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Detailed explanation-1: -The book, which carries several unpublished images from family albums and has been authored by Brig (retd) Sukhjit Singh, was released in New Delhi on Wednesday evening. Singh, a grandson of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, is the ninth “Maharaja” of Kapurthala. He is himself a gallantry awardee of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kapurthala State, with its capital at Kapurthala, was a former Princely state in the Punjab region of British India. Ruled by Ahluwalia Sikh rulers, spread across 510 square miles (1, 300 km2). According to the 1901 census the state had a population of 314, 341 and contained two towns and 167 villages.

Detailed explanation-3: -Official handle by authors of PRINCE, PATRON & PATRIARCH: MAHARAJA JAGATJIT SINGH OF KAPURTHALA event.webinarjam.com/register/1/9p21lag.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur GCSI GCIE GBE (24 November 1872 – 19 June 1949) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India, from 1877 until his death, in 1949.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jagatjit Palace was the residence of the erstwhile Maharaja of the State of Kapurthala, Maharaja Jagatjit Singh. The palace was built in 1908 and is has a remarkable Indo-Saracen architecture and is modeled after the Versailles Palace.