The gazelle-eyed queen

“Is this the way to Gujari Mahal?” Appa asked some boys playing cricket in a courtyard. “It is said that Raja Man Singh Tomar was so smitten by her beauty that he renamed her Mriganayani,” said Amma. Whatever the version, our smitten king had found his ninth wife.” “What a How-I-Met-Your-Mother story!” quipped Taran. “Anyway, she fought in battle alongside the king against Mughal invaders and met her death.” Taran sat down in the open area of the palace that was particularly beautiful and serene.