Dear All, I am putting my observations on the topic, which has been circulation for some days. 1. Rajamata Gayatri Devi was elected to the third Lok Sabha from Jaipur constituency on Swantra Party ticket. 2. It was not only Rajmata Gayatri Devi that Mrs. Indira Gandhi was envious of, she was also envious of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia, a lady of enormous dignity an grace. 3. It was just to enjoy that sadistic pleasure, which all despotic rulers as Mrs Indira Gandhi get too find of, that she had both the Rajmata's incarcerated. But that did not satisfy her enough, so she saw to it that both of them had the company of most uncouth, flimsy and women of worst behavior in Tihar Jail. 4. The respite to Rajmata Scindia came when she was shifted to Pachmarhi (M.P). She was taken there and taken care by a M.P. Police cadre officer, who incidentally, was related to another Royal family of M.P. He out of this affiliation created a comfort zone for her there. Rajmata Gayatri Devi has to suffer more before a similar zone got created for her, that too out of adoration, and nothing else. 5. Amethi was NEWER he constituency of Mrs. Indira Gandhi. It was always Rai Bareli and Chikmangloor after she got defeated in 1977. 6. It is indeed an insult to the grace & dignity of the two Rajmata's to compare them with Mrs. I Gandhi, who institutionalised corruption in India society and polity; who deceived the Constitution, creators of our constitution, the Princes and the people, all by abolishing the privy purses and titles. It was a constitutional pledge from which Mrs I. Gandhi made the country back out, thus opening the realm of morality and pledges to debates and interpretations! If the politicians, that are elected by people, can back out of a constitutional promise is a set standard, then what compunctions do the people have from not doing so in their day to day life? No wonder we now have a population that tell lies on oath, miniscule aberrations can be overlooked! Best Wishes! SHYAM Malick -------------------------------------------------- From: "Arjun" <arjun@thesetufoundation.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:20 AM To: <consultantandy@yahoo.com>; <india-royalty@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > Hello all, > > Not wishing to ruffle any feathers, but calling the late Indira Gandhi a > lady, is stretching the definition a bit far. Its true that the two were > contemporaries and as Andy pointed out they did not contest from the same > constituency, but there is little doubt about their fierce rivalry, or to > do > the Rajmata justice, the fierce competitiveness in Mrs Gandhi which made > her > see (then) Maharani Gayatri Devi as a rival. > I think there is little doubt that Mrs Gandhi was behind Gayatri Devi's 5? > Month long incarceration in Tihar Jail on some absurd trumped up charges > following her win by record margin at the elections (don't know which). > Seeing how Mrs Gandhi extracted her pound of flesh for the 'slight' the > Rajmata must consider herself fortunate that she didn't have the temerity > to > challenge Mrs Gandhi on her home turf. Amethi if I'm not mistaken. > > Regards > > > Arjun Nayar > > Coordinator - Resource Mobilisation > > The SETU Foundation > > > > Ph & Fax: + 91 11 22711928 > > Mobile: +91 98734 45354 > > www.thesetufoundation.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Andy Bose > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:50 AM > To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com; Rahul Biswas > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > > Hi Rahul > > Thanks for the line sorry couldn't get back 2 u yesterday. > > Current Rajmata sahib of Jaipur - Gayatri Devi or Aiysha as was her > original > name of the Cooch Bihar family was married to the late Swai Maharaja Man > Singh II of Jaipur. > > Swai Maharaja Man Singh II is an adopted son he was orginally born a > shepherd Morpat Singh. > > Gayatri Devi was in Parliament as one of the founder members of the > Swatanra > Party and she and Mrs. Indira Gandhi - two well breed ladies from big > families used to oppose each other. > > But Mrs. Gandhi had - to the best of my knowledge - never stood for > elections - Parliamentary - from where Gayatri Devi was contesting and the > two ladies - with many things in common and similarities in their up > bringing and childhood have been pitched against each other on various > other > occasions but never contested an election / Parliamentary seat against > each > other. > > Regards > > Andy > > ( MKr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) > 09752091105 > > --- On Sun, 7/27/08, Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> wrote: > > From: Rahul Biswas <rahul4640@dataone.in> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > To: consultantandy@yahoo.com, india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008, 12:25 AM > > Andy Bose wrote: >> Dear Rahul >> >> Pl pardon my ignorance but in u r mail below - which Jaypore did u mean >> ie > in which modern day state - in W. Bengal or in Rajasthan? >> >> Also when u mention Gayatri Devi r u refering to the current Rajmata >> Sahib > of Jaipur? >> >> Regards >> >> Andy >> ( Mkr. Partha Dhiraj Singha Bose ) >> > Yes Sir, the daughter of Maharaja Bhoop Bahadoor of Coach Behar. > Rahul > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1576 - Release Date: 7/27/2008 > 4:16 PM > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Everyone, Last evening, I had the pleasure of meeting Shri Lokendra Singh Kalvi, son of late Shri Kalyan Singh Kalvi, Thakurs of Nagaur thikana. Today a prominent Rajput leader, Kalvi sahib kept us spellbound with his erudition and perspective in fields as diverse as wildlife, non-conventional energy forms and politics of today. Interesting were his reminisces of shooting trips with Digvijay Singh (Diggi Raja) of Raghogarh. Apparently he used to get regular invitations to shoot over Diggi Raja's preserves. He also mentioned that he is uncle to Lt Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Olympic gold medalist in double trap shooting. The Nagaur page does not open, perhaps now may be the time to open it, eh Henry? Regards all Arjun Nayar Coordinator - Resource Mobilisation The SETU Foundation Ph & Fax: + 91 11 22711928 Mobile: +91 98734 45354 www.thesetufoundation.com