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Looming large on a narrow strip of a solitary hill, about 170 meters above the plains, are the ghostly remains of Rajasthan’s greatest fortified citadel. It is Chittorgarh — the capital, for over eight centuries: AD 734-1567, of Mewar state and strikingly reminiscent of the heroic, stranger-than-fiction sagas of valiant Rajput warriors, of men who’d rather break than bend, of brave women who’d rather die of self-immolations than suffer dishonour. With a ...
A Premier princely state of Rajsthan, the erstwhile Rajputana (northwest India), till its merger into the Union territory in 1948, Mewar has been celebrated in history and legend. In this far-famed region are best represented not only the Rajput chivalry and high sense of honour, but also their arts, architecture, and fabulous cultural traditions. Developed from the author’s four-year long intensive research, the book tries to reconstruct the unparalleled, ...
A city named after its founder: Maharana Udai Singh II, Udaipur has, ever since its first appearance on Rajasthan’s map in 1569, substituted Chittorgarh as the capital of Mewar State. And all along its history, this “City of Sunrise†has not only kept alive the spirit of Rajput chivalry, hospitality and legendary romance, but also exemplified the best in Rajput art, architecture and cultural traditions. Irmgard Meininger here gives you fascinating glimpses ...