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Sita Devi of Baroda: The "maharani' who never was

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- On 6 November 1943, Meka Rangaiah Appa Rao-zamindar of Vuyyuru in today's Andhra Pradesh-received a letter from his wife of ten years. It was a short paragraph, probably worded by... Read More


Thrones are not glorified chairs. They tell remarkable stories

New Delhi, June 14 -- In the 1360s, the Bahmani sultan of the Deccan received from a rajah the present of a throne. Reportedly six cubits long and two broad, "the frame was of ebony, covered with plat... Read More