ho y , ▁generally ▁known ▁just ▁as ▁Sun ita , ▁was ▁a ▁model ▁for ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Jacob ▁Ep stein ▁in ▁London . ▁Her ▁death ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁was ▁believed ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁political ▁assass ination . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁K ash mir , ▁Sun ita ▁was ▁a ▁Muslim ▁who ▁married ▁Ah med ▁Pe erb ho y , ▁a ▁million aire ▁of ▁Bomb ay , ▁but ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁went ▁to ▁England ▁with ▁her ▁son ▁En ver ▁and ▁younger ▁sister ▁An ita ▁Pat el , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁left ▁her ▁husband . ▁The ▁sister s ▁joined ▁a ▁tr oupe ▁of ▁mag icians ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁M ays cul ine ▁Brothers . ▁Sun ita ▁performed ▁a ▁st unt ▁that ▁involved ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁tank ▁of ▁water ▁fully ▁sub mer ged ▁for ▁five ▁minutes ▁( with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁a ▁transparent ▁air ▁h ose ). ▁They ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁stand ▁s elling ▁er otic ▁tr ink ets ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Ex hib ition ▁( 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 ). ▁Sun ita ▁developed ▁a ▁persona ▁as ▁an ▁Indian ▁myst ic ▁and ▁fortune ▁tell er ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Princess ▁Sun ita . ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Smith ▁Sun ita ▁pos ed ▁for ▁the ▁artist ▁Matthew ▁Smith ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁Their ▁relationship ▁became ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁artist ▁and ▁model . ▁Smith ▁drew ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and