The Tribune Spectrum
Sunday, May 27, 2001
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The  saga of Maharaja’s sunken treasure

The discovery of the sunken treasure of late Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, which had been lying at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea for the past 85 years, has generated widespread interest and speculation, writes G.S. Aujla

EVER since an English couple, Alexandra and Moya Crawford, claims to have spotted the debris of the sunken ship that is believed to have carried the treasure of late Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, lying at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea for the past 85 years, widespread interest and speculation about the story has been generated. 

 Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala
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Book Reviews

OFF THE SHELF
The weak & strong during World War-II
Review by V.N. Datta

Earliest feminist and anti-racialist
Review by Shelley Walia

PUNJABI LITERATURE
Ballad on bloody past
Review by Jaspal Singh

Ingredients of Punjabi nationalism
Review by Roopinder Singh

The end of an empire
Review by Rumina Sethi

She speaks like a Bohemian
Review by M.L. Sharma

WRITE VIEW
Sick public health policy
Review by Randeep Wadehra

Sweet and saltish bolian
Review by Darshan Singh Maini

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