Bahadur Shah was too old by 1857 to lead an army. After the war he was brought in chains in front of his won court, in a show trail his life was spared because of his old age.

He was imprisoned in Burma and never seen his home land again, he died few years later in neglect and humiliation. His last wish was to be buried in his father’s land was not heard, and was buried in an unmarked grave in Burma just live an ordinary person.

Please read history before insulting your own historical figures

Circa 2007-Bahadur Shah’s descendents are on the street. And what about Scindia’s?

So get the drift, you guys.

IMHO, the ladies need to be given some respect.
India is not a nation of thankless ingrates.

This is why I wrote:

I don’t mean to say that just by the dint of belonging to a “royal” lineage we should confer titles and bounties on them but they should at least be rehabilitated and helped in order to provide them decent living conditions.

I said, like any other citizen, they should be helped in gaining an employment; I’m not saying they should live off the tax-payer’s money, as, I think, happens in many countries.

Amrit, why is it a pity? Are the citizens in a democratic republic obliged to take care of descendants of past emperors and kings? Which ones, and for how many generations? If private entities want to support such descendants on their own dime, that’s all fine, but to expect that from citizens or the government is illogical. Up-down/rich-poor – this game of life continues, and there’s no guarantee that if someone is rich today, his descendants will continue to be rich too. The good thing is that if BSZ’s descendants work hard, there’s no stopping them from becoming rich in future. I never really understood the reason behind this thinking that many Indians have – that the descendants of past kings are owed something by the citizens today.