Now, a great friend of the British, Jaswant Singh donated handsomely to Mayo College for boys in Ajmer, which was founded by ...

Actually, the state was under the control of these people. Due to this, the British were not able to capture it.

Just as the British Indian politicians had a mere 73 days — from the Mountbatten plan to actual independence — the rulers of these princely states also had a very short time in which to decide ...

At the time of independence, it refused to merge with India. The Queen here fell in ... the appointment of a Diwan in important princely states required approval from the Viceroy.

Stories about Indian maharajas always make for an interesting read. This one is about Maharaja Bhuri Singh, a ruler from the ...

Lord Mountbatten, Mir Ahmadyar Khan, the Khan of Kalat, Jawaharlal Nehru and, Jinnah sat together to decide the future of ...

So far as the then autonomous princely states were concerned, they were faced with three choices: accession to India or to Pakistan or complete independence. The third alternative proved in every ...

Highlighting the visual heritage of princely states of that era, the India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is organising Chitramahal under its arts research programme between Feb 23 and 28 from 11am ...

The Orissa High Court has reiterated that probate of Wills executed in ex-princely states/Gadajat states is not necessary and ...

Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah's betrayal triggered the freedom movement in Balochistan. The forced accession of Kalat ...

On 08th March this year it would be exactly 77 years when the small princely town of Sarahan Bushahr joined alongside 26 ...