Sanyogitabai Holkar of Indore

Sanyogitabai Devi of Indore (1914–1937) was an Indian socialite and queen, the wife of Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II of the Princely Indore State, in British India.^[1]

Queen Sanyogita Devi
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
Names Sanyogita Devi
Dynasty	Holkar
Father	Rajashri Dattajirao of Kagal
Religion	Hindu

Biography

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]

Death and legacy

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]

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