The House of Jaipur【電子書籍】[ John Zubrzycki ]

＜p＞The Jaipurs were India’s mid-century golden couple; its answer to the Kennedys, or Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Jai and Ayesha, as they were known to friends like Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote and ‘Dickie’ Mountbatten, entertained lavishly at their magnificent palaces and hunting lodges in Rajasthanーand in the nightclubs of London, Paris and New York. But as the Raj gave way to the new India, Jaipurーthe most glamorous and romantic of the princely statesーhad to find its place.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The House of Jaipur＜/em＞charts a dynasty’s determination to remain relevant in a democracy set on crushing its privileges. Against the odds, they secured their place at the height of Indian society; but Ayesha would pay for her criticism of Indira Gandhi during the Emergency.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From the polo field and politics to imprisonment and personal tragedy, the Jaipurs’ extraordinary journey of transformation mirrors the story of a rapidly changing country.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。
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