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The Last Nizam: The Rise and Fall of India's Greatest Princely State

JOHN ZUBRZYCKI

Pan/Macmillan

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The Last Nizam: The Rise and fall of India's Greatest Princely State [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2012] John Zubrzycki

Picador India

The House of Jaipur

History

Asia

The House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of India's Most Glamorous Royal Family

C. Hurst & Co. Publishers Ltd.

India's association with magicians goes back thousands of years. Conjurors and illusionists dazzled the courts of Hindu maharajas and Mughal emperors. As British dominion spread over the subcontinent, such wonder-workers became synonymous with India. Western magicians appropriated Indian attire, tricks and stage names; switching their turbans for top hats, Indian jugglers fought back and earned their grudging respect. This book tells the extraordinary story of how Indian magic descended from the realm of the gods to become part of daily ritual and popular entertainment across the globe. Recounting tales of levitating Brahmins, resurrections, prophesying monkeys and 'the most famous trick never performed', Empire of Enchantment vividly charts Indian magic's epic journey from street to the stage.

Empire Of Enchantment

Religion & Spirituality

Hinduism

Book 9781913083342

Old Street Publishing

A tale of money, magic and mystique from the best-selling author of The Last Nizam The scandal that rocked the Raj In 1891, a notorious curio-dealer from Simla offered to sell the worlds largest brilliant-cut diamond to the Nizam of Hyderabad. If the audacious deal came through, the merchant would have been set up for life. But the transaction went horribly wrong. The Nizam accused him of fraud, triggering a sensational trial in the Calcutta High Court that made headlines around the world. The dealer was Alexander Malcolm Jacob, a man of mysterious origins and colourful infamy. He was Indias most successful purveyor of precious stones and was rumoured to be rich almost beyond the dreams of Aladdin. Hailed as a celebrity in his own lifetime, he was the inspiration for the shadowy Lurgan Sahib in Rudyard Kiplings Kim. A confidant of viceroys and maharajahs, he dabbled in magic and was a player in the Great Game. Yet he died in obscurity, carrying many of his secrets to his grave.

Mysterious Mr Jacob: Diamond Merchant, Magician and Spy

Random House.India

" For generations, the House of Jaipur has been synonymous with exquisite maharanis, polo-playing maharajas and playboy princes, fabulous jewels and opulent palaces. But behind the glittering facades lie stories of forbidden love, forged wills and missing treasures; of lives cut short by alcoholism; and of bitter family feuds over assets worth thousands of crores. Revealed for the first time are the untold stories of life behind the palace doors. But this chronicle of the House of Jaipur, spanning the final decades of the British Raj to the present day, also paints a larger picture of how centuries-old feudal traditions collided with rapid social and political change when the princely states, which covered two-fifths of India s pre-Independence land mass, were abolished. The Jaipur story serves as a prism for viewing how the evolution of democracy since Independence has forced the princes to negotiate these upheavals, recounting the various ways in which the Jaipur family have sought to redefine their roles and stay relevant in twenty-first-century India, in stark contrast to their close relatives in Cooch Behar, whose lives sank into irrelevance and oblivion. Deeply researched and compellingly narrated, The House of Jaipur is a gripping saga studded with unforgettable characters, their charmed lives often crossed by misfortune and tragedy."

The House of Jaipur : The Inside Story of India s Most Glamorous Royal Family

Juggernaut

Dethroned: The Downfall of India's Princely States

Hurst

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JADOOWALLAHS, JUGGLERS AND JINNS [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2018] John Zubrzycki

Pan Macmillan India

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