02181cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000160011324500480012926400510017730000470022833600260027533700260030133800360032750000310036350800690039452012450046353400760170865300360178470000160182085600430183670353UtSlPG20260610134627.0mcr n260607r20231922utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7ade2iso639-1 4aDS1 aMayer, Otto10aZwanzig Jahre an Indischen Fürstenhöfen 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-03-23  aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Zwanzig Jahre an Indischen Fürstenhöfen: Indisches und Allzu-Indisches" by Otto Mayer is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book details the author’s experiences and observations during his two-decade tenure at the courts of Indian princes, primarily focusing on Baroda and Kapurthala. Mayer offers a unique perspective on the lives of the Indian nobility, the customs and traditions of their courts, and the complexities of colonial relations during this period.  The opening of the narrative sets the tone for Mayer's reflective journey. He begins with a nostalgia-infused description of his life in London as the director of Café Royal, contrasting it with his previous experiences in the vibrant environment of Zanzibar and later India. He recounts an invitation from a colleague that prompted him to leave behind his London life for India to manage the hotel operations during the grand visit of the Duke of Clarence. This sets the stage for his subsequent entry into the opulent world of Indian princely courts as a palace overseer, where traditions, expectations, and the intersection of British and Indian cultures present both challenges and insights. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGermany: Verlag Deutsche Buchwerkstätten, 1922  aIndia -- Description and travel1 aNord, F. R.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70353