin Prasada, Congress MP > Shahjahanpur (UP) > > 06. From Erstwhile Princely State Bharatpur > > Vishvendra Singh, MP, BJP > Bharatpur, Rajasthan > > Mrs. Divya Singh, BJP (Wife of Vishvendra Singh) > MLA > > 07. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bharatpur > > K. Natwar Singh, > Ex-Foreign Minister > > Jagat Singh, BSP (Son of Natwar Singh), Rajasthan > > 08. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Churhat > > Arjun Singh, Congress (RS) > Union HRD Minister > > Ajay Singh, Congress (Son of Arjun Singh) > Chairman, Campaign Committee for MP Assembly Election > > > > > 09. From Erstwhile Princely State of Barmer > > Jaswant Singh, BJP > Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha > > Manvendra Singh, BJP MP ( Son of Jaswant Singh) > Barmer (RJ) > > 10. From Erstwhile Princely State of Patiala > > Mrs Preneet Kaur, Congress MP (Wife of Capt. Amrinder Singh) > Patiala (PJ) > > Capt. Amrinder Singh > Ex-Punjab CM > > 11. From Erstwhile Princely State of Raghogarh > > Digvijay Singh, Congress > General Secretary & ex-CM, Madhya Pradesh > > Lakshman Singh, BJP MP( Younger Brother of Digvijay Singh) > Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh > > 12. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kalahandi > > Bikram Keshari Deo, BJP MP > Kalahandi, Orissa > > 13. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dungarpur > > Shri Manvendra Singh, Congress MP > Mathura, UP > > 14. From Erstwhile Princely State of Baraon > > Kanwar Rewati Raman Singh, SP MP > Allahabad, UP > > 15. From Erstwhile Princely State of Chattisgarh > > Dilip Singh Judeo, BJP > MP (Rajya Sabha) > > 16. From Erstwhile Royal family of Bhadri (Awadh) > > Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, Independent > MLA, Kunda (UP) > > Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, SP MP (Nephew of Raja Bhaiya) > Pratapgarh, UP > > Ratna Singh, Congress > Ex-MP, Pratapgarh > > 17. From Erstwhile Chandrabans Royal Family > > K. C. Singh Baba, Congress MP > Nainital (Uttarakhand) > > 18. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Raja Muthiah > > P Chidambaram, Congress MP > Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu ) > > > 19. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Dogra > > Dr. Karan Singh, Congress > Rajya Sabha Member > > Ajatshatru Singh (Dr. Karan Singh's > son) > National Conference Leader > > 20. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Kurupam Raja's > > Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Deo, Congress MP > Parvathipuram (Andhra Pradesh) > > 21. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Manakpur > > Anand Singh, Congress > Ex-MP > > Kirti Vardhan Singh, Samajwadi Party MP (Son of Anand Singh) > Gonda, Uttar Pradesh > > 22. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Chinna Merangi > > Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju, Congress > Minister for Forests, Environment, Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra > Pradesh > > 23. From Erstwhile Princely State of Mysore > > SN Wadiyar, Congress > Ex-MP > > 24. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dhenkanal > > K.P. Singh Deo, Congress > Ex-MP, Orissa > > 25. From Erstwhile Princely State of Tehri Garhwal > > Manujaindra Shah, BJP (son of eight time BJP MP Manvendra Shah) > > 26. From Erstwhile Princely State of Alwar > > Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress > MLA (Rajasthan), Secretary, AICC (Assisting Rahul Gandhi) > > 27. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Katthiwara > > Kunwar Vijay Shah, BJP > Cabinet Minister, Govt of MP. > > 28. From Erstwhile Princely State of Rampur > > Begum Noor Bano aka Mahatab Zamani, Congress > Ex-MP, Rampur (UP) > > > Not Known > > Kunwar Sarvraj Singh, JD(U) > Aonla(Uttar Pradesh) > > Dr. Kunwar Devendra Singh Yadav, SP > Etah (UP) > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Not happy with your email address?. > Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now > at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A friend has compiled list of Royals who are active in Indian politics. Ay additions/ corrections are most welcome. Here is the list 01. From Erstwhile Princely State of Gwalior Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia, BJP MP Gwalior(MP) Shri Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Congress MP Guna (MP) Dushyant Singh, BJP MP Jhalawar(Rajasthan ) Vasundara Raje Scindia, BJP CM, Rajasthan 02. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bushahr (now in Shimla and Kinnaur districts) Virbhadra Singh, Congress Ex-CM, HP Smt. Pratibha Singh, Congress MP (Wife of Virbhadra Singh) Mandi (HP) 03. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kullu Maheshwar Singh, BJP Ex-MP (Mandi) 04. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bolagir Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, BJP Minister of Urban Development & Public enterprises, Govt. of Orissa. Smt Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, BJP MP (Wife of Vardhan Singh) Bolangir(Orissa) 05. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Shahjahanpur Jitin Prasada, Congress MP Shahjahanpur (UP) 06. From Erstwhile Princely State Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, MP, BJP Bharatpur, Rajasthan Mrs. Divya Singh, BJP (Wife of Vishvendra Singh) MLA 07. From Erstwhile Princely State of Bharatpur K. Natwar Singh, Ex-Foreign Minister Jagat Singh, BSP (Son of Natwar Singh), Rajasthan 08. From an Erstwhile Princely State of Churhat Arjun Singh, Congress (RS) Union HRD Minister Ajay Singh, Congress (Son of Arjun Singh) Chairman, Campaign Committee for MP Assembly Election 09. From Erstwhile Princely State of Barmer Jaswant Singh, BJP Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha Manvendra Singh, BJP MP ( Son of Jaswant Singh) Barmer (RJ) 10. From Erstwhile Princely State of Patiala Mrs Preneet Kaur, Congress MP (Wife of Capt. Amrinder Singh) Patiala (PJ) Capt. Amrinder Singh Ex-Punjab CM 11. From Erstwhile Princely State of Raghogarh Digvijay Singh, Congress General Secretary & ex-CM, Madhya Pradesh Lakshman Singh, BJP MP( Younger Brother of Digvijay Singh) Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh 12. From Erstwhile Princely State of Kalahandi Bikram Keshari Deo, BJP MP Kalahandi, Orissa 13. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dungarpur Shri Manvendra Singh, Congress MP Mathura, UP 14. From Erstwhile Princely State of Baraon Kanwar Rewati Raman Singh, SP MP Allahabad, UP 15. From Erstwhile Princely State of Chattisgarh Dilip Singh Judeo, BJP MP (Rajya Sabha) 16. From Erstwhile Royal family of Bhadri (Awadh) Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, Independent MLA, Kunda (UP) Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, SP MP (Nephew of Raja Bhaiya) Pratapgarh, UP Ratna Singh, Congress Ex-MP, Pratapgarh 17. From Erstwhile Chandrabans Royal Family K. C. Singh Baba, Congress MP Nainital (Uttarakhand) 18. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Raja Muthiah P Chidambaram, Congress MP Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu ) 19. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Dogra Dr. Karan Singh, Congress Rajya Sabha Member Ajatshatru Singh (Dr. Karan Singh’s son) National Conference Leader 20. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Kurupam Raja's Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Deo, Congress MP Parvathipuram (Andhra Pradesh) 21. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Manakpur Anand Singh, Congress Ex-MP Kirti Vardhan Singh, Samajwadi Party MP (Son of Anand Singh) Gonda, Uttar Pradesh 22. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Chinna Merangi Satrucharla Vijayarama Raju, Congress Minister for Forests, Environment, Science & Technology, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 23. From Erstwhile Princely State of Mysore SN Wadiyar, Congress Ex-MP 24. From Erstwhile Princely State of Dhenkanal K.P. Singh Deo, Congress Ex-MP, Orissa 25. From Erstwhile Princely State of Tehri Garhwal Manujaindra Shah, BJP (son of eight time BJP MP Manvendra Shah) 26. From Erstwhile Princely State of Alwar Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Congress MLA (Rajasthan), Secretary, AICC (Assisting Rahul Gandhi) 27. From Erstwhile Royal Family of Katthiwara Kunwar Vijay Shah, BJP Cabinet Minister, Govt of MP. 28. From Erstwhile Princely State of Rampur Begum Noor Bano aka Mahatab Zamani, Congress Ex-MP, Rampur (UP) Not Known Kunwar Sarvraj Singh, JD(U) Aonla(Uttar Pradesh) Dr. Kunwar Devendra Singh Yadav, SP Etah (UP) __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

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