i used to say hanji a lot and then arpit bala made it impossible for me to say hanji without continuing -
Hanji hanji dedo mic pe light up,
Hai bolna bahot kuch to khol li bottle hai,
And i swear to god this ain’t that liquor talk,
Mujhe nahi karna flex par ye bandi aisi,
Gunguna hi deti meri gaane sunke,
Maano ratke baithi mere verse ye sare,
Bandi boycut rapper ispe line hai ladko ki,
Par gaati gane sirf mere wale.
Gayatri Devi, born on May 23, 1919, in London, United Kingdom, was a prominent figure in Indian royalty, politics, and fashion. She was the third Maharani consort of Jaipur from 1940 to 1949 through her marriage to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. She has left a significant impact on the cultural and political landscape of India.
Gayatri Devi was a trailblazer in Indian politics. In the 1962 parliamentary election, she achieved a historic victory, securing the largest majority vote of any candidate. A member of the Swatantra Party, she served as a prominent critic of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government during her 12-year political career. Despite facing political challenges, including imprisonment during the Emergency in 1975, she remained steadfast in her commitment to public service.
Her commitment to women's empowerment extended beyond politics. She established schools in Jaipur, including the Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls School, providing education to thousands of girls and women. Her passion for education was evident in her efforts to promote the first steps of development through learning.
An avid sports woman, she excelled in polo and shooting, reflecting her adventurous spirit. She was also known for her love of automobiles and was credited with bringing the first W126 model to India.
Maharani Gayatri Devi was listed as one of Vogue's 10 most beautiful women. Crediting her mother as her style inspiration, she said, “she was one of the most fashionable, most independent and most modern Maharanis ever. She always knew the best places to buy anything and she shopped all over the world.” Gayatri was known for her signature chiffon saris, crafted in Lyon, France, which were adorned with pearls and emeralds.
After retiring from politics, Gayatri Devi spent her later years in a quiet life on her large estate, engaging in hobbies and leisure. She passed away on July 29, 2009, due to paralytic ileus and a lung infection
https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-meet-gayatri-devi-the-maharani-of-jaipur-who-started-the-trend-of-chiffon-sarees-know-the-politician-who-is-a-passionate-rider-and-a-social-worker-3229152/ (shows images of gayatri)
https://books.google.co.in/books/about/A_Princess_Remembers.html?id=5CoWAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y (her autobiography)
McHarani, maaari bang mapagbigyan
Kung sakali french fries mo ay makamtan.
Delivery? Dine-in na lang tayo diyan.
Sumusumpa kay McDonald ako ay di magsasawa!
This book and its charming little subversions of plot. Its playful refusal to be pigeon-holed into any classification. Its absolutely unpredictable nature. I'm shaking my head as I write this. It's not extraordinary or monumental by any means. It's just a piece of pure defiant whimsy. It reminded me at times of the novels of P.G. Wodehouse, that air of general chaos and tragic hilarity, the ability to sandwich genuine sorrow between comedy.
There was frequent flitting from subject to event to memory, past and present, and even locations. There was equally frequent hopscotching between genres. This novella is part memoir (how true we cannot say), part nature writing, part gothic fiction (murderous kings and little boys, forbidding mysterious nuns, ghosts of cherubic little girls, need I say more?), part murder mystery and intrigue, part romantic drama with a side of adultery (or was it the other way round?), and a huge dollop of comedy throughout. Readers may enjoy the book or absolutely hate it- because there is not even the pretence of a plot. All that does justice to it's title is the fact that the narrator inevitably always returns to the lodestone that is the Maharani from his ramblings into other topics and territories.
The only constant throughout apart from the queen was the comedic timing, and as if the author realized this, he quite surprised me with the mood of the ending. This isn't a book that has grown dear to me in the reading of it, but it definitely was a good time and a laugh- most of the time.