World of Industries

GRAND CARS OF INDIAN ROYALTY

If any one has to be given credit for the proliferation of automobiles in India, it has to be Indian royalty Rajas, Maharajas, Nawabs, Nizams, Thakurs, Zameendars, et al. Not only did this ilk show of their wealth and also theie idiosyncrasies via the automobiles, in their own curious way they also enriched the early age of automobile. In fact so extra vagant were the ways of Indian royalty,that the automotives treasure they brought into the country are today some of the most prized in the world.

While a few single marque history books do talk about an example or two of cars from the Indian royal age, there has been no compendium solely devoted to cars of the privy purses. Until know that is. noted vintage car expert, restore and a blue-blooded royal himself, Manvendra Singh Barwani joined handa with eminent historian and author Sharada Dwivedi to put together a fascinating collection of cars of Indian nobelity. This classy tome, designed on one hand has a coffe-table ornament, is a serious historical artiofact for anyone professing a love for the automobile and its rich history in this country. One can see that it is a labour of love for both Manvendra and Sharada but they have excelled in their creation. Kuddos also to Hyundai Motors India to lend its support to this important book which will only go down as a highly importaat reference source on an era which has been lost to us along with many of cars as well.