In search of Amrit Kaur : an Indian princess in wartime Paris

Table of Contents: Part I: Glimpses 1. The world in a garden 2. An Irishman Named Lafayette 3. When the Taj Mahal was for sale 4. The Kapurthalas and the Cradle of Mankind 5. A most Parisian Maharaja 6. Wedding Extravaganza Part II: Voices 7. Our people can never advance unless our women do so bubbles 8. Losing the past is like losing a war 9. Why 10.Eagles, Diamonds and Peacocks 11.The coldest winter anyone could remember Part III: Road Trip 12. The dinner party 13. Mandi 14. Balzac, Dostoevsky and the audacious Amrita Sher-Gill 15. Artists, Settlers, Gurus, and Spies 16. Sunny and Lina Part IV: Louise 17.A.K.M. 18. A mark of shame 19. The Hungriest they've been since the siege of Paris Part V: The Sapphires of Kashmir 20. Last Jubilee 21. The Most Beautiful Job in the world 22. From the Caucasus to the Caribbean Part VI: Goodbyes 23. A last visit to Pune

This book is an engrossing detective story, a kaleidoscopic history lesson, and a moving portrait of mothers, lovers, and daughters across the century all of them seeking personal freedom.