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'''Diggi Palace''' now known as '''The Diggi Palace Hotel''' is an Indian [[royal palace]] located in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Not being at Diggi Palace|author= |url= http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?tabId=13&programId=1073755417&categoryId=-1073908161&contentId=10917095|newspaper= The Week|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Review:Diggi Palace |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/india/rajasthan/jaipur/49007/diggi-palace/hotel-detail.html |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date= }}</ref> It was converted into a heritage hotel, but a part is still occupied by the royal family, which also runs the hotel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Take me to the Jaipur palace| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/take-me-to-the-palace/story-e6frg8rf-1225877392724 |publisher=[[The Australian]] |date= June 12, 2010}}</ref> The annual [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] is held here since 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title= Rushdie gag order highlights India's battle for free speech|author= |url= http://www.smh.com.au/world/rushdie-gag-order-highlights-indias-battle-for-free-speech-20120128-1qn4y.html|newspaper= Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jaipur Literature Festival: Literati glitterati weekend in India |url=http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/sleep/literati-glitterati-weekend-jaipur-literature-festival-633106 |publisher=[[CNNGo]] |date= 18 January 2010}}</ref>
'''Diggi Palace''' now known as '''The Diggi Palace Hotel''' is an Indian [[royal palace]] located in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Not being at Diggi Palace|author= |url= http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?tabId=13&programId=1073755417&categoryId=-1073908161&contentId=10917095|newspaper= The Week|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Review:Diggi Palace |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/india/rajasthan/jaipur/49007/diggi-palace/hotel-detail.html |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429173804/http://travel.nytimes.com:80/travel/guides/asia/india/rajasthan/jaipur/49007/diggi-palace/hotel-detail.html |archivedate=2010-04-29 |df= }}</ref> It was converted into a heritage hotel, but a part is still occupied by the royal family, which also runs the hotel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Take me to the Jaipur palace| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/take-me-to-the-palace/story-e6frg8rf-1225877392724 |publisher=[[The Australian]] |date= June 12, 2010}}</ref> The annual [[Jaipur Literature Festival]] is held here since 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title= Rushdie gag order highlights India's battle for free speech|author= |url= http://www.smh.com.au/world/rushdie-gag-order-highlights-indias-battle-for-free-speech-20120128-1qn4y.html|newspaper= Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jaipur Literature Festival: Literati glitterati weekend in India |url=http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/sleep/literati-glitterati-weekend-jaipur-literature-festival-633106 |publisher=[[CNNGo]] |date= 18 January 2010}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The former ''[[haveli]]'' belongs to the ''[[Thakar tribe|Thakurs]]'' ([[Khangarot#Khangarot Rajputs|Khangarot Rajput]]s) of Diggi, a ''[[thikana]]'' or estate 40&nbsp;km south-west from Jaipur, earlier part of the [[Jaipur state]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Palaces of Rajasthan|author=George Michell |author2=[[Aman Nath]] |publisher= Frances Lincoln|year=2005|isbn= |page=55 |url= |ref= }}</ref> Each of the thakurs since its construction in 1980s, added to the present structure, which in 1991 was partly converted to a heritage hotel by the present owners Thakur Ram Pratap Singh Diggi and his wife, Jyotika Kumari Diggi.<ref>{{cite web |title= History|url=http://www.hoteldiggipalace.com/history.htm |publisher= }}</ref>
The former ''[[haveli]]'' belongs to the ''[[Thakar tribe|Thakurs]]'' ([[Khangarot#Khangarot Rajputs|Khangarot Rajput]]s) of Diggi, a ''[[thikana]]'' or estate 40&nbsp;km south-west from Jaipur, earlier part of the [[Jaipur state]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Palaces of Rajasthan|author=George Michell |author2=[[Aman Nath]] |publisher= Frances Lincoln|year=2005|isbn= |page=55 |url= |ref= }}</ref> Each of the thakurs since its construction in 1980s, added to the present structure, which in 1991 was partly converted to a heritage hotel by the present owners Thakur Ram Pratap Singh Diggi and his wife, Jyotika Kumari Diggi.<ref>{{cite web|title=History |url=http://www.hoteldiggipalace.com/history.htm |publisher= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105041212/http://www.hoteldiggipalace.com/history.htm |archivedate=2012-01-05 |df= }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:59, 13 December 2016

Diggi Palace now known as The Diggi Palace Hotel is an Indian royal palace located in Jaipur, Rajasthan.[1][2] It was converted into a heritage hotel, but a part is still occupied by the royal family, which also runs the hotel.[3] The annual Jaipur Literature Festival is held here since 2006.[4][5]

History

The former haveli belongs to the Thakurs (Khangarot Rajputs) of Diggi, a thikana or estate 40 km south-west from Jaipur, earlier part of the Jaipur state.[6] Each of the thakurs since its construction in 1980s, added to the present structure, which in 1991 was partly converted to a heritage hotel by the present owners Thakur Ram Pratap Singh Diggi and his wife, Jyotika Kumari Diggi.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Not being at Diggi Palace". The Week. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Review:Diggi Palace". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Take me to the Jaipur palace". The Australian. June 12, 2010.
  4. ^ "Rushdie gag order highlights India's battle for free speech". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Jaipur Literature Festival: Literati glitterati weekend in India". CNNGo. 18 January 2010.
  6. ^ George Michell; Aman Nath (2005). Palaces of Rajasthan. Frances Lincoln. p. 55.
  7. ^ "History". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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