1. New book says British did not want ‘non-Aryan’ Gayatri Devi to marry Raja of Jaipur

    New book says British did not want ‘non-Aryan’ Gayatri Devi to marry Raja of Jaipur

    John Zubrzycki's book goes beyond the glitter and gold of the Jaipur royal household to dig out the obscure accounts of romantic jealousies, property feuds, fatal addictions, suppressed grief and more.

  2. How a Royal Lovechild Won Acceptance in Gayatri Devi’s Family

    How a Royal Lovechild Won Acceptance in Gayatri Devi’s Family

    An excerpt from House of Jaipur - The Inside Story of India’s Most Glamorous Royal Family, by John Zubrzycki.

  3. The maharaja’s new wife: Inside the courtship of Jaipur’s famous royal couple

    The maharaja’s new wife: Inside the courtship of Jaipur’s famous royal couple

    'The House of Jaipur: The Inside story of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family' is a new book by John Zubrzycki.

  4. The story of a property dispute reveals the drama within the glamorous ‘royal’ family of Jaipur

    The story of a property dispute reveals the drama within the glamorous ‘royal’ family of Jaipur

    An excerpt from ‘The House of Jaipur’, by John Zubrzycki.

  5. Race to save Vadodara's Pratap Vilas Palace grounds

    Race to save Vadodara's Pratap Vilas Palace grounds

    Vadodara heritage under threat say activists striving to stop construction of modern building on magnificent palace grounds

  6. Major Legal Milestones for Jammu & Kashmir State

    Major Legal Milestones for Jammu & Kashmir State

    Independent princely State of Jammu and Kashmir is created under the Treaty of Amritsar between the British East India Company and Jammu.

  7. All You Need to Know About The Most Beautiful Queen of India

    All You Need to Know About The Most Beautiful Queen of India

    Forbes has declared her as the Indian Kingdom Dynasty’s most beautiful woman. Meet the "Modern Maharani", the Queen of Baroda Radhika Raje.

  8. The Maharani's Mercenaries and Family Disputes in the House of Jaipur

    The Maharani's Mercenaries and Family Disputes in the House of Jaipur

    This excerpt from John Zubrzycki's latest book explores the tensions in the erstwhile royal family over the massive estate and properties and the many claims to its ownership and control.

  9. The rise, fall and rise of Jaipur royals

    The rise, fall and rise of Jaipur royals

    Australian researcher John Zubrzycki's new book chronicles the story of Jaipur's ruling family over the last century, and how they coped in the absence of title and patronage

  10. Maharani Gayatri Devi once took on Nehru for the ‘mess’ he made of the 1962 China invasion

    Maharani Gayatri Devi once took on Nehru for the ‘mess’ he made of the 1962 China invasion

    In ‘The House of Jaipur’, John Zubrzycki writes about the political and personal lives of India’s golden royal couple, Gayatri Devi and Man Singh.