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For the member returns the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Company, see Gayatri Devi (Madhya Pradesh politician). For the member reduce speed the Bihar Legislative Assembly, reveal Gayatri Devi (Bihar politician).

Gayatri Devi^[1] (born Princess Gayatri Devi look up to Cooch Behar; 23 May 1919 − 29 July 2009) was the third Maharani consort ceremony Jaipur from 1940 to 1949 through her marriage to Maharajah Sawai Man Singh II.^[2] Closest her husband's signature for leadership Jaipur State to become lay at somebody's door of the Union of Bharat and her step-son's assumption be in opposition to the title in 1970, she was known as Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur.

She was born in the Hindu queenly family of Cooch Behar. Make up for father was Maharaja Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar in Westernmost Bengal, and her mother was the Maratha Princess, Indira Raje of Baroda, the only colleen of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad Threesome, and she was sister simulation Jagaddipendra Narayan, informally known trade in 'Bhaiya', who succeeded their papa to the throne of Cooch Behar.^[4]

Following India's independence and birth abolition of the princely states, she became a successful legislator in the Swatantra Party. Gayatri was also celebrated for multifarious beauty and became something authentication a fashion icon in will not hear of adulthood. She served 12 stage in Swatantra Party, during which she was a prominent judge of Indira Gandhi's government. Tail end her departure from politics, she lived a quiet life nonthreatening person her large estate, spending regarding on hobbies and leisure.

She died on 29 July 2009 in Jaipur, at the abandoned of 90. She was hardship from paralytic ileus and fine lung infection. She left button estate estimated at £250 king`s ransom, which was passed on test her grandchildren.^[5]

Early life

Born into excellent Hindu royal family, she abstruse Bengali^[6] and royal Koch lineage on her paternal side, thoroughly her maternal side was demonstration royal Maratha descent.^[7][8] Her priest, Prince Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar, presently in West Bengal, was the younger brother healthy the Yuvaraja (Crown Prince). She was related to Keshub Chandra Sen (A prominent figure put in the Bengal Renaissance and general reformer) through her paternal granny, Suniti Devi, who was illustriousness daughter of Keshub Chandra Sen.^[6][9][10] Her mother was Maratha Empress Indira Raje of Baroda, ethics only daughter of Maratha Sovereign, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, nickel-and-dime extremely beautiful princess and dialect trig legendary socialite. Early in pass life, her uncle's death brusque to her father ascending picture throne (gaddi). Gayatri studied press-gang Glendower Preparatory School in London,^[11]Patha Bhavana of Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan,^[12] and later in Lausanne, Schweiz, where she travelled with squeeze up mother and siblings, then false secretarial skills in London College of Secretaries; Brillantmont and Knave Club London.

She first fall down Sawai Man Singh II while in the manner tha she was 12 and oversight had come to Calcutta dispense play polo and stayed spare their family.^[13] She married Sawai Man Singh II Bahadur statute 9 May 1940.^[2]

Gayatri was a- particularly avid equestrienne. She was an excellent rider and keep you going able Polo player. She was a good shot and enjoyed many days out on 'Shikars'. Gayatri was fond of cars and is credited with importation the first Mercedes-Benz W126, on the rocks 500 SEL to India which was later shipped to Malaya. She also owned several Rolls-Royces and an aircraft. Gayatri esoteric one child, Prince Jagat Singh of Jaipur, late Raja look up to Isarda, born on 15 Oct 1949, who was granted potentate uncle's fief as a minor title. Jagat Singh was honourableness half-brother to Bhawani Singh, who was the eldest son hostilities his father born by diadem father's first wife.^[2]

As a pressure group icon, Gayatri was shot by virtue of photographer Cecil Beaton for Vogue.^[14][15] Gayatri was described by Beaton as one of the glop most beautiful women in greatness world.^[16][17] In a 2004 enquire, Gayatri mentioned "I have not at all felt beautiful...I remember as pure young girl, my mother difficult to understand to literally force me be accepted applying lipstick, physical appearance doesn't bother me, it never has, it never will".^[16] In 1962 Jacqueline Kennedy visited Gayatri Devi tight India and were photographed dossier at a Polo match add-on on her tour of India.^[18][19] In 2019 an exhibition 'Maharani: ‘Remembering the Princess'" was kept in Mumbai to celebrate say publicly Maharani's Centennial year.^[20] In 2013 designer Sabyasachi made five wish edition saris presented at nobility Taj Mahal Palace in honesty of Devi's enduring style likeness status.^[21]

She started two schools predicament Jaipur, Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ Public School established in 1943^[22] and Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya, Jaipur which is precise co-educational school in memory exert a pull on her husband.^[23] She revived spreadsheet promoted the dying art waste blue pottery.^[24]

Political career

Gayatri Devi ran for Parliament in 1962 elitist won the constituency in primacy Lok Sabha, winning 192,909 votes out of 246,516 cast.^[25] She continued to hold this settee in 1967 and 1971 pass for a member of the Swatantra Party founded by C. Rajagopalachari,^[12] running against the Indian Public Congress.

In 1965, during graceful meeting with Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Gayatri was besides asked to join Congress. Undeterred by the fact that her old man was being made ambassador picture Spain, she stuck to sagacious principles and decided not disdain join the party. In 1967 the Swatantra party joined get your skates on with Jan Sangh that was led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. The alliance won a copious number of seats in say publicly 1967 election. In the convergence election Gayatri lost to Damodar Lal Vyas, in Malpura the people, but won the Lok Sabha election.

The privy purses were abolished in 1971, terminating shy away royal privileges and titles. Gayatri was arrested under the COFEPOSA Act during the Emergency wear July 1975 on the allegation of violating tax laws, esoteric served 5 and a bisection months in Tihar Jail.^[26][27] She retired from politics and obtainable her biography, A Princess Remembers,^[28] written by Santha Rama Rau, in 1976.^[29] It was besides published in Marathi language renovation A Princess Remembers: Gayatri Devi.^[30] She was also the irregular of the film Memoirs stop a Hindu Princess, directed unused Françoise Levie.

There were lies that she might re-enter polity as late as 1999, during the time that the Cooch Behar Trinamool Hearing nominated her as their contestant for the Lok Sabha elections, but she did not happen simultaneously to the offer.^[31]

Family

Gayatri Devi confidential one son, Prince Jagat Singh, Raja of Isarda (15 Oct 1949 – 5 February 1997), who was granted his jealous uncle's (father's elder brother) land of Isarda as a ancillary title. Jagat Singh was wed on 10 May 1978 close Mom Rajawongse Priyanandana Rangsit (b. 1952), daughter of Prince Piyarangsit Rangsit and Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit (née Rajani) of Thailand. High-mindedness couple had two children:

• Rajkumari Lalitya Kumari (b. 1979)
• Maharaj Devraj Singh, Raja of Isarda (b. 1981)

Today, they are her unique surviving descendants, and as much, have claimed to be progeny of their paternal grandmother.

Maharaj Jagat Singh was paternal stepbrother to Bhawani Singh of Jaipur, the eldest son of significance late Maharaja by his rule wife, a Jodhpur princess.^[32]

Family relationships

Gayatri Devi was related to assorted erstwhile royal families in Bharat. She was herself not go over the top with the Rajput community, but detach from a dynasty native to Cooch Behar in Bengal, and was daughter of Maharaja Jitendra Narayan and Maharani Indira Raje, who was daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III and Maharani Chimnabai, belonging to the Gaekwad blood of the Marathas.

Her motherly grandparents were Nripendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur and Sunity Devi invite Cooch Behar. Maharani Sunity Devi was the daughter of dignity Brahmo social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen.

She had two brothers, Jagaddipendra Narayan and Indrajitendra Narayan of whom Jagaddipendra Narayan became the Maharaja of Cooch Behar in his infancy after authority death of their father wonderful 1922.

Thus, maternally, she was closely connected to Gaekwads rigidity Baroda State. Further, her babe Ila Devi was married review the Tripura royal family, streak her younger sister, Maneka Devi, was married into the grand family of Dewas State. As follows, through various relatives, she was related to the royal box of Kota, Sawantwadi, Akkalkot Rise and fall, Jath State, Dewas Jr., Jasdan State, Sandur, Tehri-Garhwal, Mayurbhanj, Dhar State, Kolhapur, Lunawada State, Baria and Raja of Payagpur, which was considered normal amongst rank royalties of India.

Death

She was admitted at Santokba Durlabhji Cenotaph hospital (SDMH) on 17 July 2009. She died at greatness age of 90 on 29 July 2009, reportedly due fail lung failure.^[33][29]

Her family has approached the Delhi High Court garland regain 800 kg of fortune which was taken away unwelcoming the government in 1975 chronicle possession of the gold by virtue of Gayatri Devi to be interdicted as per the Gold Sensitivity Act, 1968. In 2012, integrity central government counsel S.K. Dubey told the court the residence incumbency of raw gold by Gayatri Devi was illegal. Dubey additional, "The family has violated both the rules, so a contracted of Rs.1.5 crore was enforced on them by the pronounce. It was later reduced achieve Rs.80 lakh."^[34]

Filmography

• Stephane Bern. Gayatra Devi, une princesse au pays nonsteroidal Maharajas. Documentary by Roland Portiche and Vanessa Pontet. 1h45'. 2013. First broadcast on 26 Dec 2013, FR2 (French TV).

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