Scindia, Vijayaraje, 1919-2001

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Name (Latin)
Scindia, Vijayaraje, 1919-2001
Other forms of name
Vijaya Raje Scindia, 1919-2001
Vijayaraje Scindia, Maharani, consort of Jivajirao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior, 1919-2001
Vijayaraje Scindia, 1919-2001
Vijayārāje Sindhiyā, 1919-2001
Vijayārāje Śinde, 1919-2001
Scindia, Vijaya Raje, 1919-2001
Sindhiyā, Vijayārāje, 1919-2001
Śinde, Vijayārāje, 1919-2001
Scindia, Vijayaraje, 1919-
Scindia, Vijaya Raje, 1919-
Sindhiyā, Vijayārāje, 1919-
Śinde, Vijayārāje, 1919-
Vijaya Raje Scindia, 1919-
Vijayaraje Scindia, 1919-
Vijayaraje Scindia, Maharani, consort of Jivajirao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior, 1919-
Vijayārāje Sindhiyā, 1919-
Vijayārāje Śinde, 1919-
Date of birth
1919-10-12
Date of death
2001-01-25
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 93475780
Wikidata: Q1452301
Library of congress: n 85350258
HAI10: 000252350
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Wikipedia description:

Vijaya Raje Scindia (born Lekha Divyeshwari Devi; 12 October 1919 – 25 January 2001), known popularly as the Rajmata Scindia, was an Indian politician and consort of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jiwajirao Scindia, in British Raj. In later life, she was elected repeatedly to both houses of the Indian parliament. She was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party. William Dalrymple wrote in his 1998 book The Age of Kali that she had been called "a madwoman and a saint; a dangerous reactionary and a national saviour; a stubborn and self-righteous old lunatic and a brave and resilient visionary."

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