The Unforgettable Maharajas

One Hundred and Seventy-Five Years of Photography

$145.00

This book is not yet published, but will be available from October 2025.

ISBN: 9788174362957 Category:

E. Jaiwant Paul, Pramod Kapoor

Description

Showcasing an extensive range of photographs from India’s princely states, The Unforgettable Maharajas opens a window into the private lives of the maharajas.

Featuring the jewellery, interiors, portraiture and many more aspects of the lives of these majestic families, this luxurious book is a documentation in photographs, of the maharajas of India: undoubtedly one of the greatest anachronizms of the 20th century. Among them were enlightened rulers and profligate princes, saints and scoundrels, heroes and cowards, sadists and boors, charmers and eccentrics. In the eyes of their people, however, they had the divine right to rule and they left the stamp of an unmistakable aura of majesty.

A comprehensive collection of historical photographs from princely India, this is also the largest selection of royal pictures in any one book.

Additional information

Dimensions 24.1 x 30.5 cm
Publisher name Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date 2 October 2025
Number of pages 304
Format Hardback
Dimensions 24.1 x 30.5 cm
Weight g

E. Jaiwant Paul, a hardcore corporate, was on the expert panel on weapons for several museums and was the author of Rani of Jhansi, The Story of Tea, Baji Rao, Har Dayal: The Great Revolutionary (co-author Mrs Shubh Paul), Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India, and The Greased Cartridge.

Pramod Kapoor, the founder and publisher of Roli Books, has over the course of his illustrious career, conceived and produced award-winning books that have proven to be game-changers in the world of publishing. His latest book, a critically acclaimed best seller, 1946: Last War of Independence, Royal Indian Navy Mutiny, is a result of his years of research and deep interest in the period and personalities.

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