This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Princess Jahnavi Kumari Mewar, a member of India's Mewar royal family who runs her family's multi- family office and the private equity firm she founded, Auctus Fora. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I had this most tremendous privilege of birth. The last official, government-recognized king in India was my grandfather's elder brother, and then after that, the monarchy didn't really exist. It turned into a democracy. I