Bani Thani was a singer and poet in Kishangarh in the time of Raja Sawant Singh, whose mistress she became. After he abdicated the throne the couple retired to a comfortable life in Vrindavan, a place
Bani Thani, Kishangarh miniature from c. 1750, at the National Museum, New Delhi.
Raja Savant Singh and Bani Thani as Krishna and Radha, ca. 1760.
Radha and Krishna in the boat of love
Krishna and Radha, Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton, ca 1750.
Kishangarh is a city and a Municipal Council located in the Ajmer district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the historic capital of the Kishangarh State, founded in 1611 AD by Kishan Singh of t
Bani Thani
…Bani Thani was a singer and poet in Kishangarh (then part of Rajputana) in the time of Raja Sawant Singh (1748–1764), whose mistress she became. After he abdicated the throne the couple retired to…
Savant Singh (reigned 1748-1757) and Bani Thani in the Guise of Krishna and Radha Cruising on Lake Gundalao, Kishangarh
Prithvi Singh (r.1840-1879), 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, early 1870s.