 gayatri devi (23 may 1919 â 29 july 2009), often as maharani gayatri devi, rajmata of jaipur, was born as princess gayatri devi of cooch behar. she was the third maharani of jaipur from 1939 to 1970 through her marriage to hh maharaja sawai man singh ii. following india's independence and the subsequent abolition of the princely states, she became an extremely successful politician. gayatri devi was also celebrated for her classical beauty and became something of a fashion icon in her adulthood. she died on 29 july 2009 in jaipur, at the age of 90. she was suffering from paralytic ileus and lung infection.latest news | breaking news | latest india news | latest world news | daily news | india latest news | top news stories ==early life== 130px|right|thumb|gayatri devi as a child ethnically born in a koch rajbongshi hindu family, her father, prince jitendra narayan of cooch behar, west bengal, was the younger brother of the yuvraja (crown prince). her mother was maratha princess indira raje of baroda, the only daughter of maratha king, maharaja sayajirao gaekwad iii, an extremely beautiful princess and a legendary socialite. early in her life, her uncle's death led to her father ascending the throne (gaddi). gayatri devi studied at glendower preparatory school in london, patha bhavana of visva-bharati university, shantiniketan,whistle-stopping maharani time, 10 november 1961. 
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