Maharajas

Maharajas from "mahant rajan," or "great king" in Sanskrit are discussed in noncommittal terms of their duties as rulers -- your usual, "protect, serve and patronize the arts" -- no talk of how they did that.

Larissa Archer: Asian Art Museum's "Maharaja" Overlooks Crucial Cultural Questions in India Larissa Archer 2011

Maharajas 'Express THE MAHARAJAS' EXPRESS The Train: A $12 million "palace on wheels" with 23 carriages — for a mere 84 passengers — stretching for over a mile.

Chi-Chi Choo-Choos 2010

Who are the 21st Century version of these Maharajas?

Gold Jewelry: An Indian Q&A Forbes India Staff 2010

Maharajas were often educated in Europe or by English tutors, and they took up English hobbies such as cricket and fox-hunting.

Larissa Archer: Asian Art Museum's "Maharaja" Overlooks Crucial Cultural Questions in India Larissa Archer 2011

Jessica Douglas-Home/ The Imperial Maharajas and princes of various states arrived for the Delhi Durbar and had tents representing the culture of their respective states.

A British Lady in India 2011

Who are the 21st Century version of these Maharajas?

Gold Jewelry: An Indian Q&A Forbes India Staff 2010

Maharajas had Cartier design jewelry for them from the 19th Century.

Gold Jewelry: An Indian Q&A Forbes India Staff 2010

Maharajas had Cartier design jewelry for them from the 19th Century.

Gold Jewelry: An Indian Q&A Forbes India Staff 2010

But how was I to spend Yom Kippur, a solemn day of atonement and fasting at the 5-star Nadesar Palace, a 10-room boutique property the Taj Hotels has restored to more luxury than it even had as the guest house for the local Maharajas?

Perry Garfinkel: A Hind-Jew in India Perry Garfinkel 2010

Later, Mengele discusses India: "British rule in India wasn't that bad and the higher classes (Brahmans, Maharajas) weren't that noble!"

In-Depth Exclusive: Diary of a Madman - Rare Mengele Memoir Unearthed by Auctioneer 2010