When Jaipur’s Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII’s coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey. By PRAKASH BHANDARI By the time Queen Victoria became empress of India, most of the Indian rulers had bowed to Great Britain, accepting it as a paramount power. The
When Jaipur s Maharaja Madho Singh was invited to attend King Edward VII s coronation in 1902, he chartered a ship for Rs 15 lakh for the journey.
He also carried 27,000 litres of Ganga
Shortly, as the newly elected 15th President of India, Droupadi Murmu, climbs up the 31 majestic steps from the ceremonial red-gravel forecourt of the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan, leading to the grand portico with its famous 12 Tuscan columns — the grand vista will reveal many more Indian e