26/02/2026
Nearly 109 years ago, in 1917, as the world was in the grip of war and imperial administration stretched thin, the British government reportedly borrowed Rs 35,000 from Seth Jummalal Ruthia, one of the wealthiest and most influential businessmen of Sehore and the Bhopal princely state.
Now, more than a century later, Seth Jummalal's grandson, Vivek Ruthia, says he is preparing to send a legal notice to the British government to recover what he calls a "historic and unpaid sovereign debt."
