Show TWO HIGH FAMILIES UNITED native rulers of indian states sub act to rule become allied by marriage two ot the most powerful native ruling families of british india were united when princess indora only daughter of the reigning maba rajab Go eLviar of baroda was married in london to prince jitendra son of the maharajah mah arajah of cooch behar after a romantic courtship the initial ceremony which took place in the strictest privacy was performed at the hotel where the young bride had been staying and was accompanied by the customary hindu rites prior to the marriage princess indora had been received in to the faith the creed of the bridegroom subsequently the of a civil marriage were gone through at a registry office intense interest bad been aroused in the attachment of the couple whose wedding had first been fixed to take place in india may 6 but was suddenly called off immediately at forward the bride and her parents sailed from bombay tor england and were followed by prince Pl tendra it Is understood that the finally yielded to the importunities of his daughter and consented to the marriage at which however he was not present the bridegroom created a sensation by appearing at the hotel in his magnificent ent indian robes of white silk heavily embroidered with gold the brides father and brother are both well known in the united states where the latter studied at harvard her mother the maharani nl is a woman of advanced ideas and is the author of a book on the position of women in india |