A Princess' tale
By Divya Kumar
The Hindu - 4 March 2011
C.P. Belliappa's “Victoria Gowramma…” brings to life the tragic tale of the Princess from Coorg.
In a quiet corner of the Brompton Cemetery in London lies a 19th Century grave partially covered by undergrowth. The graceful stone cross above it is slightly broken, but the epitaph composed by Queen Victoria can still be read: “Sacred to the memory of the Princess Victoria Gouramma (sic), daughter of the ex-Raja of Coorg…”
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