Gayatri Devi Quotes


The changes were inevitable and one has to accept them gracefully


Context

In her youth she was known as one of the most beautiful women in the world. When India became a democracy, her husband and she, resigned their royal positions. Unlike most of the other Indian royals who disappeared from politics and government, she campaigned and won a seat in Parliament.


Citations

Gayatri Devi, Indian Maharani (Queen) of Jaipur, Member of Indian Parliament, Statement when she and the other Indian Royals had their government stipends terminated after most of their wealth had been confiscated, ~1972

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Gayatri Devi
Gayatri Devi
  • Born: May 23, 1919
  • Died: July 29, 2009
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Maharani Gayatri Devi was the third Maharani consort of Jaipur from 1940 to 1949 through her marriage to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. Following her husband's signature for the Jaipur State to become part of the Union of India and her step-son's assumption of the title in 1970, she was known as Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur.