Thank you! KB On May 18, 2008, at 5:19 AM, Henry Soszynski wrote: > At 02:12 PM 17-05-08 -0400, you wrote: >> Dear Sir, >> Where is Dhanrajgiri? I thought I knew my PSs but >> that's new to me. An estate ? a zamindari ? >> Kathie B. >> >> > Kathie, > There is a person called Raja Dhan Raj Girji, who succeeded a > Raja > Narsing Girji Bahadur in 1923. The former died in Bombay at a date > unknown to > me. His palace "Gyan Bagh" is still well maintained by his family. I > suspect > the place is known "the estate od Raja Dhanrajgirji" and I think it > is a jagir > in Hyderabad. No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong. One > grand-daughter > of the Raja was a Miss India in 1978 and another grand-daughter is > married to > Indian Tennis star Leander Pais. If anyone can add to the details > provided it > would be appreciated. > Cheers, > Henry > > ------------------------------- > 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