{"id":645959,"date":"2026-10-14T08:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/645959\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:10:10","slug":"saba-pataudi-on-managing-the-rs-10-billion-pataudi-family-legacy-and-her-fathers-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/645959\/","title":{"rendered":"Saba Pataudi on Managing the Rs 10 Billion Pataudi Family Legacy and Her Father’s Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an interview, Saba explained that her father played a defining role in preparing her for the responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbba left that to me,\u201d she said, reflecting on the trust her father placed in her and the lessons she continues to draw from him.<\/p>\n

Lessons from her father<\/p>\n

Saba recalled how her father taught her to remain composed, treat people fairly and choose her words carefully. She said those principles continue to guide her approach to managing the family\u2019s affairs.<\/p>\n

She also described her father as someone she continues to turn to spiritually, even after his death. His guidance, she said, helped her understand the responsibilities associated with the family\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, popularly known as Tiger Pataudi, was one of India\u2019s prominent cricketers and captained the national team. His marriage to Sharmila Tagore brought together two well-known families from Indian sport and cinema.<\/p>\n

What does the family legacy involve?<\/p>\n

Saba\u2019s responsibilities extend beyond the management of a family estate. As the mutawalli of the Auqaf-e-Shahi trust, she oversees the trust’s properties and charitable responsibilities.<\/p>\n

These include mosques and other properties linked to the family\u2019s historical ties to Bhopal, as well as facilities for pilgrims visiting Makkah and Medina.<\/p>\n

The reported valuation of more than Rs 10 billion relates to the wider family legacy and should not be interpreted as Saba\u2019s personal wealth. Her role involves stewardship and management of the trust’s assets and responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Saba has also discussed plans for initiatives benefiting women and girls, including a girls’ school and a hospital for women, subject to the resolution of pending legal matters involving family property.<\/p>\n

A responsibility entrusted by her father<\/p>\n

\"Devadasan<\/a><\/p>\n

Devadasan K P is the Chief Visual Editor at Gulf News, bringing more than 27 years of experience in photojournalism to the role. He leads the Visual desk with precision, speed, and a strong editorial instinct. <\/p>\n

Whether he\u2019s selecting images of royalty, chasing the biggest celebrity moments in Dubai, or covering live events himself, Devadasan is always a few steps ahead of the action. <\/p>\n

Over the years, he has covered a wide range of major assignments \u2014 including the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, feature reportage from Afghanistan, the IMF World Bank meetings, and wildlife series from Kenya. <\/p>\n

His work has been widely recognised with industry accolades, including the Minolta Photojournalist of the Year award in 2005, the Best Picture Award at the Dubai Shopping Festival in 2008, and a Silver Award from the Society for News Design in 2011. <\/p>\n

He handles the newsroom pressure with a calm attitude, a quick response time, and his signature brand of good-natured Malayali humour. There’s no fuss \u2014 just someone who gets the job done very well, every single time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In an interview, Saba explained that her father played a defining role in preparing her for the responsibility.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,46,397],"class_list":["post-645959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}