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Soon after he ascended the throne in 1939 the young Maharaja approved a bill outlawing polygamy. With his Maharani, Shantadevi, and their eight children, he lived quietly in Baroda. Then the Gaekwar met a lissome young beauty named Sitadevi at a race track in Madras. Between them stood 1) Baroda's hard-won reputation; 2) the fact that Sitadevi, a Hindu, was already married, could not be divorced under Hindu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: The Gaekwar's Lapse | 1/24/1944 | See Source »

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