Queen Sanyogita Devi | |||||
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Queen Consort of Indore Princess of Kagal | |||||
![]() Queen Sanyogita Devi (unknown photographer (1935)) | |||||
Queen Consort of Indore | |||||
Tenure | 26 February 1926 - 13 July 1937 | ||||
Born | Princess Sanyogita Devi of Kagal 1914 Tarasp, Switzerland | ||||
Died | 1937 St. Moritz, Switzerland | ||||
Spouse |
Yeshwantrao Holkar II of Indore (m. 1924 - 1937; her death) | ||||
Issue | Princess Usha Devi Raje of Indore | ||||
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Dynasty | Holkar | ||||
Father | Rajashri Dattajirao of Kagal | ||||
Religion | Hindu |
Sanyogitabai Devi of Indore (1914 - 1937), was an Indian socialite and queen, the wife of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II of the princely state of Indore, British India. [1]
She was born in 1914 in Tarasp, Switzerland, to Rajashri Dattajirao, the chief of Kagal (Junior), and educated in England. [2] [3] At the age of 10 she married 16 year old Yashwant Rao Holkar of the princely state of Indore. [3] He became Maharaja two years later. [3]
Along with her husband, she was extensively photographed by Man Ray. [2] She contributed to efforts in the Eckart Muthesius designed palace, Manik Bagh. [4]
She died in a nursing home in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1937, at the age of 23 years. [5] Sanyogitaganj, formerly the residency bazaar of Chawanni, in Indore is named for her. [6] In 1980, many items from Manik Bagh were sold at auction in Monaco. [4] [7] In 2019, many were placed on display at an exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. [4] [7]