On Internet I found the meaning of one abbreviation: K.C.S.I. It stands for: Knight Commander of the Star of India. Sincerely, Fonger Boontjes The Netherlands -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com] Namens Santanu Panigrahi Verzonden: woensdag 10 februari 2010 14:30 Aan: india-royalty@rootsweb.com Onderwerp: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Mr Desai's friend's quest Dear all, British Crown had awarded many titles to the Indian Kings, princes, and Diwans. They were K.C.I.E., K.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., G.C.S.I., G.B.E., K.S.C.I., G.S.C.I.,K.C.I.O., K.B.E., G.C.B and many more. Can any body help me to define the full titles. SANTANU PANIGRAHI, SAMBALPUR, ORISSA. --- On Wed, 10/2/10, Arjun.A.R <arjunrammohan@rediffmail.com> wrote: > From: Arjun.A.R <arjunrammohan@rediffmail.com> > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Mr Desai's friend's quest > To: villy005@yahoo.com > Cc: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, 10 February, 2010, 10:22 AM > Dear Mr Vilas Desai, > > It would be very nice, if you would check on the online > resources carefully, before asking questions for which there > are no answers. FYI, there were 500 plus princely states > each of which had several feudal barons under them. Apart > from these PSs and Jagirdaris, there were several large > Zamindaris and Talukdaris which were independent of the PSs > and your friend's ancestor may have belonged to any of these > several thousand families. > > Here is the link to the page on Bundi state. it may or may > not be the one to which your friend's ancestor belonged to. > > http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/b/bundi.html > > To find out exactly where it is, you can look up online > maps. > I strongly suggest that you ask your friend to make more > inquiries, at least as to which part of the country, her > ancestor came from. > > All the best in your search > > Arjun > PS: The last name of the Bundi royal family would be Singh > (sic). Does that help? > > On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:58:24 +0530  wrote > >Hello! > > What is the last name of Bundi Royal family? Another thing > could you be able to tell me the name of princess who went > with the soldier Ward? > > Vilas > > > > --- On Mon, 2/8/10, ssnathawat  wrote: > > > > From: ssnathawat > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > > To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > > Date: Monday, February 8, 2010, 10:43 PM > > > > If you all do not mind, and this could be false as well; > the story belongs > > to Bundi Royal Family as my assisters discussed about & > not exactly but > > related matter was in Bundi Family. This will help out to > get more clues. > > > > Hope, some one has more details! > > > > Regards > > SS Nathawat > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vilas Desai" > > To: > > Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 9:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Kulcha: The Official Emblem of > the Nizams of > > Hyderabad > > > > > > To all members of India-Royalty > > This is a true story ,One American girl is looking for her > great grand ma > > heritage in India who was the princess of one of the state > of India. She has > > become my friend, I met her in social gathering and told me > the story of her > > great grand ma who was princess and fall in love with > English soldier ,he > > was 19 and she was 13 and she has cradle marriage with some > Indian royal > > prince, she broke all her promises and ran with him, then > they moved to the > > United States and settled down, she was born in Nebraska, > Her Mom's father > > name was Joseph Ward that indicates that her mother side > was Ward. If any > > one knows Indian princess at the age of 13 ran away with 19 > years British > > Soldier whose surname is Ward then plz. let me know, I can > help her to find > > her ties in India(The Royal family from which her great > grand ma belongs was > > Hindu royal family). > > Vilas > > > > --- On Sat, 1/9/10, pabitra saha  wrote: > > > > From: pabitra saha > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Kulcha: The Official Emblem of > the Nizams of > > Hyderabad > > To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > > Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 1:28 AM > > > > Absolutely wonderful article. > > Kulcha is my favourite too. I prefer it to Bhatura, which > is generally > > considered equally popular accompaniment to Chole. > > > > PKS > > > > --- On Fri, 8/1/10, akshay chavan  wrote: > > > > > From: akshay chavan > > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Kulcha: The Official Emblem > of the Nizams of > > Hyderabad > > > To: india-royalty-l@rootsweb.com > > > Date: Friday, 8 January, 2010, 23:39 > > > My new blog article: > > > > > > Did you know that Nizams of Hyderabad were the only > royal > > > dynasty in the world to have a food product on their > flag > > > and the coat of arms! Kulcha, the north Indian > delicacy, > > > usually eaten with chole was their proud emblem. But > why did > > > the mighty Nizams of Hyderabad make the humble kulcha > as > > > their symbol insted of more exotic hyderabadi biryani? > Check > > > out the folklore behind it: > > > > > > > > http://akshay-chavan.blogspot.com/2010/01/kulcha-official-emblem-of-nizams-o > > f.html > > > > > > Follow on Facebook: > > > > > > > > http://www.facebook.com/Theakshaychavan?ref=name#/pages/Indian-Royalty-Mahar > > ajas-and-more/128834262589 > > > > > > Regards > > > Akshay Chavan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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. 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