Sita Devi was the sole child of the Maharaja of Pithapuram and Sri Rani Chinnamamba Devi and was born in 1917. Pithapuram was a significant principality at the time in the Madras Presidency.

When Sita Devi was just 18 years old, her life changed forever. In 1935, she married M.R. Apparao ... And believe me, their union was nothing to sneeze at. She became a Rani of the district, ...

The story of Maharani Sita Devi of Baroda began when she married to MR Appa Rao Bahadur, a wealthy Zamindar from Vuyyuru, with whom she had a son. Later in her life, she met Maharaja Pratapsinhrao ...

Sita Devi Sahib of Baroda, a flamboyant figure in Indian royalty, earned the nickname "India's Wallis Simpson" for her unconventional life. Rani Sita Devi of Kapurthala rose to fame for her ...

Photo courtesy Urmila Devi/Tasveer Mysore This photograph of Rani Yashoda Devi of Patiala was taken in Vandyk Studios in London in the 1930s. Courtesy MAP/Tasveer This photograph by Raja Deen ...