In India, where over five hundred ruling families acceded to the democratic union at the end of the British Raj, there is hardly a dearth of palaces, but the magnificence and scale of Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan, its 347 splendidly appointed rooms and elaborate gardens, its seemingly endless corridors and, for the 1940s, very modern comforts, make it one of the most enviable of royal residences anywhere in the world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amit Pasricha
Amit Pasricha lives in New Delhi and comes from a family of photographers. India's foremost panoramic photographer, he is well known for his architectural and social documentary work and has been exhibited in India, London and New York, Pasricha's most recent publications are the panoramic collector's editions, The Monumental India Book (acclaimed as one of teh world's ten best coffee-table books fo 2009) and The Sacred India Book, winners of the Indian Tourism Award in 2008 and 2011 respectively.
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