She was the last great Indian princess. A woman in love, a powerful woman, a feminist ahead of her time.

Descended from two lineages of maharajas, Gayatri Devi was raised in 1920 India within sumptuous palaces, some featuring up to 400 servants. Elephant races, panther hunts, and history and geography lessons her mother delivered on a private plane flying over the Himalayas: the young heiress received an education befitting her rank. From the maharajas’ splendor to their loss of influence, from the British yoke to Independence, from the subjugation of women to attempts at emancipation, Gayatri Devi’s story is the tale of a rebellious princess.