Chronicling the lives of ‘Maharanis’ through photographs
Updated: April 17, 2016 18:49 IST
Updated : April 17, 2016 18:49 IST
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The 'Maharanis: Women Of Royal India' travelling exhibition is currently on at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. The exhibition features 69 black-and-white photographs, showcasing how women reinvented tradition and embraced modernity in the 19th century. Here is a sneak peak into the collection.
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Rani Yashoda Devi of Patiala, Vandyk Studios, London, c. 1930s, Courtesy MAP/ Tasveer
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Begum Sahiba of Rampur, formerly of the Najiabad Family. Kinsey Studios, Delhi, c. 1960, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Nawab Begum Sajida Sultan of Bhopal, also Begum of Pataudi. K. L. Syed & Co., c. 1938-1940, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Gwalior, née Lekha Divyeshwari Devi. Hamilton Studios, c. 1940s, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharani Urmila Devi Sahiba of Nabha, formerly of Dholpur, Unknown Photographer, c. 1945, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda, Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1948, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, née Princess Ayesha of Cooch Behar. Derek Adkins, d. 1951, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharani Chinku Bai Raje Scindia of Gwalior, formerly of Satara. Unknown Photographer, undated, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharani Chimnabai II of Baroda, née Shrimant Gajrabai Ghatge of Dewas Sr. Lala Deen Dayal, 1891, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur, née Princess Ayesha of Cooch Behar. Derek Adkins, d. 1951, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharani Chimnabai II of Baroda, née Shrimant Gajrabai Ghatge of Dewas Sr. Lala Deen Dayal, 1891, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer
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Maharaj Kumar Rani Sita Devi of Kapurthala, among the peonies. Cecil Beaton, 1937, Courtesy MAP / Tasveer