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RUSSIA AND INDIA IN 1903.
off. For the Viceroy to have visited and to have
received visits from all Chiefs would have necessitated
the prolongation of the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). for at least ten days,
and have imposed a physical labour and an expenditure
quite out of proportion to the pleasure.
The Effect of the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). .
There cannot be a doubt that the influence of the
Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). upon the Ruling Chiefs as a whole has been
excellent, and probably, indeed, upon every individual
Maharajah. Such an opportunity for their seeing each
other, for making acquaintance, for being taken out of
themselves and the narrow surroundings of their
several Courts, has never been afforded before, and the
permanent good done cannot be over-estimated. It
has also enabled “the governors, lieutenant-governors,
and heads of administration from all parts of His
Majesty’s Indian Dominions and the representatives,
both European and native, of all the provinces of this
great Empire,” to quote Lord Curzon’s words in the
first announcement of the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , in the Calcutta
Gazette, to see more than would otherwise have been
possible, of the younger Chiefs and their attitude
towards the British connection.
Model Maharajahs.
There was ample evidence of the success of the
extraordinary work regarding the Princes of India
during the past twenty years, and the change which
has taken place in their political and social life. The
main factor in this reform has been perhaps the
institution of the Chiefs’ colleges at Ajmer, Indore,
Lahore, and Rajput. The first-named, established by
Lord Mayo, during his popular Viceroyalty, has had
the greatest influence upon the Rajput Princes. The
young Maharajahs of Bikanir, Alwar, and Jodhpur, with
their splendid sporting proclivities, cannot fail to exert