Dear Sir, Where is Dhanrajgiri? I thought I knew my PSs but that's new to me. An estate ? a zamindari ? Kathie B.

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

As mentioned by Henry, Raja Dhanrajgir was the title given to probably one of the most senior ranking nobility/royalty in the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad. They had very significant territories in the state of Hyderabad and were given the title of Raja. Some of the family lives in Bombay and they have / had a buiding called Dhanrajgir Mahal near the Taj Hotel in Mumbai (right by the Gateway of India). Regards, Zahir Palanpur Azul Arc International Phone: 404.551.4668 Cell: 770.883.8570 Email: zahir.palanpur@azularc.com Website: www.azularc.com -----Original Message----- From: india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-royalty-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Henry Soszynski Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 5:19 AM To: india-royalty@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] (Dhanrajgiri) 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