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The House Of Jaipur The Inside Story Of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family
The House Of Jaipur The Inside Story Of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family
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Binding: Hardcover
Description: A gripping royal saga of charmed lives in a changing world. 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.
Title: The House Of Jaipur The Inside Story Of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family
Author(s): Zubrzycki John
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787385566
Pages: 288 Pages, 16 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 10/1/2021
Category: Asian History
Description: A gripping royal saga of charmed lives in a changing world. 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.
Title: The House Of Jaipur The Inside Story Of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family
Author(s): Zubrzycki John
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787385566
Pages: 288 Pages, 16 Illustrations, Color
Publication Date: 10/1/2021
Category: Asian History