I have created a simple webpage featuring a few newspaper and magazine articles on the 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (including personal interviews), culled from the Australian press.  They date from the 1980's and 1990's - http://cvxmelody.oxyhost.com/nizam.htm Hope there will be something there to interest you all.  And if anyone has interesting published materials on 8th Nizam (especially in English), I'll be very grateful if they could pass them along! _____________________________________________________________________ Live Chat NOW! http://asia.yahoo.com/meetic/

Here is a video showing several New Delhi royal palaces, filmed just last month:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgXlzI9FBI In order of appearance: Hyderabad House, Jaipur House, Bikaner House (Pandara Rd), Baroda House Now I was wondering if anyone can shed light on the circumstances surrounding the death of Umar Jah, the second Australian son of the 8th Nizam of Hyderabad?  I believe this query has appeared on this list before, but I didn't see any answer. ----- Original Message ---- From: akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> To: pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk; india-royalty@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 9 May 2008 4:46:47 Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi Hi I done some research on this.. Many maharajas had houses in old delhi instead of new delhi. 1. Gwalior House - 37, Rajpur Road 2. Udaipur House - 14, Rajpur Road 3. Sirohi House - Ambedkar Memorial. Dr Ambedkar died here so it is now a museum. 4. There are two faridkot houses. The one which is human rights office and other one on chanakyapuri in front of american embassy. 5. Kolhapur House - Daryaganj - now demolished but area is still known as kolhapur house. 6. Alirajpur House: This is in vasant kunj area.. It was designed by famous architect Piloo Mody. 7. There were 3 bikaner houses - Bikaner house pandara road, 9 Aurangzeb road and 10 prithviraj road. ______________________________________________________________________ Search, browse and book your hotels and flights through Yahoo! Travel. http://sg.travel.yahoo.com

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

Ofcourse, kindly arrange to send me Regards SS Nathawat ----- Original Message ----- From: "pabitra saha" <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> To: "royalty" <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:10 PM Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] image > I have just now received an image of HH Maharani Sahib Raseshwari Devi of Jaisalmer. Those intersted in copy, may write to me directly. > > P K Saha > > > __________________________________________________________ > 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

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

I have just now received an image of HH Maharani Sahib Raseshwari Devi of Jaisalmer. Those intersted in copy, may write to me directly. P K Saha __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

Hi I done some research on this. Many maharajas had houses in old delhi instead of new delhi. 1. Gwalior House - 37, Rajpur Road 2. Udaipur House - 14, Rajpur Road 3. Sirohi House - Ambedkar Memorial. Dr Ambedkar died here so it is now a museum. 4. There are two faridkot houses. The one which is human rights office and other one on chanakyapuri in front of american embassy. 5. Kolhapur House - Daryaganj - now demolished but area is still known as kolhapur house. 6. Alirajpur House: This is in vasant kunj area. It was designed by famous architect Piloo Mody. 7. There were 3 bikaner houses - Bikaner house pandara road, 9 Aurangzeb road and 10 prithviraj road. --- pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

i think ...it is related to concubine of bkn dynisty Arti Singh <artijaisingh@yahoo.com> wrote: Who is "Chavi Baisa" of Bikaner ?? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------- 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 nirmal singh --------------------------------- Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email.

Greetings all, Does anyone have information on the Rajas of Tajpur. What I have is as follows.. Raja SHYAM SINGH, born 18th June 1857, he was granted the title of Raja 7th December 1888 as a personal distinction. is he the same as Raja Sir Francis Xavier Shyam Rikh, born in 1856, descended from the Choudhurys of Tajpur, who were Tyagi Brahmins; he became a Catholic, along with his brother, Sir Sylvester Norman Shivnath Rikh towards the end of the 19th century, eldest son of the Raja of Tajpur in what is now Uttar Pradesh. He converted to Christianity in 1888 and adopted the name Francis Xavier.; married 1905 in Milagres Church, Mangalore, Margaret Coelho [Rani Margaret Rikh of Tajpur], born 1884, died April 1947, buried in Hosur Cemetary, Bangalore, India, daughter of Joseph Francis Coelho, and had issue, as well an adoptive son. He died in Apr 1941 at age 85, and was buried in Hosur Cemetary, Bangalore, India. A descendant, Kr. Indrajeet Singh, is presently the owner of the ancestral property. Cheers, Henry

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Hello, dear India royalty group members. My name is Sergei. I have many relatives that are the descendants of the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad. I am interested, what royal houses in Pakistan, India and surrounding countries claim to be the descendants of the Abbasids. I know of Sind and Bahawalpur. I wonder how many of them have made genetic testing. I know that several Dhund Abbasis in Abbotabad have done it. The results have shown that some of them bear the J2 haplogroup, which indicates Arabic descent, but some are R1a - which might indicate local, but most probably English descent.

An anecdote here. Capt Baldev Singh, as the youngest student had the distinction of raising the national flag on the ocassion of Indian independence at Mayo College, Ajmer. Mandeep Bajwa On 29/03/2008, BIKRAM KESARI SINGH DEO <bksinghdeo@gmail.com> wrote: > > HH Maharaja Sir Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo of Patna was my maternal > Uncle. > Patna was initially part of Central Provinces and then merged with Orissa, > when the State was formed in 1936. It was never called Bolangir Patna. > Patna was the name of the State, whereas Bolangir was the Capital. HH > Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo was born in 1912 and passed away in > 1975. He was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 to 1970. Chandra Chur > Singh is the grandsopn of the Maharaja,being the eledest son of his > youngest > daughter Mahrajkumari Krishna Kumari Devi, who is married to Capt. Kunwar > Baldev Singh of Jalalpur, (Aligrah) > Regards, > B.K. Singh Deo (Manjusha) > > On 3/27/08, samarjit.mukherjea@in.pwc.com <samarjit.mukherjea@in.pwc.com> > wrote: > > > > Hey, reshmi. I was going through your article on royalty in bollywood. I > > did not know that Amrita Singh was from a royal ( zamindar) family. One > > piece of information for you. Actually my great grandfather was a friend > > of Maharaja R.N. Singh Deo of Bolangir ( Orissa). I think Chandrachud > > Singh ( in Bollywood) is a grandson of R.N.Singh Deo.But I am not sure. > > > > Did not get reply from you.There were two more families of East Bengal > > that I missed out. Natore and Bhagyokul. > > > > IIf you can throw some light on Sanjoy Narayan, I would be > > delighted.Previously, I had thought there is no male descendant left of > > the Coochbehar family and the only two indirect descendants are Prodyut > > Deb Burman of Tripura ( Her mom is from Coochbehar) and Maharani Gayatri > > Devi's son. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Samarjit Mukherjea > > Assistant Manager, ABAS > > pwc | *connectedthinking > > Plot No. Y-14, Block EP, Sector-V > > Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 > > INDIA > > Office : +91(33) 2357 9100 EXTN : 1139 > > Facsimile : +91(33) 2357 7456/3394/7207 > > Mobile : +91-9830513932 > > www.pwc.com > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > > material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or > > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > > received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the > material > > from any computer. > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 Abhijit, Thank you for your helpful response. If you can send me scans of your signatures at your convenience, I would be most grateful. Are there many autograph collectors in India? I'd be interested in learning more about how to obtain autographs of prominent Indians (not Bollywood or sports figures)--any email addresses you might be able to share, other items in your collection, etc. Thanks again for your help. Jim Havel JHAVEL@columbus.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "abhijit malwade" <a_malwade@yahoo.com> To: <india-royalty@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:02 AM Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Inquiry from Jim Havel > Dear Jim, > > It is indeed pleasure to know that, you are interested > in collecting signatures of the indian princess. I am > also an avid collector of signature letters myself and > posses modertate collection of few of them. My > collection includes signatures of many prominant > princess like, > > Maharaja Harisingh (Jammu & Kashmir) > Maharaja Gangasingh (Bikaner) > Maharaja Bhupalsingh (Udaipur) > Chatrapati Shahu (Kolhapur) > Jamsaheb Ranjitsinghji (Nawanagar) > > I would be glad to send you the scan images of those > letters for your collection. > > Meanwhile, try the following link. > > http://indianautographs.com/rulers-of-indian-princely-states.html > > This is a autograph site where you will find many > interesting things for your collection. > > Regards > Abhijit > > > --- Havel <JHAVEL@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > >> I'm a member and regular reader of the dialog among >> India-Royalty members. However, I haven't >> participated, as most of the conversation requires >> more depth of knowledge than I possess. However, I >> am prompted to write now to inquire as to whether >> any members have old letters, signed photographs, >> manuscripts or autographs of current or former >> Indian royalty that they would consider selling to >> me for a reasonable price. >> I am 65 years old and retired, living on my pension. >> I have a special interest in Indian autographs and >> would like to hear from anyone who has such >> autographs for sale or trade. I would also welcome >> scans of any items you might have but would not wish >> to sell or trade, as I maintain a reference file of >> scanned signatures. >> Your help on this would be most gratefully >> appreciated. >> Sincerely, >> Jim Havel >> JHAVEL@columbus.rr.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 >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > ------------------------------- > 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

At 03:55 PM 29-03-08 -0400, you wrote: >I'm a member and regular reader of the dialog among India-Royalty members.  However, I haven't participated, as most of the conversation requires more depth of knowledge than I possess.  However, I am prompted to write now to inquire as to whether any members have old letters, signed photographs, manuscripts or autographs of current or former Indian royalty that they would consider selling to me for a reasonable price. >I am 65 years old and retired, living on my pension.  I have a special interest in Indian autographs and would like to hear from anyone who has such autographs for sale or trade.  I would also welcome scans of any items you might have but would not wish to sell or trade, as I maintain a reference file of scanned signatures. >Your help on this would be most gratefully appreciated. >Sincerely, >Jim Havel >JHAVEL@columbus.rr.com > Hello Jim, Have you tried eBay, they regularly have autographs listed for sale. Even if you don't buy, you could keep a copy of the scan that the seller normally uses to advertise the autograph as a reference. There are quite a few Indian sellers that have these for sale from time to time. I can give you names of various eBay shops if you wish. Cheers, Henry

HH Maharaja Sir Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo of Patna was my maternal Uncle. Patna was initially part of Central Provinces and then merged with Orissa, when the State was formed in 1936. It was never called Bolangir Patna. Patna was the name of the State, whereas Bolangir was the Capital. HH Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo was born in 1912 and passed away in 1975. He was the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1967 to 1970. Chandra Chur Singh is the grandsopn of the Maharaja,being the eledest son of his youngest daughter Mahrajkumari Krishna Kumari Devi, who is married to Capt. Kunwar Baldev Singh of Jalalpur, (Aligrah) Regards, B.K. Singh Deo (Manjusha) On 3/27/08, samarjit.mukherjea@in.pwc.com <samarjit.mukherjea@in.pwc.com> wrote: > > Hey, reshmi. I was going through your article on royalty in bollywood. I > did not know that Amrita Singh was from a royal ( zamindar) family. One > piece of information for you. Actually my great grandfather was a friend > of Maharaja R.N. Singh Deo of Bolangir ( Orissa). I think Chandrachud > Singh ( in Bollywood) is a grandson of R.N.Singh Deo.But I am not sure. > > Did not get reply from you.There were two more families of East Bengal > that I missed out. Natore and Bhagyokul. > > IIf you can throw some light on Sanjoy Narayan, I would be > delighted.Previously, I had thought there is no male descendant left of > the Coochbehar family and the only two indirect descendants are Prodyut > Deb Burman of Tripura ( Her mom is from Coochbehar) and Maharani Gayatri > Devi's son. > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Samarjit Mukherjea > Assistant Manager, ABAS > pwc | *connectedthinking > Plot No. Y-14, Block EP, Sector-V > Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 > INDIA > Office : +91(33) 2357 9100 EXTN : 1139 > Facsimile : +91(33) 2357 7456/3394/7207 > Mobile : +91-9830513932 > www.pwc.com > --------------------------------------------- > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material > from any computer. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Henry-- I do check eBay from time to time, but would appreciate it if you could share the names of some of the eBay shops you deal with. Thanks for helping guide me to appropriate sources. Regards, Jim Havel JHAVEL@columbus.rr.com