Highness: Maharajahs of India - Softcover

Born to Rule: Rudyard Kipling said that God created Maharajahs so that mankind could have a spectacle of jewels and marble palaces. The Nizam od Hyderbad employed 11,000 household servants, some of whom did nothingbut grind walnuts. The Maharajah of Gwalior owned a silver train which carried drinks around his dining table. Once there were 05 princes who ruled one third of India, living lives of fabled splendorand intrigue until, in the early 1970s. Mrs Ghandi removed their titles and taxed their enormous wealth. This penetrating study will delight all with an interest in Indian culture.