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From The Backcover Of The Book 'The Magnificent Maharaja' By K. Natwar Singh

PRAISE FOR THE MAGNIFICENT MAHARAJA

... (the work) is meticulously researched and full of unsparing biographical details. The book manages to bring out the multi-dimensional personality of the man in a style that is both lucid and engaging.

The Telegraph

A magnificent book about a magnificent personality.

Indian Review of Books

(A) factual, thorough stylised biography of the man and the maharaja.

The Tribune

(A) largely impartial study (of Bhupindar Singh).

The Pioneer

A glowing tribute to MBS. (Singh) has done exhaustive research on the topic.

The Indian Express

One of the most authentic, informative and objective biographies of our time.

About the Author Of ‘The Magnificent Maharaja’

K. Natwar Singh was born in 1931. He was educated at Mayo College, Ajmer, Scindia School, Gwalior, St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1953, he joined the Indian Foreign Service. For the next thirty-one years he served in Peking, New York, Warsaw, London, Lusaka and Islamabad. He was Ambassador to Pakistan — 1980-1982, Secretary General of the Seventh NAM Summit — 1983. The same year he was Chief Coordinator for the Commonwealth Summit. In 1984 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan. After resigning from the I.F.S., he joined the Congress party and was elected to the Lok Sabha in December 1984. He was the Union Minister for Steel, Fertilizers and External Affairs from 1984 to 1989. He was attached to Indira Gandhi's Secretariat from 1966 to 1971.

In 1987, he was elected President of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament and Development, and was leader of the Indian Delegation to the 42nd Session of the U.N. General Assembly.

In 1998 he was again elected to the Lok Sabha. In 2002 he became a member of the Rajya Sabha. Since May 2004 he is Minister of External Affairs.

Table Of Contents Of The Book 'The Magnificent Maharaja’ By K. Natwar Singh

Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Acknowledgements	xi

Prologue: The Man and the Maharaja	1
The Founding Father	15
The Orphan Prince	43
The Maharaja, The Nehrus and
The Delhi Durbar — 1911	60
The Mahatma, The Maharaja and The Great War	77
Montagu and The Maharaja	95
At Home and Abroad 1919-1924	111
The Maharaja anu Sikh Politics	132
At the League of Nations 1925	146
The Chamber of Princes	158
Helping the Nizam	174
New Viceroy, New Chancellor: Irwin and MBS	186
The Indictment: A Close Shave	209
The Round Table Conference — 1930	236
Cricket, Ranji and Patiala	259
Alcohol and Protocol	271
Churchill and the Indian Princes	289
Bitter Quarrel with Lord Willingdon	310
The Silver Jubilee of King George V — 1935	322
Meeting Hitler	332
Ebb Tide and Death	341
Aftermath	353
Bibliography	359
Index	363

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 2/3	-	With Lord Irwin at Patiala, 1927
	-	In Rome, 1928
Page 4	-	With King George V at Buckingham Palace, 1920s
Page 5	-	With Chamber of Princes Standing Committee, 1930
	-	In Hungary with Admiral Horthy
Page 6	-	With Lord and Lady Willingdon
	-	With his staff before audience with Pope at the Vatican, 1935.
Page 7	-	In Rome 1935
Page 8	-	Maharaja saluting the Cenotaph in London
	-	On the roof of the Savoy Hotel, London
Page 9	-	At 10 Downing Street with Lloyd George
Page 10	-	The 1st Indian Cricket team captained by Maharaja Bhupindar Singh
	-	Jardine's team, 1934 with Lala Amarnath and Maharaja Bhupindar Singh