Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur

A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur
A Princess Remembers The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur
Author: Gayatri Devi
She is the daughter of the Maharajah of Cooch Behar and the widow of the Maharajah of Jaipur. She was raised in a sumptuous palace staffed with 500 servants, she shot her first panther when she was twelve. After she had won a seat in the Parliament of India, John F. Kennedy introduced her as "the woman with the most staggering majority that anyo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780706942811
ISBN-10: 0706942817
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 335
Rating:
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Tarang Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Read All 2 Book Reviews of "A Princess Remembers The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur on + 15 more book reviews
historical rambling on an Indian princess
reviewed A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur on + 5 more book reviews
After a trip to India and a fascinating visit to Jaipur this year, I wanted to learn more about the Indian princes. The lavish lives these families lived is hard to believe, but after seeing the former palaces I can picture it. The Maharaja and Maharani seemed to truly care about Jaipur and its people. I would like to read more from a different historian of the era when the princes ruled.


Genres: