Rajasthan is truly magical, and literally means “Land Of the Kings.” Until India’s independence in 1947, Rajasthan, was made up of more than 20 princely states, bastions of royal opulence, and feudal pageantry. It’s India’s most visited and romantic region, celebrated for the spectacula...
A state of northwest India on the border with Pakistan. Formerly composed of numerous princely states mostly under Rajput rule, the region fell to the British in the 1800s, was integrated into independent India after 1947, and gained statehood in 1956. Jaipur is the capital. ...
once one of the wealthiest of Rajasthan’s 22 princely states. This is where we met Singh, our driver, for the first time — he picked us up at the airport and drove us to a jetty on Lake Pichola, where we were taken by boat to our hotel,Oberoi Udaivilas. Dave and I had been...
One of the biggest changes took place in Rajasthan where Independence in 1947 led to the merging of twenty-two princely states in the region and abolition of royalty in India.The traditional costume of the region is in a stage of transition. Over the last few decades growth and change in ...
A state of northwest India on the border with Pakistan. Formerly composed of numerous princely states mostly under Rajput rule, the region fell to the British in the 1800s, was integrated into independent India after 1947, and gained statehood in 1956. Jaipur is the capital. ...
Rajasthan, state of northwestern India. Before 1947 it comprised some two dozen princely states and chiefships. After 1947, when India achieved independence from British rule, the princely states and chiefships were integrated into India in stages, and R
Rajasthan, meaning “TheAbodeof the Rajas,” was formerly calledRajputana, “The Country of theRajputs” (sons of rajas [princes]). Before 1947, when India achieved independence from British rule, itcomprisedsome two dozen princely states and chiefships, the small British-administered province of...
Before 1947, when India achieved independence from British rule, it comprised some two dozen princely states and chiefships, the small British-administered province of Ajmer-Merwara, and a few pockets of territory outside the main boundaries. After 1947 the princely states and chiefships were ...
Rajasthan, meaning “TheAbodeof the Rajas,” was formerly calledRajputana, “The Country of theRajputs” (sons of rajas [princes]). Before 1947, when India achieved independence from British rule, itcomprisedsome two dozen princely states and chiefships, the small British-administered province of...
The structure of Rajasthan’s government, like that of most other states in India, is determined by the national constitution of 1950. The head of state is the governor, who is appointed by the president of India for a five-year term. The governor is aided and advised by the Council of...