Then under what circumstances, Kotah was given plot of land further away from India Gate as compared to Dholpur and accepted it too, without ego problems? The present Rajasthan House and J&K ( Kashmir ) House are still further away. Whose property was the present Rajasthan House? PKS --- On Tue, 13/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > To: pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk, india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, 13 May, 2008, 9:57 PM > As per information available, H.H. the Maharaja of Kotah > whose House is now the Naval Mess and next to Dholpur > House, now the UPSC, enjoyed 17-gun salute, that is more > than the 15 gun-salute for H.H. the Maharaj Rana of > Dholpur. > > As for Kotah House, Maharao Umed Singh II (1889-1940) OF > Kotah constructed Kotah House in Delhi in 1938, in the > imperial art-deco style. M/S Satha Buta &Co, a firm From > Bombay, were the architects. > > Sumanta K Bhowmick > > > > > > > > > > Dr. Sumanta K Bhowmick > Deputy Director > 122 Parliament House > New Delhi 110 001 > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > Office : 91 11 23034725 > Residence : 91 11 42156093 > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > --- On Tue, 13/5/08, arjun <arjunjadeja@gmail.com> > wrote: > > From: arjun <arjunjadeja@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > To: pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk, india-royalty@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, 13 May, 2008, 7:25 PM > > Jamnagar moved from 13 to 15 Gun Salutes after JamSaheb > Ranjitsinhji took > over the Chamber of Princes, and for his special War > efforts of world War > I. > > On 5/12/08, pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > > > Can you give the list of 19 houses. As per rough > figure by my guess, there > > appear to be more than 35. Was there a Sangli state > where presently > > Maharashtra Sadan is under construction and was called > Sangli Apartments? > > Who was the owner of Andhra Land opp. Lady Irwin > School. Was Dholpur House > > where UPSC is presently located, enjoyed higher gun > salute than Jamnagar, > > who house is next ( the Naval mess of today) and away > from India Gate? > > > > PK Saha > > > > > > --- On Sun, 11/5/08, Sumanta K Bhowmick > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: Sumanta K Bhowmick > <bhowmicksk@yahoo.com> > > > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in > Delhi > > > To: "royalty" > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com>, > pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk > > > Date: Sunday, 11 May, 2008, 2:42 PM > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I initiated the discussions on the Royal houses > > > (residences) in Delhi in connection with my > research on the > > > subject sometime ago in this forum.. I'm > thankful it has > > > come up again thru many of you. > > > > > > There are 19 Royal residences of the Ruling > Princes and > > > Chiefs in New Delhi, as per my count. But it is > not yet > > > final, as some more may be added. The British > government > > > had requested the Princely States to construct > their > > > residences/guest houses mainly around the Princes > Park area > > > (now India Gate hexagon). The reason was simple: > they wanted > > > the friendly States and allies to stay closer. > And the > > > Princely States also wanted some royal > accommodation during > > > their visits for the Chamber of Princes sessions. > > > Accordingly, each of them was offered around 8 > acres of > > > land in the adjoining areas, the preference being > given to > > > the higher gun salute States. The cost of land > was roughly > > > Rs.10,800 (I'll check it out again fr my > sources) which > > > some of the States failed to pay. There are > interesting > > > correspondeces between the Princely States and > the British > > > government regarding allotment, choice of > location, visit > > > of the Maharajas to the sites and > > > payment criteria etc. > > > > > > The Raisina Hills and the Rashtrapati Bhawan land > belonged > > > to the Maharaja of Jodhpur (Source: Aman Nath). > And the > > > India Gate, Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar area > belonged to > > > the Maharaja of Jaipur. The Maharaja of Jaipur > was not > > > willing to part with lands in Jaisinghpura, > Madhoganj, Bas > > > Hanuman in Delhi for the new Imperial capital, > but > > > eventually gave them away in lieu of land in New > Delhi. > > > > > > Thanks to all of you who have mentioned other > Royal Houses > > > in the Old Delhi area. (Incidentally, older maps > refer > > > Shahjahanabad as Delhi and the present New Delhi > and south > > > of it as Old Delhi!!) Many of these are now being > used by > > > respective State or Central govt. and are not > being > > > maintained properly. There may be some confusion > owing to > > > the State Govt. Houses bearing the same names. An > important > > > source of information would be the INTACH book (2 > volumes) > > > titled "Delhi: the Built Heritage: a > Listing." > > > > > > Though the original plan was that all these > buildings be > > > built by Lutyens himself but for some reasons, > Lutyens > > > became the architect for only 2 of these: Baroda > House and > > > Hyderabad House. Hyderabad House, after > completion, was > > > summarily rejected by the Nizam's sons as > they thought > > > it was too Western for their taste. I could not > gather > > > information about the architects of other such > buildings, > > > which I will appreciate if you have. > > > > > > Any other information, images regarding the > subject would > > > be welcome. > > > > > > Sumanta K Bhowmick. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mobile : 91 9971369909 > > > bhowmicksk@yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/08, pabitra saha > > > <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > From: pabitra saha <pksaha000@yahoo.co.uk> > > > Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > > > To: "royalty" > > > <INDIA-ROYALTY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Thursday, 8 May, 2008, 11:50 PM > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and > more. 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