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Where did Prince Cyrus live?
Image. Prince Cyrus, born Mickey Butt, befriended generations of journalists and diplomats who would visit him at his home in Delhi. Credit... But even today there are plenty of autorickshaw drivers in Old Delhi who will tell you about the prince who lived in the jungle.
Where did the recluse live in 2016?
NEW DELHI — On a spring afternoon in 2016, when I was working in India, I received a telephone message from a recluse who lived in a forest in the middle of Delhi.
What did Prince Cyrus complain about?
Prince Cyrus would complain about the rain that seeped through the roof, the spiders, and the jackals that howled in the woods at night. But most of all he would talk about terrible sorrows his family had endured and all the injustices they had suffered over the years.
What happened to Prince Cyrus' house?
image caption. Prince Cyrus' home was ransacked after his death. The lodge was silent when I called his name. His mother's place at the table was set but there was a smudge of green algae in the water. His belongings had been ransacked.
Did Prince Cyrus live in poverty?
But Prince Cyrus insisted his lineage was even more noble, despite the fact that he now lived in abject poverty. image caption. There are no doors or windows, just open arches. The prince was very much a product of his formidably eccentric mother.
