{"product_id":"the-scindia-legacy","title":"THE SCINDIA LEGACY","description":"\u003cp\u003e From royalty to politics, a hard-hitting look at the history of one of the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e greatest dynasties of India, mired in wars, public disputes and property \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e contentions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Scindia dynasty, a 300-year-old royal house, is perhaps the only family \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in India which is known not just for its unlimited riches and never-ending \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e popularity but also for its immense social service, mainly through politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are innumerable stories-some told repeatedly and others seldom \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e told-from the time Ranoji Scindia founded the dynasty in 1731 to Rajmata \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Vijaya Raje Scindia''s unwilling entry in politics in 1957 to Jyotiraditya \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scindia''s entry in the Rajya Sabha in 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book deftly outlines how, of the three generations in politics over the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e centuries, it was only Madhavrao-Rajmata''s son and Jyotiraditya''s father-who \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e had never lost an election. He was the darling of people from his erstwhile \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e royal house of Gwalior, until his untimely demise in an air crash. Rajmata \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e and her grandson Jyotiraditya were members of both houses of Indian \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Parliament at different times. The two share several similarities: both were \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in the Congress first and then left it dramatically, to say the least. Both, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e angered by prevailing political situations within their party, brought down \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e their own governments-some 40 years apart! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book unveils many stories, about how the Scindias have conducted \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e themselves in public with a degree of elan, despite the bitter legal and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e political fights which were the bane of the Scindias. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Scindia Legacy showcases the courage and charisma of one of the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e eminent political families of India.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57495416570229,"sku":"9789355202796","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789355202796.jpg?v=1786618091","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/the-scindia-legacy","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}