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 >

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

The magnificent Dhanraj Mahal does belong to the family. It was the most expensive commecial complex ever built in India till 1950s. I believe it was "requisitioned" by Indian Navy for a long time and this may explain its poor maintenance. The Gyan Bagh Palace referes to the Dhanrajgir Palace in Hyderabad in Pan Mandi area: http://wikimapia.org/806859/ http://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/21406 http://intach.ap.nic.in/awards1.htm It is considered to the best maintained palace in hyderabad. --- Shashank Kothi <shashank_kothi@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > 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 >