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Marriage of Princess Menaka of Cooch Behar

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 Marriage of Maharajkumar Yeaswant Rao pawar Of Dewas   with    Maharaj Kumari Menaka Devi of Cooch Behar Dated : - 19-02-1942, Thursday      It was a whole eight day state celebration at CB.   From  the  17 th Feb 1942, morning up to 24 th Feb 9pm. Honoured guests and relatives, started pouring in to CB; 2/3days in advance. Your Jaipur mashima and meso landed CB in a private plane. Amongst other dignitaries were  Prince Uday Sing Rao Gakewad,  Prince of Pithpuram, Thakur Saheb of Achral , Raja Yeshwanta Sing, Nawab Nijamuddin , Lieutenat NawabJada Mustafa Khan, Nawab Jada Ahmmad Khan, Maharaj Kumari Bimala Raje,  princess Usha Raje , Begum Mohammad Umar, Begum Nijamuddin, Miss Abdul Jabbar , Begum Ahammd Khan , and many others from brides side . The Groom’s party consisted two sisters of groom Srimanta Maharajkumari Alakananda bai sahib Maharaj, Srimanta Maharaj kumara soubhagyabati Indira Raje Maharaj, Srimanta Dhairyashib Rao Pawar of Dhar state ,