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Vijaya Raje Scindia – Queen and politician

Friday, 7 January 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Vijaya Raje Scindia was born as Lekha Divyeshwari Devi on 12 October 1919 at Sagar (present-day Madhya Pradesh, a state in central India). She was popularly known as the Rajmata of Gwalior, which translates to Queen mother. She was the eldest child of Thakur Mahendra Singh of Kotla [read more]

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Sita Devi of Baroda – An extravagant Maharani

Sunday, 10 October 2021, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Shivangi. Sita Devi Sahib was born on 12 May 1917 in Madras, India as the daughter of Maharaja of Pithapuram Sri Raja Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rao Bahadur Garu and his wife Shri Rani Chennamma Devi of Mirzapuram. She has gone down in history as the Indian Wallis Simpson. [read more]

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Mastani Bai – A controversial Princess

Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Shivangi. Mastani Bai was born on 29 August 1699 at Mau Sahaniya, Bundelkhand (a province in present-day central India) to Maharaja Chhatrasal (the Bundela Rajput ruler of Bundelkhand) and his Persian wife, Ruhani Bai Begum. Maharaja Chhatrasal followed Pranami Sampraday, a Hindu community based on bhakti worship of Lord Krishna [read more]

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Indira Devi – A groundbreaking Maharani

Monday, 26 October 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Indira Devi was born as Indira Raje on 19 February 1892 to Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad and Maharani Chimna Raje Gaikwad. Her father was the Maharaja (ruler) of Baroda State (present-day Gujarat in India) from 1875 to 1939. She was the only daughter of her parents, and because of [read more]

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Amrapali – A royal courtesan

Monday, 19 October 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. The infant Amrapali was reportedly found at the trunk of a mango tree in the city of Vaishali in around 600-500BCE in ancient India. Her name is made up of two Sanskrit words ‘Amra’ which means mango and ‘pallav’ meaning young leaves. She was raised by a couple [read more]

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Begum Hazrat Mahal – The rebel Princess

Monday, 20 May 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Shivangi Kaushik. Born as Muhammadi Khanum at Faizabad, Awadh, India, into an extremely poor family, Muhammadi Khanum was sold into the royal harem as a khawasin (attendant). She was trained in the harem in manners, etiquette and Royal ways. She grew up to be a beautiful, intelligent girl and rose [read more]

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