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Gayatri Devi (1919-2009).
Indian princess and politician.
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She was the third Maharani consort of Jaipur from 1940 to 1949, a politician, and philanthropist who was admired as an icon of glamorous royalty but later emerged as an outspoken politician and social activist.
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Ethnically born in a Koch Rajbongshi Hindu family, her father was Maharaja Jitendra Narayan of Cooch Behar in West Bengal, and her mother was Maratha Princess Indira Raje of Baroda, the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III.
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In 1940 she became the third wife of Sawai Man Singh II, the maharajah of Jaipur and an international polo player. Gayatri Devi rejected purdah (the seclusion expected of female Indian royalty), traveled frequently, and received foreign dignitaries, including U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962. Gayatri Devi also founded several girls’ schools.
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Following India's independence and the abolition of the princely states, she became a successful politician in the Swatantra Party. She advocated free enterprise and greater involvement with the West. She served 12 years in Swatantra Party, during which time she was a prominent critic of Indira Gandhi's government. When Prime Minister Gandhi declared a state of emergency in 1975, she was arrested due to an alleged political vendetta on the false accusation of violating tax laws and was jailed for five months. After her departure from politics, she lived a quiet life in her large estate, spending time with her grandchildren and on hobbies and leisure.
She published her biography, A Princess Remembers, written by Santha Rama Rau, in 1976.
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Gayatri Devi was also celebrated for her classical beauty and became something of a fashion icon in her adulthood.
She was a particularly avid equestrienne. She was an excellent rider and an able Polo player. Her Highness was fond of cars and is credited with importing the first Mercedes-Benz W126, a 500 SEL to India which was later shipped to Malaysia.
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She had a son, Prince Jagat Singh.
She died on 29 July 2009 in Jaipur, at the age of 90. She was suffering from paralytic ileus and a lung infection. She left an estate estimated at nearly half a billion USD.
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Anyone who hates Rachel Zegler and her Snow White movie doesn't know her and hasn't actually seen her movie! She is an innocent actress doing her job and has done absolutely nothing criminal to those toxic ugly loud and obnoxious extremists writing slanderous lies about her.
As far as I'm concerned, I think her Snow White movie will have a cult following and appear on misunderstood films lists by the end of this year and join the other Disney remakes as they air on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC where they will have a new lease of life and everyone will give it a second chance.
RACHEL ZEGLER paying homage to Adriana Caselotti
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