Sanyogitabai Holkar of Indore explained
| Queen Sanyogita Devi |
Queen Consort of Indore
Princess of Kagal |
| Succession: | Queen Consort of Indore |
| Reign: | 26 February 1926 - 13 July 1937 |
| Reign-Type: | Tenure |
| Birth Name: | Princess Sanyogita Devi of Kagal |
| Birth Date: | 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Tarasp, Switzerland |
| Death Date: | 1937 |
| Death Place: | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Spouse: | Yeshwantrao Holkar II of Indore
(m. 1924 - 1937; her death) |
| Issue: | Princess Usha Devi Raje of Indore |
| Full Name: | Sanyogita Devi |
| House: | Holkar |
| House-Type: | Dynasty |
| Father: | Rajashri Dattajirao of Kagal |
| Religion: | Hindu |
Sanyogitabai Devi of Indore (1914 - 1937), was an Indian socialite and queen, the wife of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II of the princely state of Indore, British India.[1]
Biography
She was born in 1914 in Tarasp, Switzerland, to Rajashri Dattajirao, the chief of Kagal (Junior), and educated in England.[2] [3] At the age of 10 she married 16 year old Yashwant Rao Holkar of the princely state of Indore.[3] He became Maharaja two years later.[3]
Along with her husband, she was extensively photographed by Man Ray.[2] She contributed to efforts in the Eckart Muthesius designed palace, Manik Bagh.[4]
Death and legacy
She died in a nursing home in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1937, at the age of 23 years.[5] Sanyogitaganj, formerly the residency bazaar of Chawanni, in Indore is named for her.[6] In 1980, many items from Manik Bagh were sold at auction in Monaco.[4] [7] In 2019, many were placed on display at an exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.[4] [7]
Further reading
Notes and References
- Book: Haidar . Navina Najat . Stewart . Courtney Ann . Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection . 2014 . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 978-0-300-20887-0 . 127 . en.
- Book: Poddar . Abhishek . Gaskell . Nathaniel . Pramod Kumar . K. G . Museum of Art & Photography (Bangalore . India) . Maharanis: women of royal India . 2015 . Mapin Publishing. Ahmedabad . 978-93-85360-06-0 . Indore. 122–123 . 932267190 . English.
- Book: Jhala . Angma Dey . Courtly Indian Women in Late Imperial India . 2016 . Routledge . London & New York . 978-1-85196-941-8 . 147–156 . https://books.google.com/books?id=EeUvCgAAQBAJ&dq=Sanyogita&pg=PA147 . en . 5. Troubles in Indore, the Maharaja's women: loving dangerously.
- News: Paris falls for glamour of India's modernist maharajah . 6 October 2022 . The Hindu . 26 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006140011/https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/paris-falls-for-glamour-of-indias-modernist-maharajah/article29522683.ece . 6 October 2022 . en-IN.
- News: Maharani of Indore dead. 20 August 2022 . Civil & Military Gazette. Lahore . 4061. LVIII. 15 July 1937. 1. British Newspaper Archive. subscription.
- Book: Studies in the History of Malwa . 1981 . Malava Itihas Parishad. . 93 . en.
- News: Photos: Paris gets a glimpse of the life of Indore's Modernist Maharaja . 6 October 2022 . Hindustan Times . 27 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006140809/https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/world-news/photos-paris-gets-a-glimpse-of-the-life-of-indore-s-modernist-maharaja/photo-NWDZy8txR3WA9T2qHN3qGI-7.html . 6 October 2022 . en.
