The Scindia legacy

<p> From royalty to politics, a hard-hitting look at the history of one of the </p><p> greatest dynasties of India, mired in wars, public disputes and property </p><p> contentions. </p><p> The Scindia dynasty, a 300-year-old royal house, is perhaps the only family </p><p> in India which is known not just for its unlimited riches and never-ending </p><p> popularity but also for its immense social service, mainly through politics. </p><p> There are innumerable stories-some told repeatedly and others seldom </p><p> told-from the time Ranoji Scindia founded the dynasty in 1731 to Rajmata </p><p> Vijaya Raje Scindia's unwilling entry in politics in 1957 to Jyotiraditya </p><p> Scindia's entry in the Rajya Sabha in 2020. </p><p> The book deftly outlines how, of the three generations in politics over the </p><p> centuries, it was only Madhavrao-Rajmata's son and Jyotiraditya's father-who </p><p> had never lost an election. He was the darling of people from his erstwhile </p><p> royal house of Gwalior, until his untimely demise in an air crash. Rajmata </p><p> and her grandson Jyotiraditya were members of both houses of Indian </p><p> Parliament at different times. The two share several similarities: both were </p><p> in the Congress first and then left it dramatically, to say the least. Both, </p><p> angered by prevailing political situations within their party, brought down </p><p> their own governments-some 40 years apart! </p><p> This book unveils many stories, about how the Scindias have conducted </p><p> themselves in public with a degree of elan, despite the bitter legal and </p><p> political fights which were the bane of the Scindias. </p><p> The Scindia Legacy showcases the courage and charisma of one of the </p><p> eminent political families of India.</p>