| Priyadarshini | |
|---|---|
| File:Priyadarshini Raje Scindia by Soulsteer, November 2012.jpg Priyadarshini Raje Scindia with her daughter Ananya Raje Scindia | |
| Spouse | Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia |
| House | Jai Vilas Mahal, Gwalior |
| Father | Maharaj Kumar Sangramsingh Gaekwad |
| Mother | Rani Asharaje Gaekwad |
Priyadarshini Raje Scindia is an Indian public figure. Though India officially abolished royal titles in the 1970s, such titles are used popularly, Scindia being referred as the Queen of Gwalior by the New York Social Diary.[1]
Biography
editPriyadarshini Raje Sahib Gaekwad was born in 1975 to Maharaj Kumar Sangramsingh Gaekwad of Baroda, and his wife, Rani Asharaje Gaekwad, the erstwhile Maratha royal family Gaekwad of Baroda. She was married to Jyotiraditya Scindia in December 1994.[2] She has two children, a son, Yuvaraj Mahanaryaman Scindia (also called Aryamaan)[3] , born in November 1995 and a daughter, Maharajkumari Ananya Raje Scindia, born April 2002.[4]
Scindia has been in Verve's "Best dressed - 2008" Hall of fame list.[5] Though officially deprived of titles she is considered India's top five princesses by MensXP, an Indian web portal, belonging to the Times Group.[6][clarification needed] She is the patron of University of Manchester's scholarship programme.[citation needed] She is the head of Maharaja Sir Jiwaji Rao Scindia Museum also known as Jai Vilas Mahal and the Gwalior heritage foundation and the governing council of Save the children India. [7] She is on the governing board of the Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya.[8] Scindia is credited to have converted one of her palaces the Usha Kiran Palace into a luxury hotel.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Glass of the Maharajas, portraits by the great Scavullo, and words of the poetic ones". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ Singh, Sangita (2002-06-02). "The evolution of Jyotiraditya Scindia". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Singh, Jaisal (2007). Polo in India. New Holland Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 1845379136.
- ^ Mehta, Shirin (2004-09). "Princess Unveiled". Verve. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Verve: The Spirit of Today's Woman. Indian and Eastern Engineer Limited. 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Top 5 Indian Princesses". Yahoo Lifestyle. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Governing Council". Save the Children India. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "BOARD OF GOVERNORS". Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Ramamurthy, Prasad (2013-03-05). "Following Madhya Pradesh's palace trail". Condé Nast Traveller (Indian Edition). Retrieved 9 June 2013.