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The Last Maharani of Gwalior
An Autobiography
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Vijaya R. Scindia - Editor
Manohar Malgonkar - Author
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Hardcover - 279 pages |
| Release Date: September 1987 |
ISBN10: 0-88706-658-5
ISBN13: 978-0-88706-658-0
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Price: $32.95
Paperback - 279 pages |
| Release Date: September 1987 |
ISBN10: 0-88706-659-3
ISBN13: 978-0-88706-659-7
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| Summary |
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This is a description of contemporary India and some of its recent history in the form of an autobiography. Rajmata Scindia is a member of the Indian Parliament. As a maharani she had thousands of servants and several enormous palaces. Since Independence, which marked the end of the supremacy of the Maharajas, she has emerged as one of India's most popular political leaders, first with the Congress party and now with the opposition. Her appeal to the masses, who see her as an image of Mother India, amazes both her admirers and her critics.
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Table of Contents
Part I
In the Shadow of Nepal
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Grandfather Khadga
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I Become a Ward
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My Grandmother
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My First Proposal
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Going to College
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Marriage Talks
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The Dictates of Destiny
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I Meet the Maharajah
Part II
The Scindias
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Mahadji Scindia
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Daulatrao Scindia
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Jayajirao Scindia
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The Building of the Palaces
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My Father-in-Law, Madhavrao Scindia
Part III
The Maharani of Gwalior
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My Husband
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Life as a Maharani
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Integration
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The Clocks are Silenced
Part IV
The Politician
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The Tragedy of Bastar
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Toppling
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De-recognition of the Princes
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A State of Emergency
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A Guest of the Government
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Prisoner No. 2265
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The Parting of the Ways
Postscript
Index
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