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Sawai Ram Singh II (28 September 1833 – 17 September 1880) was the Maharaja of Jaipur from 1835 until 1880, succeeding after the death of Jai Singh III. He became the ruler of Jaipur at the age of 16 months after his father's death. During his reign, he implemented various reforms, influenced by Western ideals and British preferences.
Sep 7, 2019 · Maharaja Ram Singh II of Jaipur was a radical pioneer of photography. It would be fair to claim that Ram Singh’s portraits of the women in his zenana are the most comprehensive record of women in...
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Sawai Ram Singh II, who ruled Jaipur from 1835 to 1880, was born in 1833. He was hardly two years old when he was made the Maharaja of Jaipur. He is popularly known as India’s first ‘Photographer Prince’, who had both a passion and skill in the art of photography.
One of the shining stars among the royal photo-enthusiasts was Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur, who ruled the princely state from 1835 to 1880. Ram Singh, unlike many of his...
Dec 17, 2021 · Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II was the ruler of the princely state of Jaipur from 1852 to 1880. While a traditionalist in most areas of Rajput custom and religion, he instigated a range of modern reforms including establishing a school for girls to make Jaipur one of the most progressive of the Rajput states in the nineteenth century.
Apr 21, 2022 · Known for his photographic practice and pro-reform state policies, Sawai Ram Singh II was the Maharaja of Jaipur, reigning from 1851 until his death in 1880.
Jun 11, 2020 · With 6,050 individual photographs, contained in 105 albums and some loose prints, and 1,941 glass plate negatives containing 2,008 images, Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur deservedly carries the reputation of having been a ‘Photographer Prince’.
