The second edition of the book, Ranas of Nepal, was launched amidst a gathering of India's former royalty, Nepali Ranas and Indian officialdom in New Delhi last week. The book was released by Indian finance minister, Jaswant Singh, and was written by Prabhakar SJB Rana, Pashupati SJB Rana and Gautam SJB Rana. The former Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, Karan Singh, whose wife is a Nepali Rana, was present, as was the 76th custodian of The House of Mewar in Rajasthan, Arvind Singh. Singh wrote the preface to the book, acknowledging that the Ranas are descendants of the Ranas of Mewar. The book is published by India's Timeless Books and was printed at Jagadamba Press in Kathmandu.