A JAIPUR SENSIBILITY PRINCESS DIYA KUMARI’S FAMILY HOME AT MOUNT ABU GETS A NEW LIFE
Aug 06, 2019
4 minutes
INTERVIEW: SANGEETA WADHWANI
‘I do have beautiful memories of visiting Jaipur House in Mount Abu with my parents and other relatives, as a child. We went for walks in the fresh air with my father, and I ran about the house... generally enjoying quality time with my parents!’ - Princess Diya Kumari
What does Jaipur House mean to the family? Was it a summer residence? Any warm childhood or coming of age memories of staying here?
“Our family has had ‘Jaipur House’ in Mt Abu since the time of my great-great-grandfather, Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II, who selected a spot on a high cliff overlooking the local Nakki Lake and commanding a grand view of the surrounding century. Thereafter, various Rajputana ruling houses built summer homes in Mt Abu. Therefore for us, it was not just a summer holiday residence.
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