Author Archives: singhiv

On the 133rd birth anniversary of Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla, an article by his friend and writer V.C. Buckley, days after his Epsom Derby win of 1934

Rajpipla and some glorious years of polo

Road to the Cricket World Cup 2023. Stunning upset by minnows Ireland over West Indies in a huge run chase. Excerpt from Indra Vikram Singh’s forthcoming book ‘World Cup Odyssey’

Many of Don Bradman’s records likely to stand the test of time

Windsor Lad, the Epsom Derby 1934 winning horse owned by Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla. “One of the greatest thoroughbreds”.

Armande Vallee, Polish artist and interior decorator who painted the exquisite frescoes in Indrajit-Padmini Mahal (Vadia Palace), Rajpipla

Visit of Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla to the United States a century ago, in 1922

When the British royal family saw Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla winning the Epsom Derby of England in 1934. Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’

What The Racing Gazette wrote about Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla in November 1921

The reincarnation of Hardik Pandya