The Autobiography of an Indian Princess

"The Autobiography of an Indian Princess" by Maharani of Cooch Behar Sunity Devee is her own story of growing up as royalty in India during a time of great change. She shares what it was like to be raised in a family that valued tradition but also embraced new ideas. Her family were part of a movement to change some of the old Hindu ways. She talks about her loving childhood in Calcutta and how her parents made big, sometimes difficult, choices. Her early life shapes who she becomes and sets the stage for a big event: her arranged marriage to a powerful ruler. This marriage brings together her modern views and the old rules of being a royal.