Themes and variations from the lives of the Indian Princes in their own words, and those of some who knew them.
1: Nizams, Nawabs, Rajas and Raos: a Princely Panorama 'The Indian concept of kingship was different from the European - neither absolute monarchy nor benevolent despotism nor autocracy but something more like a family tie between ruler and subject.'
Compiled and presented by Charles Allen
Producer MICHAEL MASON
(Repeated: Friday 11.0 am) Stereo
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