Maharani Consort of Indore
Sanyogitabai Devi of Indore (1914 - 1937), was an Indian socialite and queen, the wife of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II of the princely state of Indore, British India.[1]
Biography
She was born in 1914 in Tarasp, Switzerland, to Rajashri Dattajirao, the chief of Kagal (Junior), and educated in England.[2][3] At the age of 10 she married 16 year old Yashwant Rao Holkar of the princely state of Indore.[3] He became Maharaja two years later.[3]
Along with her husband, she was extensively photographed by Man Ray.[2] She contributed to efforts in the Eckart Muthesius designed palace, Manik Bagh.[4]
Death and legacy
She died in a nursing home in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1937, at the age of 23 years.[5] Sanyogitaganj, formerly the residency bazaar of Chawanni, in Indore is named for her.[6] In 1980, many items from Manik Bagh were sold at auction in Monaco.[4][7] In 2019, many were placed on display at an exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris.[4][7]
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