Word: rajastan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...federal system composed of states the size of Germany and France, they don't recruit out of parliament as the British do. In fact, one of India's difficulties is finding state leaders capable of being national figures. We couldn't do all fourteen states, so we picked Rajastan in the North and Madras in the South...
...Actually, our choices balance each other quite well," said Sue. "Rajastan is part of the old prince-ruled India, and Madras was 'British India' and is more modern. In Rajastan, we lived with the Thakur of Bissau, a nobleman of old Jaipur state and a member of the Rajput warrior caste, and we shot quail and partridge on weekends. Then we moved to the south, where they are more non-violent. Instead of shooting on weekends, we went birdwatching with our Brahmin editor friends...
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