Indian royals promoting heritage - in pictures

  • Princess Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil is from the royal family of Bhavnagar in India’s western state of Gujarat. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
    Princess Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil is from the royal family of Bhavnagar in India’s western state of Gujarat. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
  • Brijeshwari is a descendant of Maharaja Raol Thakore Sahib Takhtsinhji Jaswantsinhji Sahib, who ruled Bhavnagar from 1870 to 1896. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
    Brijeshwari is a descendant of Maharaja Raol Thakore Sahib Takhtsinhji Jaswantsinhji Sahib, who ruled Bhavnagar from 1870 to 1896. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
  • The young heiress uses technology to make the heritage of Sihor accessible to the public. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
    The young heiress uses technology to make the heritage of Sihor accessible to the public. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
  • As part of her initiative, Brijeshwari catalogues artworks, manuscripts, letters, registers, books, and even furniture at her palace in Bhavnagar. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
    As part of her initiative, Brijeshwari catalogues artworks, manuscripts, letters, registers, books, and even furniture at her palace in Bhavnagar. Photo: Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil
  • Yaduveer Wadiyar is the great grandson of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last ruler of Mysore State. Photo: Yaduveer Wadiyar
    Yaduveer Wadiyar is the great grandson of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last ruler of Mysore State. Photo: Yaduveer Wadiyar
  • Yaduveer leads several outreach programmes to improve the lives of marginalised people. Photo: Yaduveer Wadiyar
    Yaduveer leads several outreach programmes to improve the lives of marginalised people. Photo: Yaduveer Wadiyar
  • Through his youth-led Kalisu Foundation, Yaduveer is building 60 libraries in Mysore’s government schools. Photo: Yaduveer Wadiyar
    Through his youth-led Kalisu Foundation, Yaduveer is building 60 libraries in Mysore’s government schools. Photo: Yaduveer Wadiyar
  • Jaidev Singh's ancestral property in Kota. Photo: Jaidev Singh
    Jaidev Singh's ancestral property in Kota. Photo: Jaidev Singh
  • Jaidev Singh is the scion of the 13th-century Kota dynasty in Rajasthan. Photo: Jaidev Singh
    Jaidev Singh is the scion of the 13th-century Kota dynasty in Rajasthan. Photo: Jaidev Singh
  • Yeshwant Holkar is the grandson of the last maharaja of Maheshwar. Photo: Yeshwant Holkar
    Yeshwant Holkar is the grandson of the last maharaja of Maheshwar. Photo: Yeshwant Holkar