India's maharajahs or rulers of princely states are commonly viewed through stereotypes of elephants, dancing girls, and grand palaces. Historian Manu Pillai revisits their legacy. If you look ...

India's 562 princes occupied nearly half its landmass and ruled over a third of its population They lived in fairy-tale palaces, amassed untold fortunes in diamonds and precious stones, maintained ...

Published in the print edition of the November 8, 1958, issue, with the headline “THE LAST DAYS OF THE MAHARAJAHS A Question of Existence..” Emily Hahn, who died in 1997, published fifty-four ...

But in the process the car swerved off into a ditch. Kerala Varma was grievously injured, dying two days later. The Father of ...

For the criminal neglect of our ancient monuments, all our politicians need to answer. There was much more to Indian ...

Manu S. Pillai is a historian and author, most recently, of False Allies: India’s Maharajahs in the Age of Ravi Varma.

Sri Vidhushekara Bharathi, the 37th pontiff of the Sringeri Sarada Peetham, a seat of learning that stretches back to Adi ...

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Built in 1460 by Rao Jodha the fort is 125 meters above the city and is known for the palaces within its thick walls. The fort is entered by 7 gates, each built by successive Maharajahs to celebrate ...

This, notwithstanding the fact that India’s maharajahs fed their horses an absurd diet of ghee (clarified butter), unrefined ...

As Ghana strives for transformative prosperity on the brink of the AI era, a major obstacle stands in the way: the baleful influence of its Chieftaincy institution .