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NK SINGH The death of 88-year-old Tukojirao III , the former Maharaja of the erstwhile Indore state , has ended an era. He was the only prince getting a pension (Rs. five lakh per annum) from the Government of India even after privy purses were stopped by a government decree. Therein lies a tale of love, lust, passion and a crime that embroiled the Maharaja.  Tukojirao had ruled his state for a mere 15 years, from 1911 to 1926, living in the wilderness for the last 52 years. Yet when he died on May 21 last, the people of Indore made a beeline to the massive Lalbagh palace , once the best garden palace in central India, to pay their last respects to the last of the royal Holkars . The rulers of Malwa since 1740. Biggest Weakness The biggest weakness of the public school educated Maharaja, who ascended the throne at the tender age of 13, was women. U ltimately this weakness proved to be his undoing. Though benevolent and considerate in other matters -- as many of the rajas used to...

NK SINGH The death of 88-year-old Tukojirao III. the former Maharaja of the erstwhile Indore state, has brought an era to end. He was the only prince getting a pension (Rs five lakh per year) from the Government after the privy of India even purses to all the others were stopped by government decree. Tukojirao ruled Indore state for a mere 15 years. from 1911 to 1926, living in the wilderness for the past 52 years. Yet, when he died on May 21 last. the people of Indore made a beeline to the massive Lalbagh Palace, once reputed to be the best garden palace in central India. to pay their last respect to the royal Holkars, the rulers of Malwa since 1740. Pulled down Such was the feeling among the former subjects that along with the Holkar standard, the national tri-colour too was pulled down atop the Indore Rajwada, the former ruling headquarters of the Holkars now acquired by the state government. when his funeral procession passed in front of it. The biggest weakness of the public schoo...