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 ...

Royal Love Story: At the time of the country's independence, there were many princely states that were wealthy and had made significant progress. They were far ahead in terms of development ...

Dynamic, film-producing princely states of Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur and Kolhapur also attracted many actresses in the early sound period, said Sarah Niazi, co-curator of ‘Chitramahal ...