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{{Short description|Maharani consort of Indore}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox royalty
| consort = yes
| name = Sanyogita Bai Holkar
| title = [[Maharani]]
| image = Maharani_Sanyogita_Bai_Sahib_Holkar_of_Indore_(1935).jpg
| alt = refer to caption
| caption = Portrait, 1935
| succession = [[Maharani]] of [[Indore State|Indore]]
| reign = 26 February 1926{{sndash}}{{nowrap|13 July 1937}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Yashwant Rao Holkar II]]|9 February 1924}}
| issue = {{plainlist|
* [[Usha Raje]]
}}
| father = Dattajirao Narayanrao
| birth_name = Chandraprabha Raje
| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|12|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kolhapur]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1937|07|13|1915|12|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Samedan]], Switzerland
| signature =
| module = {{Infobox person
| embed = yes
| education = {{plainlist|
* [[St Elphin's School]]
* [[Moira House School]]
}}
}}
}}
'''Sanyogita''' (born '''Chandraprabha Raje''', later '''Sanyogita Bai Holkar'''; 10 December 1915 – 13 July 1937) was an Indian [[socialite]] and the first wife of [[Yashwant Rao Holkar II]].<ref name="Haidar2014">{{cite book |last1=Haidar |first1=Navina Najat |last2=Stewart |first2=Courtney Ann |title=Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection |date=2014 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-0-300-20887-0 |page=127 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XZqgBAAAQBAJ&dq=Sanyogita+indore&pg=PA127 |language=en}}</ref> She served as [[Maharaja|Maharani]] of [[Indore State|Indore]] from her husband’s accession on 26 February 1926 until her death in 1937.

== Early life and education ==
Sanyogita was born as Chandraprabha Raje on 10 December 1915 in [[Kolhapur]] to Dattajirao Narayanrao, the Chief of the junior branch of [[Kagal]], and his third wife.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=Royal |date=2022-09-08 |title=Kagir Junior (Jagir) |url=https://oroyalarchives.com/kagal_junior/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Royal Archives |language=en-US}}</ref> She was educated privately up to the age of ten.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Women_in_India/cuO1AAAAIAAJ |title=Women in India: Who's Who? |date=1935 |publisher=National Council of Women, India. |pages=ii |language=en}}</ref> Following which, she attended [[St Elphin's School]] in [[Derbyshire]] for a while, then [[Moira House School]] in [[East Sussex]] for two and a half years.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Marriage ==
She married Yashwant Rao Holkar II on 9 February 1924.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Indian_and_Pakistan_Year_Book/HV8dAQAAMAAJ |title=The Indian and Pakistan Year Book |date=1942 |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Company |pages=188 |language=en}}</ref> Her husband succeeded her father-in-law [[Tukojirao Holkar III|Tukoji Rao Holkar III]] as the [[Maharaja]] of Indore after he abdicated in his favour on 26 February 1926.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pradesh (India) |first=Madhya |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Madhya_Pradesh_District_Gazetteers_Bilas/hqE8AAAAIAAJ |title=Madhya Pradesh, District Gazetteers: Bilaspur |date=1965 |publisher=Government Central Press |pages=546 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Soszynski |first=Henry |title=INDORE |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/i/indore.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803185028/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/i/indore.html |archive-date=2017-08-03 |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=members.iinet.net.au}}</ref> Her only child with her husband [[Usha Raje]] was born on 20 October 1933 in [[Paris]].<ref name=":2" />

Along with her husband, she was extensively photographed by [[Man Ray]].<ref name="Poddar2015">{{cite book |last1=Poddar |first1=Abhishek |last2=Gaskell |first2=Nathaniel |last3=Pramod Kumar |first3=K. G |last4=Museum of Art & Photography (Bangalore |first4=India) |title=Maharanis: women of royal India |date=2015 |publisher=Mapin Publishing|location=Ahmedabad |isbn=978-93-85360-06-0 |chapter=Indore|pages=122–123 |oclc=932267190 |language=English}}</ref> She contributed to efforts in the [[Eckart Muthesius]] designed palace, [[Manik Bagh]].<ref name="Hind2019">{{cite news |title=Paris falls for glamour of India's modernist maharajah |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/paris-falls-for-glamour-of-indias-modernist-maharajah/article29522683.ece |access-date=6 October 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006140011/https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/paris-falls-for-glamour-of-indias-modernist-maharajah/article29522683.ece |archive-date=6 October 2022 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Death==
In 1937, she visited [[Engadin]] in [[Switzerland]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Amita |date=2019-01-27 |title=Maharani Usha Raje Holkar - Unspoken Childhood, Part I |url=http://www.theindianquest.com/blog-details/Maharani-Usha-Raje-Holkar---Unspoken-Childhood-Part--I- |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=The Indian Quest Digital}}</ref> While in Switzerland, she fell seriously ill and had to undergo surgery for ruptured appendicitis by Dr. Ruppauer at Kreis Hospital in [[Samedan]].<ref name=":3" /> She died during this surgery on 13 July 1937.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Twentieth_Century/6H4ZAAAAMAAJ |title=The Twentieth Century |date=1939 |pages=39 |language=en}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Sanyogitaganj, formerly the residency bazaar of Chawanni, in Indore is named for her.<ref>{{cite book |title=Studies in the History of Malwa |date=1981 |publisher=Malava Itihas Parishad. |page=93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mwRBAAAAMAAJ&q=Sanyogita+holkar |language=en}}</ref> In 1980, many items from Manik Bagh were sold at auction in Monaco.<ref name="Hind2019" /><ref name="HT2019">{{cite news |title=Photos: Paris gets a glimpse of the life of Indore's Modernist Maharaja |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/world-news/photos-paris-gets-a-glimpse-of-the-life-of-indore-s-modernist-maharaja/photo-NWDZy8txR3WA9T2qHN3qGI-7.html |access-date=6 October 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=27 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006140809/https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/world-news/photos-paris-gets-a-glimpse-of-the-life-of-indore-s-modernist-maharaja/photo-NWDZy8txR3WA9T2qHN3qGI-7.html |archive-date=6 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, many were placed on display at an exhibition at the [[Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris|Museum of Decorative Arts]] in Paris.<ref name="Hind2019" /><ref name="HT2019" />

==Gallery==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last1=Lenain |first1=Géraldine |title=Le Dernier Maharaja d'Indore |date=2022 |publisher=Seuil |isbn=978-2-02-150230-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtRjEAAAQBAJ&dq=Sanyogita+indore&pg=PT27 |language=fr}}

[[Category:1915 births]]
[[Category:1937 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
[[Category:Indian princesses]]
[[Category:Indian queens consort]]
[[Category:Indian socialites]]
[[Category:People from Indore]]
[[Category:People from Kolhapur]]

Sanyogitabai Holkar of Indore - Revision history

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