POSHAK: PRIDE OF RAJPUT WOMEN
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 Sabyasachi Atelier, the Rajput bridal ensemble Poshak is the most poetic of all…
THE MASTERCHEF OF BHAINSRORGARH
For Kunwar Hemendra Singh of Bhainsrorgarh, the kitchen is his playground. With his passion for cooking and his meticulousness towards serving his guests authentic flavours, he is keeping the rich legacy of Marwari cuisine alive. From the distant fort of…
PUSHPITA SINGH AND THE ART OF CREATING TIMELESS LUXE JEWELLERY
She is a perfect blend of a rooted Rajput who was brought up as an independent-minded, career-oriented and cosmopolitan woman. Someone who grew up between colonial Kolkata and gracious Jaipur, only to get married in the power capital of New…
The big fat Indian wedding with a royal Maratha touch
The wedding of Rigvedita Deo, daughter of the Mahurkar family, with Raj Ratna Pratap Deo, scion to the royal state of Nagar Untari, Jharkhand, was both grand and traditional. The Maratha royals or the Maratha Confederacy were a conglomerate of…
The Covid warriors from the havelis
Nandini Singh, Alkarani Singh and Kamini Singh—of three different royal families—are not just helping and protecting the poor but also providing them with a livelihood by promoting their crafts. The pandemic has left each one of us vulnerable and gripped…
The queen of block prints
A visit to her studio, workshop and you will be enthralled by the many wooden blocks that fill her roof. It’s an asbestos roof, which is lined with blocks, etched by hand, over a thousand of them. Each one a…
The royal guardians of traditional Odia craft
Meenal Kumari Singhdeo, a natural textile revivalist and craft protagonist, has been working with a large community of local artisans since 1990. Blue-blooded Indians have a truly tough mantle to wear. Heirs to a rich legacy, born to the arts…
Two young Rajasthan royalties carving their own path
Urvashi Singh Khimsar is a young, bright noble from the sleepy hamlet of Khimsar, now better known for its ITC resort that is simply Urvashi’s family palace turned into a hotel. While her father and brother look after this…
Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018 Awardee- Mrs. Anshu Khanna
“Hard work does pay and sometimes slow and steady do win the race.”- Anshu Khanna, Founder- Royal Fables The highest civilian honour for women in the Republic of India was won by Mrs. Anshu Khanna for painstakingly working on promoting…
The Glorious Past: A Heritage Of Art Sustained
The regal language of design is most profound in art. The royals nurtured in their courts, a battery of artists who spent their entire lives chronicling the queen and the king’s glorious lifestyle through their arts. His lover was painted…