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In the early 20th century, an #Indian Raja could snap his fingers and turn the fate of a #Spanish flamenco dancer into an Indian queen... as did the besotted ruler of the princely state of Kapurthala in #Punjab. A modern retelling of a #Cinderella story set in Spain. 1/11 
How exactly did Anita Delgado, a Spanish dancer trying to eke out a living to support her family, become Maharani Prem Kaur? It all began when Maharaja Jagatjit Singh was in #Madrid to attend the wedding of King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906. 2/11
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Like any tourist, the Maharaja wanted a night on the town and he walked into a nightclub. Here, Anita Delgado and her sister, both flamenco #dancers, were performing the curtain-raiser act that night. Delgado was just 16 years old but Jagatjit Singh was smitten. 3/11
📖📚⏳🕯✨🎨 Thumbelina is a literary fairy tale written by Hans Christian Anderson.
An adventure story from the feminine point of view with its moral being people are happiest with their own kind. They point out that Thumbelina is a passive character, the victim of ...
An adventure story from the feminine point of view with its moral being people are happiest with their own kind. They point out that Thumbelina is a passive character, the victim of ...
...circumstances; whereas her male counterpart Tom Thumb (one of the tale's inspirations) is an active character, makes himself felt, and exerts himself.
Danish critics were not enthusiastic.
Hans Christian Andersen in 1836
Danish critics were not enthusiastic.
Hans Christian Andersen in 1836
The informal, chatty style of the tales and their lack of morals were considered inappropriate in children's literature.
Thumbelina, Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen,
Andersen's first illustrator
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Thumbelina, Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen,
Andersen's first illustrator
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