PIECING TOGETHER THE POSHAK
What makes this ensemble so dear to every Rajput woman. By K Kamakshi It is a symbol of Rajput festivity, the only ensemble the bride will ever wear. Even if she can well afford and order a lehenga from the…
Royal Fables
A Nawab and Chef: a keeper of history
From playing pilot in real life to conserving his rich culinary legacy to hopping at every do in town, the tall and handsome Nawab Kazim Ali has a heart as soft and snow and as precious as gold. By Anshu…
WHEN PARVATI RETURNS TO HER SHIVA
Visions of women dressed in green, large processions of people holding up Parvati’s idol as it makes its way to get immersed in the river or pond nearby, a chain of humanity, love in their eyes, music on their lips…
THE RATH YATRA FROM THE ROYAL LENS
By Priyamvada Singh Rani Priyamvada KumarI of Talcher, Odisha reminiscences about the glorious festivities that surround the Rath Yatra. My earliest memories of the Rath Yatra take me back to childhood, when I watched the livetelecast on Doordarshan each year,…
Minaketan’s Conservation of Oriya Crafts
FROM ORISSA WITH LOVE They say life takes you where you want to go. All you need to know is that path. It places you where you can realize your dream. All you have to do is dream and then…
From the founder’s desk
Dear heritage seekers, Many a fables surround Princely India. Stories, legacies and tales of refinement. Welcome to FABLES OF THE ROYALS, a blog that celebrates this rich legacy, seeing it through the eyes of the present day scions. Privy to…
A life with wildlife
Maharani Radhika Raje Gaekwad of Baroda pens down a few lines on the legacy of her father, renowned authority and author of wildlife books, Maharaj Kumar Dr Ranjitsinh. He was awarded lifetime achievement award in 2014 for his conservation works. His book A…
OF GARLIC AND GYRATIONS
As she cooks Mewar’s interpretation of Laal Maas in piping hot ghee, Princess of Udaipur, Mewar, Trivikrama Kumari Jamval, direct descendent of Rani Padmavati essays a very pulsating take on this dichotomy of creative freedom and the need to keep…
Chronicles of Baby Baisa: Diary One
Meeting With a Senior As I enter the posh apartment in a multi-story building with a breath taking view in Gurgaon, I am filled with curiosity. Not only am I meeting a vivacious senior from my school but also…
The haveli trail by a bunk bed traveller
A back packer by choice and bunk bed traveler, Aditya Sharma goes through Mandawa haveli, reliving the erstwhile royal life through the eyes of the young hotelier Shiv Arjun Singh. Its a week to go before I leave for Jaipur,…