HUPINDAR SINGH, THE most famous maharajah of Patiala, was an extraordinary man. Towering above all others at just over two metres, he married five times, had numerous concubines, and fathered a grand total of 88 children. Known for his insatiable appetite for luxury – he was the first man in India to own a private airplane and had an entire fleet of Rolls-Royce motorcars at
