THE MASTERCHEF OF BHAINSRORGARH

December 11, 2020

From the distant fort of Bhainsrorgarh, surrounded by the Chambal river, comes a timeless kitchen tale, told with total reverence by the scion of its legacy, Kunwar Hemendra Singh of Bhainsrorgarh, and his stunning wife, Kunwarani Vrinda Kumari. Hemendra is a mystical chef who seems to communicate with every dish he...

TURNING INDIAN CRAFT INTO GLOBAL COUTURE

December 5, 2020

NEW DELHI: Mrinalini Kumari, a dynamic design professional, a couture producer, a fiercely proud Indian-American and one with a sharp eye for finesse in fashion, spoke to The Daily Guardian all the way from New York in a freewheeling chat, where she insisted that ‘vocal for local’ is not just...

POSHAK: PRIDE OF RAJPUT WOMEN

December 4, 2020

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 in the Indian wear segment. And one that has been...

THE ARTISTIC LEGACIES BORN IN ROYAL KAARKHANAS

December 4, 2020

The royals’ tryst with opulent design is historic. Anything they touch must be made in gold and encrusted with diamonds and precious stones. Fancy fables and larger-than-life coffee table books make you believe that they had emeralds for breakfast and diamonds for dinner. Their link with European brands is amplified...

BRINGING OUT THE FUNNY SIDE OF FASHION

November 28, 2020

Eventually you do develop the knack to find humour in a subject that has consumed most of your life. A topic that you have lived, breathed, and thrived upon. A subject that has been a raison d’etre of India’s most veteran writer Meher Castelino and one that she writes about...

Breaking free from conventional images of royal jewellery

November 27, 2020

“The noble and royal families of India, especially the Rajputs, very consciously adapted to European jewellery settings, to the famed Victorian styles of blending silver with gold and making stones, precious and rare, or just bright and beautiful, as the central theme of their creations.” Namrata Singh, born in the sleepy but beautiful town of Kishangarh, brought up in Jaipur,...

A clothing line which cares for rural well-being

November 27, 2020

“While many 15-year-olds were chasing their medical or engineering dreams, I was fascinated by the Arthashastra, an Indian treatise on statecraft written by Chanakya, especially the role rulers played in nurturing their people and protecting them”—a role that this young blue-blooded girl is playing with perfect humility in the distant...

Shopping for luxury in a virtual world

November 21, 2020

For compulsive luxury shoppers, collectors and connoisseurs, acquiring another object of desire is turning into a pipe dream this year. With no auctions, art shows or museums to go through in this pandemic, luxury markets are facing an all-time low. The forecasts have not been very rosy either, with a...

Taking the path of art to reach Shrinathji

November 20, 2020

Vikramaditya Singh is truly born to the arts. A self-made wildlife artist, he was raised amidst cultural refinement. From the royal family of Palaitha (the largest principality of Kotah, Rajasthan), Vikram is the prodigal son of Aapji Ashok Singh, who had introduced modern interior design in India way back in...

The splendour of the guns of Maharaja of Jodhpur

November 20, 2020

It was at the historic battle of Khanau in AD 1527 that the Rathores, the legendary warriors of Jodhpur, first came face to face with firearms. As H.H. Maharaja Gaj Singhji recalls in his foreword for the commemorative book, The Maharaja of Jodhpur’s Guns, by historian and author Robert Elgood:...