Sawai Man Singh Ji of Jaipur
R.P. SINGH / KANWAR RAJPAL SINGH
The story of Kanwar Mor Mukut Singh of Isarda who became Jaipur’s Maharaja, and ruled for 27 years.
Hardback | 52 x 179 mm (6 x 9.25") | 232 pp
ISBN 8174364005
Rs.350.00
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Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur: Life and Legend is the story of how fate catapulted Kanwar Mor Mukut Singh of Isarda to the throne of Jaipur, a state that he ruled as Sawai Man Singh II for twenty-seven years before its merger with independent India. From being a ruler to serving as India’s Ambassador in Spain, he lived through a period of Indian history marked with glory and upheavals.
Flamboyant, debonair and elegant, he had two overriding passions—polo and his third wife, Maharani Gayatri Devi. His polo team ravaged England in 1933 winning all the major tournaments—a feat yet unparalleled. His romance with Gayatri Devi, the stunningly beautiful princess from Cooch Behar, is the stuff of legends. Sawai Man Singh’s dream was to die ‘. . . in a polo field, in the midst of a chukka, with my friends around me, my pony under me, my polo stick in my hand, and my boots on.’ On 24 June 1970 at Cirencester, England, his dream was fulfilled, plunging the world in grief.
About the author
R.P. Singh is a Jodha Rathore from Arwar (Ajmer). After studying at Sainik School, Chittorgarh, he joined the NDA in 1973, passed out from IMA in 1976 and was commissioned into the Dogra Regiment. As a captain (1981–84), he served as an instructor in the Commando School at Belgaun (Karnataka) and as a major (1987–90), in the IMA, Dehradun. He was awarded the Army Commander’s Commendation Card for operations during action in Jammu & Kashmir. He has written for army journals. Since 1992, he has been practising law at the high court in Jaipur.
Kanwar Rajpal Singh was born at Banethi in Torawati, and educated in Jaipur. As a journalist, he has covered the history of Rajasthan and created awareness for the conservation of its cultural heritage. His articles have featured in many newspapers and magazines abroad and in India. He also reports for various radio and TV programmes. He has a keen interest in natural history and photography.
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