Sanyogitabai Devi of Indore (1914 - 1937), was an Indian socialite and queen, the wife of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II of the princely state of Indore, British India.[1]
| Queen Sanyogita Devi | |||||
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| Queen Consort of Indore Princess of Kagal | |||||
.jpg) Queen Sanyogita Devi (unknown photographer (1935)) | |||||
| Queen Consort of Indore | |||||
| Tenure | 26 February 1926 - 13 July 1937 | ||||
| Born | Princess Sanyogita Devi of Kagal 1914 Tarasp, Switzerland | ||||
| Died | 1937 St. Moritz, Switzerland | ||||
| Spouse | Yeshwantrao Holkar II of Indore (m. 1924 - 1937; her death) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Usha Devi Raje of Indore | ||||
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| Dynasty | Holkar | ||||
| Father | Rajashri Dattajirao of Kagal | ||||
| Religion | Hindu | ||||
Biography
editShe was born in 1914 in Tarasp, Switzerland, to Rajashri Dattajirao, the chief of Kagal (Junior), and educated in England.[2][3] At the age of 10 she married 16 year old Yashwant Rao Holkar of the princely state of Indore.[3] He became Maharaja two years later.[3]
Along with her husband, she was extensively photographed by Man Ray.[2] She contributed to efforts in the Eckart Muthesius designed palace, Manik Bagh.[4]
Death and legacy
editShe died in a nursing home in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1937, at the age of 23 years.[5] Sanyogitaganj, formerly the residency bazaar of Chawanni, in Indore is named for her.[6] In 1980, many items from Manik Bagh were sold at auction in Monaco.[4][7] In 2019, many were placed on display at an exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.[4][7]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ Haidar, Navina Najat; Stewart, Courtney Ann (2014). Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-300-20887-0.
- ^ a b Poddar, Abhishek; Gaskell, Nathaniel; Pramod Kumar, K. G; Museum of Art & Photography (Bangalore, India) (2015). "Indore". Maharanis: women of royal India. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-93-85360-06-0. OCLC 932267190.
- ^ a b c Jhala, Angma Dey (2016). "5. Troubles in Indore, the Maharaja's women: loving dangerously". Courtly Indian Women in Late Imperial India. London & New York: Routledge. pp. 147–156. ISBN 978-1-85196-941-8.
- ^ a b c "Paris falls for glamour of India's modernist maharajah". The Hindu. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Maharani of Indore dead". Civil & Military Gazette. Vol. LVIII, no. 4061. Lahore. 15 July 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 20 August 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Studies in the History of Malwa. Malava Itihas Parishad. 1981. p. 93.
- ^ a b "Photos: Paris gets a glimpse of the life of Indore's Modernist Maharaja". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
Further reading
edit- Lenain, Géraldine (2022). Le Dernier Maharaja d'Indore (in French). Seuil. ISBN 978-2-02-150230-5.