The House of Jaipur : the inside story of India's most glamorous royal family
- Author/Creator:
- Zubrzycki, John, author
- Publication/Creation:
- London : Hurst & Company, 2021
- Resource Type:
- Book
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- The House of Jaipur : the inside story of India's most glamorous royal family / John Zubrzycki
- Related/Included Titles:
- A Boy Named Mormukut --
`The Lying Court' --
White Satin Pyjamas and a Triple Row of Pearls --
Polo and Pink Champagne --
`Who the Hell Do You Think You Are? Queen Mary?' --
`A Combination of Sita, Lakshmi and the Rani of Jhansi' --
`No Time to Pluck an Eyebrow' --
The Maharani's Mercenaries --
A Wedding, a Will and an Adoption --
`A Broth Spicier Than a Thai Curry' --
`A Typical Palace Intrigue'.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Man Singh,Maharaja of Jaipur,1911-1970
Gayatri Devi,Maharani of Jaipur,1919-2009
Jaipur (India)--History--20th century
India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. A Boy Named Mormukut -- 2. `The Lying Court' -- 3. White Satin Pyjamas and a Triple Row of Pearls -- 4. Polo and Pink Champagne -- 5. `Who the Hell Do You Think You Are? Queen Mary?' -- 6. `A Combination of Sita, Lakshmi and the Rani of Jhansi' -- 7. `No Time to Pluck an Eyebrow' -- 8. The Maharani's Mercenaries -- 9. A Wedding, a Will and an Adoption -- 10. `A Broth Spicier Than a Thai Curry' -- 11. `A Typical Palace Intrigue'.
- Summary:
- The Jaipurs were India's mid-century golden couple; its answer to the Kennedys, or Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Jai and Ayesha, as they were known to friends like Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote and 'Dickie' Mountbatten, entertained lavishly at their magnificent palaces and hunting lodges in Rajasthan - and in the nightclubs of London, Paris and New York. But as the Raj gave way to the new India, Jaipur - the most glamorous and romantic of the princely states - had to find its place. The House of Jaipur charts a dynasty's determination to remain relevant in a democracy set on crushing its privileges. Against the odds, they secured their place at the height of Indian society; but Ayesha would pay for her criticism of Indira Gandhi during the Emergency. From the polo field and politics to imprisonment and personal tragedy, the Jaipurs' extraordinary journey of transformation mirrors the story of a rapidly changing country.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- x, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937398998802486
- ISBN:
- 9781787385566
1787385566 - OCLC Number:
- 1255846890
- Barcode:
- 010003485787
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