A royal family of the Maratha confederacy, who ruled the Princely State of Baroda (now Vadodara) in present-day Gujarat. They were credited with several commercial successes and social reforms in the region. They acceded to the union of India after independence in 1947.
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Lepel Griffin (b. 1838; d. 1908) was a British diplomat, photographer and writer and frequent collaborator of photographer Lala Deen…
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