Captain Amarinder Singh: The People’s Maharaja - An Authorized Biography

Name : Captain Amarinder Singh: The People’s Maharaja - An Authorized Biography

Author : Khushwant Singh

Book Format : Hardcover

Genre : Biographies

ISBN : 978-9385827433

Language : English

Pages : 301-400 Pages

Publish Year : 2017

Publisher : Hay House

Sub Genre : True Accounts Books

Amarinder Singh, along with his three siblings (including his brother Malvinder Singh, born two years after and crowned Maharaj Kumar), was raised in a secure environment. They were not encouraged to mingle with kids from outside the palace. This was not an attempt to keep the royal children aloof, as that was never the intention of the maharaja and maharani. In fact, this step was rather a compulsion, given the fast changing political circumstances in India. The country was on the verge of being partitioned and communal clashes and riots – with Hindus and Sikhs on one side and the Muslims on the other – had become the order of the day; Patiala was no exception.

The idea of the four children being differently privileged was underscored more by the staff members of the palace rather than by their parents. In fact, they were keen on as normal an upbringing for their children as possible. Sister Welsh, at times by drawing constant comparisons between Heminder and Rupinder and the British princesses, Elizabeth (who later became the queen in 1952) and Margaret, affirmed the girls’ attitude of being different. As for the yuvraj, the staff members were always out to please him and make him feel special since they wanted to curry favour with him in the long run. When the choicest of fruits were about to be served, the attendant would make it a point to offer the first lot to the yuvra

Country of Origin : India