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By
SHIVINA
KUMARI
 Shivina,
is an avid polo fan, whose passions in life are writing,
travelling, meeting people and dancing. Born in India, she
lived in Switzerland, Indonesia, England, Africa and the USA,
travelling all over the world as a child. She came to India
for a summer holiday and was introduced to her husband, one of the
country's top polo players, Col. Bhawani Singh, by the Maharaja of
Jaipur. She smiles and says, " I am still on the
longest summer vacation of my life!"
For the last 18 years she
has been part of the polo world, a regular on the polo ground and
at the polo parties, accompanying her husband from Palm Beach to
Portugal. She jokes and says, "I have watched so much
polo that despite not knowing how to ride, I am sure I could play,
and play well!" Life as a polo wife has been
interesting; she reminisces that the first guests for breakfast at
her house were Jackie Kennedy and John Kennedy Jr. after a hack
ride in Jaipur. But a polo wife can have nerve racking
moments too, when they see theirs husbands lying on the polo field
injured, hoping that they are going to be okay.
She has a keen interest in
the history of Indian polo, as a new bride she recalls hearing
amusing stories from Maharaj Prem Singh, her husband's uncle,
about matches, victories, and quips about incidents on and off the
ground. She always felt that one day the story of Indian
polo should be told and she would do it.
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