TopicPrincely states

Topic: Princely states

Once a hunting lodge, part of iconic 1878 Secunderabad Club lost in ashes

Rishika Sadam - 16 January, 2022

While no casualties were reported, the ‘Colonnade Bar’, billiards room, a ballroom, main reception and a staircase of the 144-year-old British-era establishment were damaged.

A Maharajah in court — Why a Baroda king was tried for ‘poisoning’ a British officer

Manu Pillai - 27 September, 2021

In ‘False Allies’, Manu Pillai writes about the Maharajas of India and the problems their newly appointed East India Company Residents brought into their lives.

When Hope Cooke, the American socialite wife of Sikkim king, asked for return of Darjeeling

Preet Mohan Singh Malik - 16 May, 2021

In ‘Sikkim’, former diplomat Preet Mohan Singh Malik writes about the Namgyal dynasty that ruled the Himalayan kingdom until it became India’s 22nd state.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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Why ‘buy now, pay later’ fad doesn’t sit well with RBI

Andy Mukherjee - 28 June, 2022

The RBI wants every small-ticket loan to be a marriage officially solemnised in the church of banking. Its new guidelines stop nonbanks from loading digital wallets using credit lines.