Lives of the Indian Princes

by Sharada Dwivedi and Charles Allen

Book Overview

This book on the picturesque lifestyle of the erstwhile Indian princes and maharajas is now available in a revised Indian edition. The princes may have become mere citizens but the enchantment remains This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517556898
• ISBN13: 9780517556894
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Entertaining and historical

Just a quick note about this book I read while on vacation in India. There is no particular narrative, and this large collection of anecdotes is arranged by themes such as hunting, cooking, marriages, etc. A particular strength is that the authors have interviewed the descendants and survivors of the era of the Indian princes, lending a personal touch to many of the stories. In our modern era of overpaid sports stars and entertainment figures, one has to ask, has anyone ever truly "deserved" to be rich? For those who enjoy both "lifestyles of the rich and famous" and raj era Indian history, this is an entertaining read that is easy to pick up and drop when needed, or open at random for a few unbelievable stories of excess with some random examples of honor and nobility mixed in. I picked it up used in paperback for a few bucks and thought it was well worthwhile.