DPhillips@fbm.com wrote: > 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It belonged to Khushwant Singh's > father. It is called Kerala House now. > > Sir, Was it the official residence of Travancore state? Rahul

No, That was Cochin house. There is another large building called Travancore House which houses the "State bank of Travancore" . This was the palace of Maharaja of Travancore. --- Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> wrote: > DPhillips@fbm.com wrote: > > 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It > belonged to Khushwant Singh's > > father. It is called Kerala House now. > > > > > Sir, > Was it the official residence of Travancore state? > 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 >

Dear Sirs, I am trying to reach the current descendants of the princely states of Morvi, Dhanrajgiri, Limbdi and Rajputana to get information of the contributions they had made to the establishment of Banaras Hindu University promoted and founded by Mahamana Madan Malaviyaji in 1916. A trust has been formed at Bangalore Chaired by Dr. SK Maini of Reva Group of industries, to publish works of Malaviyaji on the occasion of his 150 th birthday in 2011and include the precious photographs and other information that you would like to be shared of the association of your State with Malaviyaji in this task. We would be grateful for your kind response and also request you to kindly peruse the website www.mahamanamalaviya.org and suggest means of making this website more meaningful. You could reply to me or skmaini@airtelmail.in ( Attention Sri KC Chandramouli ). Thanking you in anticipation, Yours very truly, S V Venkatesh

Dhrangadara House in Delhi. -----Original Message----- From: india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of akshay chavan Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:22 AM To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi Hi I don't thnk I have the complete list too. 1. Sangli - It was alloted to sangli state but house was not built. 2. I think Andhra land was Pataudi House... not sure. 3. Dholpur House - Yes, the UPSC building was the Dholpur house. 4. Kota House - This is the Naval mess which you are referring to. It belonged to Kota Family. 5. Next to Kota house, and kapurthala house on mansingh road is Jaisalmer House. 6. The Nepal Embassy was originally alloted to Dhar state. I am not sure if building was built by Dhar family too. 7. There was Bharatpur House but am not sure of its location. 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It belonged to Khushwant Singh's father. It is called Kerala House now. 9. There were Nabha house, Jind House and Tehri Gharwal House as well. 10. Doordarshan head office is located in Mandi House belonging to Mandi state. I dont know if orginal palace is still there. I too would love to know if someone has complete list. Regards Akshay --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough > figure by my guess, there appear to be more than 35. > Was there a Sangli state where presently Maharashtra > Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli > Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. > Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC is > presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than > Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of > today) and away from India Gate? > > PK Saha > > > --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, > pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > > Hi all, > > > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my > research on the > > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm thankful > it has > > come up again thru many of you. > > > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling > Princes and > > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is > not yet > > final, as some more may be added. The British > government > > had requested the Princely States to construct > their > > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes > Park area > > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: > they wanted > > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. And > the > > Princely States also wanted some royal > accommodation during > > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. Accordingly, each > > of them was offered around 8 > acres of > > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being > given to > > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land was > roughly > > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my sources) > which > > some of the States failed to pay. There are > interesting > > correspondeces between the Princely States and the > British > > government regarding allotment, choice of > location, visit > > of the Maharajas to the sites and > > payment criteria etc. > > > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land > belonged > > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). > And the > > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area > belonged to > > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur was > not > > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, > Madhoganj, Bas > > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, but eventually gave > > them away in lieu of land in New > Delhi. > > > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other > Royal Houses > > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps > refer > > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi > and south > > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being > used by > > respective State or Central govt. and are not > being > > maintained properly. There may be some confusion > owing to > > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An > important > > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 > volumes) > > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a Listing." > > > > Though the original plan was that all these > buildings be > > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, > Lutyens > > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda > House and > > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after > completion, was > > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as they > thought > > it was too Western for their taste. I could not > gather > > information about the architects of other such > buildings, > > which I will appreciate if you have. > > > > Any other information, images regarding the > subject would > > be welcome. > > > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > To: "royalty" > > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > Some time back, there was discussion on residences > of > > Rajas/ Maharajas in New > > Delhi. 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Hi After years of search, I have finally found the elusive Chateau de Holkar in St Germain en Laye. It is now called Chateau d Hennemont. This is the photo: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1087368 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3202138 It houses a school now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyc%C3%A9e_International_de_Saint_Germain-en-Laye It was sold by Holkars in 1930 . Oh god! I feel so good!! With regards Akshay

Then under what circumstances, Kotah was given plot of land further away from India Gate as compared to Dholpur and accepted it too, without ego problems? The present Rajasthan House and J&K ( Kashmir ) House are still further away. Whose property was the present Rajasthan House? PKS --- On Tue, 13/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > To: pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk, india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, 13 May, 2008, 9:57 PM > As per information available, H.H. the Maharaja of Kotah > whose House is now the Naval Mess and next to Dholpur > House, now the UPSC, enjoyed 17-gun salute, that is more > than the 15 gun-salute for H.H. the Maharaj Rana of > Dholpur. > > As for Kotah House, Maharao Umed Singh II (1889-1940) OF > Kotah constructed Kotah House in Delhi in 1938, in the > imperial art-deco style. M/S Satha Buta &Co, a firm From > Bombay, were the architects. > > Sumanta K Bhowmick > > > > > > > > > > Dr. Sumanta K Bhowmick > Deputy Director > 122 Parliament House > New Delhi 110 001 > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > Office : 91 11 23034725 > Residence : 91 11 42156093 > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > --- On Tue, 13/5/08, arjun <arjunjadeja@gmail.com> > wrote: > > From: arjun <arjunjadeja@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > To: pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk, india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, 13 May, 2008, 7:25 PM > > Jamnagar moved from 13 to 15 Gun Salutes after JamSaheb > Ranjitsinhji took > over the Chamber of Princes, and for his special War > efforts of world War > I. > > On 5/12/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > > > Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough > figure by my guess, there > > appear to be more than 35. Was there a Sangli state > where presently > > Maharashtra Sadan is under construction and was called > Sangli Apartments? > > Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. Lady Irwin > School. Was Dholpur House > > where UPSC is presently located, enjoyed higher gun > salute than Jamnagar, > > who house is next ( the Naval mess of today) and away > from India Gate? > > > > PK Saha > > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in > Delhi > > > To: "royalty" > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, > pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > > > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > > > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my > research on the > > > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm > thankful it has > > > come up again thru many of you. > > > > > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling > Princes and > > > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is > not yet > > > final, as some more may be added. The British > government > > > had requested the Princely States to construct > their > > > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes > Park area > > > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: > they wanted > > > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. > And the > > > Princely States also wanted some royal > accommodation during > > > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. > > > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 > acres of > > > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being > given to > > > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land > was roughly > > > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my > sources) which > > > some of the States failed to pay. There are > interesting > > > correspondeces between the Princely States and > the British > > > government regarding allotment, choice of > location, visit > > > of the Maharajas to the sites and > > > payment criteria etc. > > > > > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land > belonged > > > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). > And the > > > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area > belonged to > > > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur > was not > > > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, > Madhoganj, Bas > > > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, > but > > > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New > Delhi. > > > > > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other > Royal Houses > > > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps > refer > > > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi > and south > > > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being > used by > > > respective State or Central govt. and are not > being > > > maintained properly. There may be some confusion > owing to > > > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An > important > > > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 > volumes) > > > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a > Listing." > > > > > > Though the original plan was that all these > buildings be > > > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, > Lutyens > > > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda > House and > > > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after > completion, was > > > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as > they thought > > > it was too Western for their taste. I could not > gather > > > information about the architects of other such > buildings, > > > which I will appreciate if you have. > > > > > > Any other information, images regarding the > subject would > > > be welcome. > > > > > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > > > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > > > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > > To: "royalty" > > > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > > > Some time back, there was discussion on > residences of > > > Rajas/ Maharajas in New > > > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? > > > > > > There appears to be two "Pataudi > Houses" , One > > > near Connaught Place ( > > > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( > near Jama > > > Masjid). > > > > > > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. > One near > > > India gate and other > > > on Aurangzeb Road. > > > > > > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( > Officers > > > quarters, India gate)? > > > > > > PKS > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > > > A Smarter Email > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and > more. 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Jamnagar moved from 13 to 15 Gun Salutes after JamSaheb Ranjitsinhji took over the Chamber of Princes, and for his special War efforts of world War I. On 5/12/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough figure by my guess, there > appear to be more than 35. Was there a Sangli state where presently > Maharashtra Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli Apartments? > Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House > where UPSC is presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than Jamnagar, > who house is next ( the Naval mess of today) and away from India Gate? > > PK Saha > > > --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > > Hi all, > > > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my research on the > > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm thankful it has > > come up again thru many of you. > > > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling Princes and > > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is not yet > > final, as some more may be added. The British government > > had requested the Princely States to construct their > > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes Park area > > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: they wanted > > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. And the > > Princely States also wanted some royal accommodation during > > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. > > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 acres of > > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being given to > > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land was roughly > > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my sources) which > > some of the States failed to pay. There are interesting > > correspondeces between the Princely States and the British > > government regarding allotment, choice of location, visit > > of the Maharajas to the sites and > > payment criteria etc. > > > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land belonged > > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). And the > > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area belonged to > > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur was not > > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, Madhoganj, Bas > > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, but > > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New Delhi. > > > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other Royal Houses > > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps refer > > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi and south > > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being used by > > respective State or Central govt. and are not being > > maintained properly. There may be some confusion owing to > > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An important > > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 volumes) > > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a Listing." > > > > Though the original plan was that all these buildings be > > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, Lutyens > > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda House and > > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after completion, was > > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as they thought > > it was too Western for their taste. I could not gather > > information about the architects of other such buildings, > > which I will appreciate if you have. > > > > Any other information, images regarding the subject would > > be welcome. > > > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > To: "royalty" > > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > Some time back, there was discussion on residences of > > Rajas/ Maharajas in New > > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? > > > > There appears to be two "Pataudi Houses" , One > > near Connaught Place ( > > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( near Jama > > Masjid). > > > > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. One near > > India gate and other > > on Aurangzeb Road. > > > > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( Officers > > quarters, India gate)? > > > > PKS > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 > > > > > > > > > > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You > > name it, we have it. > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! 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Tehri Garwal house is located on 5-Bhagwan Das Raod, near Mandi House. -------------------------------------------------- From: "akshay chavan" <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:52 PM To: <india-royalty@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > Hi > > I don't thnk I have the complete list too. > > 1. Sangli - It was alloted to sangli state but house > was not built. > > 2. I think Andhra land was Pataudi House... not sure. > > 3. Dholpur House - Yes, the UPSC building was the > Dholpur house. > > 4. Kota House - This is the Naval mess which you are > referring to. It belonged to Kota Family. > > 5. Next to Kota house, and kapurthala house on > mansingh road is Jaisalmer House. > > 6. The Nepal Embassy was originally alloted to Dhar > state. I am not sure if building was built by Dhar > family too. > > 7. There was Bharatpur House but am not sure of its > location. > > 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It belonged to > Khushwant Singh's father. It is called Kerala House > now. > > 9. There were Nabha house, Jind House and Tehri > Gharwal House as well. > > 10. Doordarshan head office is located in Mandi House > belonging to Mandi state. I dont know if orginal > palace is still there. > > I too would love to know if someone has complete list. > > > Regards > Akshay > > > --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough >> figure by my guess, there appear to be more than 35. >> Was there a Sangli state where presently Maharashtra >> Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli >> Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. >> Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC is >> presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than >> Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of >> today) and away from India Gate? >> >> PK Saha >> >> >> --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick >> <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> >> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi >> > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, >> pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk >> > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses >> > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my >> research on the >> > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm thankful >> it has >> > come up again thru many of you. >> > >> > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling >> Princes and >> > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is >> not yet >> > final, as some more may be added. The British >> government >> > had requested the Princely States to construct >> their >> > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes >> Park area >> > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: >> they wanted >> > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. And >> the >> > Princely States also wanted some royal >> accommodation during >> > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. >> > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 >> acres of >> > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being >> given to >> > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land was >> roughly >> > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my sources) >> which >> > some of the States failed to pay. There are >> interesting >> > correspondeces between the Princely States and the >> British >> > government regarding allotment, choice of >> location, visit >> > of the Maharajas to the sites and >> > payment criteria etc. >> > >> > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land >> belonged >> > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). >> And the >> > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area >> belonged to >> > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur was >> not >> > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, >> Madhoganj, Bas >> > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, but >> > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New >> Delhi. >> > >> > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other >> Royal Houses >> > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps >> refer >> > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi >> and south >> > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being >> used by >> > respective State or Central govt. and are not >> being >> > maintained properly. There may be some confusion >> owing to >> > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An >> important >> > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 >> volumes) >> > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a Listing." >> > >> > Though the original plan was that all these >> buildings be >> > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, >> Lutyens >> > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda >> House and >> > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after >> completion, was >> > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as they >> thought >> > it was too Western for their taste. I could not >> gather >> > information about the architects of other such >> buildings, >> > which I will appreciate if you have. >> > >> > Any other information, images regarding the >> subject would >> > be welcome. >> > >> > Sumanta K Bhowmick. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Mobile : 91 9971369909 >> > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com >> > >> > >> > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha >> > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> > >> > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> >> > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi >> > To: "royalty" >> > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM >> > >> > Some time back, there was discussion on residences >> of >> > Rajas/ Maharajas in New >> > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? >> > >> > There appears to be two "Pataudi Houses" , One >> > near Connaught Place ( >> > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( >> near Jama >> > Masjid). >> > >> > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. >> One near >> > India gate and other >> > on Aurangzeb Road. >> > >> > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( >> Officers >> > quarters, India gate)? >> > >> > PKS >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > __________________________________________________________ >> > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. >> > A Smarter Email >> http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and >> more. 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Some oversight. On one side of Dholpur house is the Naval Mess which is Kota House and other side is Jamnagar House which has some barracks and Govt. offices. Both these states had apparently higher ratings than Dholpur House. P.K.Saha --- On Mon, 12/5/08, akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Monday, 12 May, 2008, 7:52 PM > Hi > > I don't thnk I have the complete list too. > > 1. Sangli - It was alloted to sangli state but house > was not built. > > 2. I think Andhra land was Pataudi House... not sure. > > 3. Dholpur House - Yes, the UPSC building was the > Dholpur house. > > 4. Kota House - This is the Naval mess which you are > referring to. It belonged to Kota Family. > > 5. Next to Kota house, and kapurthala house on > mansingh road is Jaisalmer House. > > 6. The Nepal Embassy was originally alloted to Dhar > state. I am not sure if building was built by Dhar > family too. > > 7. There was Bharatpur House but am not sure of its > location. > > 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It belonged to > Khushwant Singh's father. It is called Kerala House > now. > > 9. There were Nabha house, Jind House and Tehri > Gharwal House as well. > > 10. Doordarshan head office is located in Mandi House > belonging to Mandi state. I dont know if orginal > palace is still there. > > I too would love to know if someone has complete list. > > > Regards > Akshay > > > --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough > > figure by my guess, there appear to be more than 35. > > Was there a Sangli state where presently Maharashtra > > Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli > > Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. > > Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC is > > presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than > > Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of > > today) and away from India Gate? > > > > PK Saha > > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick > > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in > Delhi > > > To: "royalty" > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, > > pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > > > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > > > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my > > research on the > > > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm > thankful > > it has > > > come up again thru many of you. > > > > > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling > > Princes and > > > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is > > not yet > > > final, as some more may be added. The British > > government > > > had requested the Princely States to construct > > their > > > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes > > Park area > > > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: > > they wanted > > > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. > And > > the > > > Princely States also wanted some royal > > accommodation during > > > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. > > > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 > > acres of > > > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being > > given to > > > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land > was > > roughly > > > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my > sources) > > which > > > some of the States failed to pay. There are > > interesting > > > correspondeces between the Princely States and > the > > British > > > government regarding allotment, choice of > > location, visit > > > of the Maharajas to the sites and > > > payment criteria etc. > > > > > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land > > belonged > > > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). > > And the > > > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area > > belonged to > > > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur > was > > not > > > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, > > Madhoganj, Bas > > > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, > but > > > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New > > Delhi. > > > > > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other > > Royal Houses > > > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps > > refer > > > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi > > and south > > > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being > > used by > > > respective State or Central govt. and are not > > being > > > maintained properly. There may be some confusion > > owing to > > > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An > > important > > > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 > > volumes) > > > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a > Listing." > > > > > > Though the original plan was that all these > > buildings be > > > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, > > Lutyens > > > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda > > House and > > > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after > > completion, was > > > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as > they > > thought > > > it was too Western for their taste. I could not > > gather > > > information about the architects of other such > > buildings, > > > which I will appreciate if you have. > > > > > > Any other information, images regarding the > > subject would > > > be welcome. > > > > > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > > > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > > > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > > To: "royalty" > > > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > > > Some time back, there was discussion on > residences > > of > > > Rajas/ Maharajas in New > > > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? > > > > > > There appears to be two "Pataudi > Houses" , One > > > near Connaught Place ( > > > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( > > near Jama > > > Masjid). > > > > > > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. > > One near > > > India gate and other > > > on Aurangzeb Road. > > > > > > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( > > Officers > > > quarters, India gate)? > > > > > > PKS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > > > A Smarter Email > > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and > > more. 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Gentlemen, Did not the Bhup family of Coch Bihar did not own any residence in Delhi? Rahul

The original structure of Mandi House is no longer there, it was demolished to make way for a pair of ill conceived, ill constructed and ugly towers. The portion of the boundary wall facing the round about is still of the original Mandi House. Some more Houses: Baroda House- It is housing Northern Railway head quarters. Patiala House- In a criminal state of neglect, housing courts. Travencore House - on Hailey Road round about houses some Kerala government office, perhaps tourism office. Hyderabad House is the State guest house of Govt of India, where PM holds official meetings, lunches or dinners. Dharbhanga house- Perhaps still with the youngest queen. Best Wishes! SHYAM -------------------------------------------------- From: "akshay chavan" <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:52 PM To: <india-royalty@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > Hi > > I don't thnk I have the complete list too. > > 1. Sangli - It was alloted to sangli state but house > was not built. > > 2. I think Andhra land was Pataudi House... not sure. > > 3. Dholpur House - Yes, the UPSC building was the > Dholpur house. > > 4. Kota House - This is the Naval mess which you are > referring to. It belonged to Kota Family. > > 5. Next to Kota house, and kapurthala house on > mansingh road is Jaisalmer House. > > 6. The Nepal Embassy was originally alloted to Dhar > state. I am not sure if building was built by Dhar > family too. > > 7. There was Bharatpur House but am not sure of its > location. > > 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It belonged to > Khushwant Singh's father. It is called Kerala House > now. > > 9. There were Nabha house, Jind House and Tehri > Gharwal House as well. > > 10. Doordarshan head office is located in Mandi House > belonging to Mandi state. I dont know if orginal > palace is still there. > > I too would love to know if someone has complete list. > > > Regards > Akshay > > > --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough >> figure by my guess, there appear to be more than 35. >> Was there a Sangli state where presently Maharashtra >> Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli >> Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. >> Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC is >> presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than >> Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of >> today) and away from India Gate? >> >> PK Saha >> >> >> --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick >> <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> >> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi >> > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, >> pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk >> > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses >> > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my >> research on the >> > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm thankful >> it has >> > come up again thru many of you. >> > >> > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling >> Princes and >> > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is >> not yet >> > final, as some more may be added. The British >> government >> > had requested the Princely States to construct >> their >> > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes >> Park area >> > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: >> they wanted >> > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. And >> the >> > Princely States also wanted some royal >> accommodation during >> > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. >> > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 >> acres of >> > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being >> given to >> > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land was >> roughly >> > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my sources) >> which >> > some of the States failed to pay. There are >> interesting >> > correspondeces between the Princely States and the >> British >> > government regarding allotment, choice of >> location, visit >> > of the Maharajas to the sites and >> > payment criteria etc. >> > >> > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land >> belonged >> > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). >> And the >> > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area >> belonged to >> > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur was >> not >> > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, >> Madhoganj, Bas >> > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, but >> > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New >> Delhi. >> > >> > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other >> Royal Houses >> > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps >> refer >> > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi >> and south >> > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being >> used by >> > respective State or Central govt. and are not >> being >> > maintained properly. There may be some confusion >> owing to >> > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An >> important >> > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 >> volumes) >> > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a Listing." >> > >> > Though the original plan was that all these >> buildings be >> > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, >> Lutyens >> > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda >> House and >> > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after >> completion, was >> > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as they >> thought >> > it was too Western for their taste. I could not >> gather >> > information about the architects of other such >> buildings, >> > which I will appreciate if you have. >> > >> > Any other information, images regarding the >> subject would >> > be welcome. >> > >> > Sumanta K Bhowmick. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Mobile : 91 9971369909 >> > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com >> > >> > >> > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha >> > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> > >> > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> >> > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi >> > To: "royalty" >> > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM >> > >> > Some time back, there was discussion on residences >> of >> > Rajas/ Maharajas in New >> > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? >> > >> > There appears to be two "Pataudi Houses" , One >> > near Connaught Place ( >> > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( >> near Jama >> > Masjid). >> > >> > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. >> One near >> > India gate and other >> > on Aurangzeb Road. >> > >> > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( >> Officers >> > quarters, India gate)? >> > >> > PKS >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > __________________________________________________________ >> > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. >> > A Smarter Email >> http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and >> more. 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I am not familiar with Delhi, but I think there is a Patiala House which houses some courts, there was a Kanika House(a zamindari of Orissa), which housed the Polish Embassy and was sold to them., there was a Hemgiri House,which belonged to the Zamindar of Hemgiri (Orissa). I am told there are two Faridkot Houses, which are centrally located. Regards, B.K. Singh Deo On 5/12/08, akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi > > I don't thnk I have the complete list too. > > 1. Sangli - It was alloted to sangli state but house > was not built. > > 2. I think Andhra land was Pataudi House... not sure. > > 3. Dholpur House - Yes, the UPSC building was the > Dholpur house. > > 4. Kota House - This is the Naval mess which you are > referring to. It belonged to Kota Family. > > 5. Next to Kota house, and kapurthala house on > mansingh road is Jaisalmer House. > > 6. The Nepal Embassy was originally alloted to Dhar > state. I am not sure if building was built by Dhar > family too. > > 7. There was Bharatpur House but am not sure of its > location. > > 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It belonged to > Khushwant Singh's father. It is called Kerala House > now. > > 9. There were Nabha house, Jind House and Tehri > Gharwal House as well. > > 10. Doordarshan head office is located in Mandi House > belonging to Mandi state. I dont know if orginal > palace is still there. > > I too would love to know if someone has complete list. > > > Regards > Akshay > > > --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough > > figure by my guess, there appear to be more than 35. > > Was there a Sangli state where presently Maharashtra > > Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli > > Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. > > Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC is > > presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than > > Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of > > today) and away from India Gate? > > > > PK Saha > > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick > > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, > > pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > > > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > > > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my > > research on the > > > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm thankful > > it has > > > come up again thru many of you. > > > > > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling > > Princes and > > > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is > > not yet > > > final, as some more may be added. The British > > government > > > had requested the Princely States to construct > > their > > > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes > > Park area > > > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: > > they wanted > > > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. And > > the > > > Princely States also wanted some royal > > accommodation during > > > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. > > > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 > > acres of > > > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being > > given to > > > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land was > > roughly > > > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my sources) > > which > > > some of the States failed to pay. There are > > interesting > > > correspondeces between the Princely States and the > > British > > > government regarding allotment, choice of > > location, visit > > > of the Maharajas to the sites and > > > payment criteria etc. > > > > > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land > > belonged > > > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). > > And the > > > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area > > belonged to > > > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur was > > not > > > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, > > Madhoganj, Bas > > > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, but > > > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New > > Delhi. > > > > > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other > > Royal Houses > > > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps > > refer > > > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi > > and south > > > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being > > used by > > > respective State or Central govt. and are not > > being > > > maintained properly. There may be some confusion > > owing to > > > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An > > important > > > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 > > volumes) > > > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a Listing." > > > > > > Though the original plan was that all these > > buildings be > > > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, > > Lutyens > > > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda > > House and > > > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after > > completion, was > > > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as they > > thought > > > it was too Western for their taste. I could not > > gather > > > information about the architects of other such > > buildings, > > > which I will appreciate if you have. > > > > > > Any other information, images regarding the > > subject would > > > be welcome. > > > > > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > > > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > > > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > > To: "royalty" > > > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > > > Some time back, there was discussion on residences > > of > > > Rajas/ Maharajas in New > > > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? > > > > > > There appears to be two "Pataudi Houses" , One > > > near Connaught Place ( > > > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( > > near Jama > > > Masjid). > > > > > > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. > > One near > > > India gate and other > > > on Aurangzeb Road. > > > > > > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( > > Officers > > > quarters, India gate)? > > > > > > PKS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > > > A Smarter Email > > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and > > more. 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Bahawalpur House is the National School of Drama. I think Darbhanga House is the only property still with a royal family at 9, Man Singh Road. It was originally to buy it for Prime Ministers house instead of Race Course Road but Govt thought that the cost was too high!!!! (I wonder why they did not take it over in "national interest" as they did with other houses.) I think Maharani Kamsundari still lives there. --- Epicure <shyamofindia@hotmail.com> wrote: > The original structure of Mandi House is no longer > there, it was demolished > to make way for a pair of ill conceived, ill > constructed and ugly towers. > The portion of the boundary wall facing the round > about is still of the > original Mandi House. > > Some more Houses: > > Baroda House- It is housing Northern Railway head > quarters. > > Patiala House- In a criminal state of neglect, > housing courts. > > Travencore House - on Hailey Road round about houses > some Kerala government > office, perhaps tourism office. > > Hyderabad House is the State guest house of Govt of > India, where PM holds > official meetings, lunches or dinners. > > Dharbhanga house- Perhaps still with the youngest > queen. > > Best Wishes! > SHYAM > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "akshay chavan" <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:52 PM > To: <india-royalty@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > > Hi > > > > I don't thnk I have the complete list too. > > > > 1. Sangli - It was alloted to sangli state but > house > > was not built. > > > > 2. I think Andhra land was Pataudi House... not > sure. > > > > 3. Dholpur House - Yes, the UPSC building was the > > Dholpur house. > > > > 4. Kota House - This is the Naval mess which you > are > > referring to. It belonged to Kota Family. > > > > 5. Next to Kota house, and kapurthala house on > > mansingh road is Jaisalmer House. > > > > 6. The Nepal Embassy was originally alloted to > Dhar > > state. I am not sure if building was built by Dhar > > family too. > > > > 7. There was Bharatpur House but am not sure of > its > > location. > > > > 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It > belonged to > > Khushwant Singh's father. It is called Kerala > House > > now. > > > > 9. There were Nabha house, Jind House and Tehri > > Gharwal House as well. > > > > 10. Doordarshan head office is located in Mandi > House > > belonging to Mandi state. I dont know if orginal > > palace is still there. > > > > I too would love to know if someone has complete > list. > > > > > > Regards > > Akshay > > > > > > --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough > >> figure by my guess, there appear to be more than > 35. > >> Was there a Sangli state where presently > Maharashtra > >> Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli > >> Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. > >> Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC > is > >> presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than > >> Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of > >> today) and away from India Gate? > >> > >> PK Saha > >> > >> > >> --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick > >> <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >> > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > >> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in > Delhi > >> > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, > >> pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > >> > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > >> > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my > >> research on the > >> > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm > thankful > >> it has > >> > come up again thru many of you. > >> > > >> > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling > >> Princes and > >> > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is > >> not yet > >> > final, as some more may be added. The British > >> government > >> > had requested the Princely States to construct > >> their > >> > residences/guest houses mainly around the > Princes > >> Park area > >> > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was > simple: > >> they wanted > >> > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. > And > >> the > >> > Princely States also wanted some royal > >> accommodation during > >> > their visits for the Chamber of Princes > sessions. > >> > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 > >> acres of > >> > land in the adjoining areas, the preference > being > >> given to > >> > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land > was > >> roughly > >> > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my > sources) > >> which > >> > some of the States failed to pay. There are > >> interesting > >> > correspondeces between the Princely States and > the > >> British > >> > government regarding allotment, choice of > >> location, visit > >> > of the Maharajas to the sites and > >> > payment criteria etc. > >> > > >> > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan > land > >> belonged > >> > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). > >> And the > >> > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area > >> belonged to > >> > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur > was > >> not > >> > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, > >> Madhoganj, Bas > >> > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, > but > >> > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in > New > >> Delhi. > >> > > >> > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other > >> Royal Houses > >> > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older > maps > >> refer > >> > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New > Delhi > >> and south > >> > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now > being > >> used by > >> > respective State or Central govt. and are not > >> being > >> > maintained properly. There may be some > confusion > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

no, i dont think so I think they mostly stayed at Baroda House when they visited delhi. --- Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> wrote: > > Gentlemen, > Did not the Bhup family of Coch Bihar did not own > any residence in Delhi? > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough figure by my guess, there appear to be more than 35. Was there a Sangli state where presently Maharashtra Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC is presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of today) and away from India Gate? PK Saha --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > Hi all, > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my research on the > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm thankful it has > come up again thru many of you. > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling Princes and > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is not yet > final, as some more may be added. The British government > had requested the Princely States to construct their > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes Park area > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: they wanted > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. And the > Princely States also wanted some royal accommodation during > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 acres of > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being given to > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land was roughly > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my sources) which > some of the States failed to pay. There are interesting > correspondeces between the Princely States and the British > government regarding allotment, choice of location, visit > of the Maharajas to the sites and > payment criteria etc. > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land belonged > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). And the > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area belonged to > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur was not > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, Madhoganj, Bas > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, but > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New Delhi. > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other Royal Houses > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps refer > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi and south > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being used by > respective State or Central govt. and are not being > maintained properly. There may be some confusion owing to > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An important > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 volumes) > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a Listing." > > Though the original plan was that all these buildings be > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, Lutyens > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda House and > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after completion, was > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as they thought > it was too Western for their taste. I could not gather > information about the architects of other such buildings, > which I will appreciate if you have. > > Any other information, images regarding the subject would > be welcome. > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > To: "royalty" > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > Some time back, there was discussion on residences of > Rajas/ Maharajas in New > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? > > There appears to be two "Pataudi Houses" , One > near Connaught Place ( > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( near Jama > Masjid). > > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. One near > India gate and other > on Aurangzeb Road. > > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( Officers > quarters, India gate)? > > PKS > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 > > > > > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You > name it, we have it. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

Hi I don't thnk I have the complete list too. 1. Sangli - It was alloted to sangli state but house was not built. 2. I think Andhra land was Pataudi House... not sure. 3. Dholpur House - Yes, the UPSC building was the Dholpur house. 4. Kota House - This is the Naval mess which you are referring to. It belonged to Kota Family. 5. Next to Kota house, and kapurthala house on mansingh road is Jaisalmer House. 6. The Nepal Embassy was originally alloted to Dhar state. I am not sure if building was built by Dhar family too. 7. There was Bharatpur House but am not sure of its location. 8. Cochin House is situated on Janpath. It belonged to Khushwant Singh's father. It is called Kerala House now. 9. There were Nabha house, Jind House and Tehri Gharwal House as well. 10. Doordarshan head office is located in Mandi House belonging to Mandi state. I dont know if orginal palace is still there. I too would love to know if someone has complete list. Regards Akshay --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough > figure by my guess, there appear to be more than 35. > Was there a Sangli state where presently Maharashtra > Sadan is under construction and was called Sangli > Apartments? Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. > Lady Irwin School. Was Dholpur House where UPSC is > presently located, enjoyed higher gun salute than > Jamnagar, who house is next ( the Naval mess of > today) and away from India Gate? > > PK Saha > > > --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, > pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > > Hi all, > > > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my > research on the > > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm thankful > it has > > come up again thru many of you. > > > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling > Princes and > > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is > not yet > > final, as some more may be added. The British > government > > had requested the Princely States to construct > their > > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes > Park area > > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: > they wanted > > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. And > the > > Princely States also wanted some royal > accommodation during > > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. > > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 > acres of > > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being > given to > > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land was > roughly > > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my sources) > which > > some of the States failed to pay. There are > interesting > > correspondeces between the Princely States and the > British > > government regarding allotment, choice of > location, visit > > of the Maharajas to the sites and > > payment criteria etc. > > > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land > belonged > > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). > And the > > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area > belonged to > > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur was > not > > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, > Madhoganj, Bas > > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, but > > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New > Delhi. > > > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other > Royal Houses > > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps > refer > > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi > and south > > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being > used by > > respective State or Central govt. and are not > being > > maintained properly. There may be some confusion > owing to > > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An > important > > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 > volumes) > > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a Listing." > > > > Though the original plan was that all these > buildings be > > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, > Lutyens > > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda > House and > > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after > completion, was > > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as they > thought > > it was too Western for their taste. I could not > gather > > information about the architects of other such > buildings, > > which I will appreciate if you have. > > > > Any other information, images regarding the > subject would > > be welcome. > > > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > To: "royalty" > > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > Some time back, there was discussion on residences > of > > Rajas/ Maharajas in New > > Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? > > > > There appears to be two "Pataudi Houses" , One > > near Connaught Place ( > > Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( > near Jama > > Masjid). > > > > Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. > One near > > India gate and other > > on Aurangzeb Road. > > > > Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( > Officers > > quarters, India gate)? > > > > PKS > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail. > > A Smarter Email > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 > > > > > > > > > > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and > more. 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Hi ! Alwar Maharaj lives at 18-Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi. He is not well and what I have understood from his son that he does not meet anybody. However, if you happen to meet him, please enrich us with your experience. Thanks and regards, Avinash Haldia -------------------------------------------------- From: "ssnathawat" <ssnathawat@sielchemical.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 1:39 PM To: <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk>; <india-royalty@rootsweb.com>; "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > As per my earlier mail; I was planning to meet/atleast see to His-highness > of Alwar at his residance in delhi (sonewhere,,Aurangzeb Road); but I did > not found the place; kindly arrange to send me the exact address of > Maharaja of Alwar in new delhi. > regards > > ss Nathawat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pabitra saha" <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:20 PM > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > >> Some time back, there was discussion on residences of Rajas/ Maharajas in >> New Delhi. Are any members still working on the same? >> >> There appears to be two "Pataudi Houses" , One near Connaught Place ( >> Near Lady Irwin School) and other in Old Delhi ( near Jama Masjid). >> >> Similarly there appear to be two Jodhpur Houses. One near India gate and >> other on Aurangzeb Road. >> >> Is there a Bundi House, behind Jodhpur House ( Officers quarters, India >> gate)? >> >> PKS >> >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> Sent from Yahoo! Mail. >> A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.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 >> > Siel Chemical Complex, Rajpura, India > > Disclaimer: > > The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments > to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and > may contain proprietary, confidential > or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you > should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the > sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any > attachments. > > WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient > should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. > Siel Chemical Complex accepts no liability for any damage caused by any > virus transmitted by this email. > > > ------------------------------------- > Siel Chemical Complex, Rajpura, India > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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