The book Torn by internal dissensions, Rajasthan, once a land of heroism and statesmanship, presented a dark and dismal picture in the Eighteenth century. Her internal bankruptey paved the way for external aggressions particularly of the Marathas, causing immense woes for her. But the Maratha leaders like the Sindhias and Holkars themselves fell out in rivalry in their own game of exploiting Rajasthan. The story of their bitter rivalries in this connection has ...