Gayatri Devi
Politician
1919 – 2009
Who was Gayatri Devi?
Gayatri Devi, often styled as Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur, was born as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar. She was the third Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970 through her marriage to HH Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II.
Following India's independence and the subsequent abolition of the princely states, she became an extremely successful politician. Gayatri Devi was also celebrated for her classical beauty and became something of a fashion icon in her adulthood. She has been counted in 'The Ten Most Beautiful Women of the World' along with actress Leela Naidu by Vogue Magazine.
She died on 29 July 2009 in Jaipur, at the age of 90. She was suffering from paralytic ileus and lung infection.
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- Born
- May 23, 1919
London - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Sawai Man Singh II
(1940 - )
- Sawai Man Singh II
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- Glendower Preparatory School
- Lived in
- Rajasthan
- Died
- Jul 29, 2009
Jaipur
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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