About the Book: A Political Biography of Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha:
Paramountcy, Patriotism, and the Panth
Maharaja Ripudaman Singh of Nabha (18831942) was an exceptional ruler, a
princely 'rebel who resisted the paramount power in different ways. Forced to
abdicate in 1923 ostensibly on account of 'maladministration, Ripudaman Singh
was sent to Kodaikanal in 1928, where he died after 14 years in captivity
without any recourse to judicial appeal.
Set against the backdrop of Indian nationalism, Sikh resurgence, and British
paramountcy, J.S. Grewal and Indu Banga trace the Maharajas political career,
revealing the devious ways in which the paramount power dealt with traditional
nobility. They explore his