Stolen Splendors of Indian Maharajas


Bangalore: India before the British rule was a rich country which fascinated both travelers and invaders around the world. The recent excavation at the Padmanabha temple which belonged to the royal family of the Travancore state (Kerala) came up with one of the largest treasures found in India with gold and other ornaments valuing around 1 lakh crore. If such small princely state had so much wealth, think about how much foreign invades and rule might have looted when India had more than 500 princely states and major kingdoms like Mysore and Jaipur. In the name of civilizing British rule also plundered a lot of our fabulous wealth and resources and took away some of the priceless treasures which used to tell the glory and galore of our country’s past.

Read on to see some of the stolen splendors of Indian Maharajas.