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

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! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html