can you brief in clear pls if so On 16/10/2008, BIKRAM KESARI SINGH DEO <bksinghdeo@gmail.com> wrote: > >From Orissa, I know that Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajpati of Parlakhemundi, > the first Prime Minister of Orissa had quite a presence at Madras. > Parlakhemundi was part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency. I think they > still have a lot of property at Chennai. One Road at Chennai is named after > the family deity Manikeshwari. The two grandsons of the Maharaja live there. > The elder one Raja Gopinath Gajpati is a fromer member of the Lok Sabha. The > family was also into horse racing and there used to be a Parlakhemundi Cup. > > My father Late Raja Jagannath Rajmani Raj Deo of Manjusha (also known as > Mandasa - Madas Presidency) studied in Madras Christian College till 1939 > and had to return because he became a full fledged Raja in 1940. There was > no property. He used to hire houses during his stay. I have seen a group > photograph dated 1940 or 1942 at the Manjusha Palace showing him at the > centre as President of Madras Oriya Samaj. Prior to my father, my > grandfather and great grandfather Capt. Raja Srinivas Rajamani Raj Deo and > Raja Basudev Rajamani Raj Deo, used ot visit Madras regularly > > Regards > B.K.Singh Deo > > I also think the Khallikote, Jeypore and Kurruppam Royal families had a > oresence at Madras around the time that you have mentioned. > > On 10/13/08, nanda kumar <lawforlaw@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > dear sir can you give some information about rajas and jamines who > > lived around madras at 1945 > > > > 2008/5/19 pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk>: > > > > > > In Mumbai, there is a very large commercial building near Gateway of > > India, called "Dhanraj Mahal". Does it have any connection? > > > PKS > > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 18/5/08, Ajit Damle <damle@cableone.net> wrote: > > > > > >> From: Ajit Damle <damle@cableone.net> > > >> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > > >> To: shashank_kothi@yahoo.com, india-royalty@rootsweb.com > > >> Date: Sunday, 18 May, 2008, 4:52 PM > > >> In Pune, India, in the 50s and 60s, there was a school > > >> called Raja Dhanraj > > >> Girji High School. I wonder if it is the same family. I do > > >> not know if it is > > >> still there. > > >> > > >> A Damle > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com > > >> [mailto:india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > > >> Shashank Kothi > > >> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:50 PM > > >> To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > > >> Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> The Dhanrajgir family seems to have a very interesting and > > >> diverse set of > > >> personalities across corporate and the glamour world over a > > >> long period of > > >> time. The current patriarch Humayun Dhanrajgir is a > > >> leading corporate > > >> figure and serves on boards of some companies. > > >> > > >> Here are some interesting links. > > >> > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_Pillai > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatima_Begum > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubeida > > >> > > >> Does Gyan Mahal mentioned by Henry allude to Dhanraj Mahal > > >> in Colaba, Near > > >> Gateway of India - across the Petrol Bunk behind Regal > > >> cinema. If so then I > > >> must confess that its maintenance and indeed even ownership > > >> is quite patchy. > > >> Most of the sections are now held by Retail Shops and > > >> Corporates (I used to > > >> work there!). I am also given to understand that the Indian > > >> Navy also has > > >> significant interests in Dhanraj Mahal. > > >> > > >> Best > > >> Shashank > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --- On Sat, 5/17/08, akshay chavan > > >> <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > From: akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> > > >> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (no subject) > > >> > To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com > > >> > Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 3:36 PM > > >> > It refers to the famous Dhanrajgir family of > > >> > hyderabad. They were bankers to hyderabad state and > > >> > were granted title of "Raja" . They were > > >> > extremely > > >> > wealthy and philantrophic family. The family was also > > >> > known to be very good looking. Sabita Dhanrajgir was > > >> > ex-miss india and a supermodel while her brother Tarun > > >> > was famous TV star in 1980s. Indira Dhanrajgir is a > > >> > famous telgu poetess while Renuka Dhanrajgir is a > > >> > painter. The current head of the family is Humayun > > >> > Dhanrajgir. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > --- Katherine Brobeck <sivadasi@erols.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > Dear Sir, > > >> > > Where is Dhanrajgiri? I thought I knew my PSs but > > >> > > that's new to me. An estate ? a zamindari ? > > >> > > Kathie B. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > ------------------------------- > > >> > > 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 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ------------------------------- > > >> 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 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Sent from Yahoo! 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