ਮਹਾਰਾਣੀ I read this word several times. Maybe it was 10, maybe 8. I'm not sure how many. I didn't have a clue what it meant. But then suddenly a light went on in my head...and boy do I love seeing the light! ;-) I knew raja, and rani...king and queen. I knew maharaja. My brain, in a flash, extrapolated and realised that maharani had to be the feminine equivalent. This is the SERIOUSLY cool thing about reading things. Sometimes things perplex me and frustrate me but other times you can actually learn from reading. Epiphanies rock!!! :-)