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The House of Jaipur : the inside story of India's most glamorous royal family
- Title
- The House of Jaipur : the inside story of India's most glamorous royal family / John Zubrzycki.
- Author
- Zubrzycki, John
- Publication
- London : Hurst & Company, 2021.
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- x, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 24 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-8420
- ISBN
- 9781787385566
- 1787385566
- OCLC
- 1255846890
- Author
- Zubrzycki, John, author.
- Title
- The House of Jaipur : the inside story of India's most glamorous royal family / John Zubrzycki.
- Publisher
- London : Hurst & Company, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1765-1999
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-8420