SAYAJIRAO GAEKWAD III

Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda state towered over all the other rulers of princely states in British India. The book not only documents how a Maratha farmer’s son became a maharaja by a twist of fate but also reveals interesting details about how the ‘favourite son of the British Empire found himself on the brink of being deposed by the British. Extensively researched and engagingly written the book unearths secret records from the India Office in London and discloses the role played b...See More