Weaving rich textile traditions of Jaipur court

August 28, 2020

Of all the museums offering a window to the textile traditions of princely India, the one at City Palace, Jaipur is the most precious. I recall being enamoured by the sheer volume of the poshaks worn by an erstwhile Maharaja, who must have loved the royal cuisine a lot! The...

Man who defies all definitions

August 22, 2020

He is a befitting example of a mystic who like a trapeze artist traverses through various forms of creative expression, turning each realm into a masterpiece, as if this was the task he was born for. A yoga guru, an art maestro, a pianist, poet, thinker, guide, philosopher, and a...

Helena Larsen Bajaj: A perfect blend of art and fashion

August 22, 2020

When Helena Larsen Bajaj was asked to be a part of the Helsinki Virtual Fashion Week, she did not know that this was going to be her first brush with a veritable scifi-assisted fashion. A Parisbased designer, who takes her craft to the distant ports of the US, Dubai and...

Pandit Jasraj & the Sanand family

August 21, 2020

Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj — a maestro and a legend — is no more. The Indian crown has lost its one more jewel. While the world pens thoughts on his virtuous voice and ethereal bhajans, my mind travels to a distant, sleepy town of Sanand in Gujarat, where his heart...

Simar Dugal: A model, muse and mother

August 15, 2020

“She’s kind of a walking poem, she’s this perfect beauty… but at the same time very deep, very smart.” -- Johnny Depp Browsing through Internet today in search of a quote to define her, this is the one that popped up. Not a word from Wordsworth or another poet, but...

Reviving the lost art of Pichwai tapestries

August 15, 2020

He is an embroidery master, an artist who creates art through the rendering of his needles and threads. Dhruv Dhir, the artist commissioned by Shanti Banaras to revive the lost art of Pichwai tapestries, is bringing alive an art that was part of the fabric of India’s spiritual art heritage....

Meet Aaliya Sultana Babi, the dinosaur princess

August 14, 2020

She is fondly called the dinosaur princess. The selftaught paleontologist who brought in a new phrase of ‘DinoTourism’ to the many acronyms that are touted as niche experiences in the very diverse landscape of tourism in India. Except this one is most unique, backed by science and one that is...

Reviving Ghoomar with Rajputana elegance and grace intact

August 14, 2020

Rajasthan is rightfully called the land of culture and traditions. One such tradition is Ghoomar — a dance form practised traditionally by Rajput women within the four walls of the ‘jenana’. It is very alive and still held at every function by the Rajput women who ring in the festivity...

Delhi’s own vintage man

August 8, 2020

A respected collector who approaches the subject with rare reverence, Diljeet Titus, celebrated lawyer who founded his firm Titus & Co in 1997, is known in the Capital for his sterling collection of vintage cars. But few know that under his heritage-driven endeavour -- The Titus Museum of Transportation &...

Aditee Modi: Queen of stylishly understated jewellery

August 8, 2020

A jewellery label of Indian origin with footprints in the global luxury markets of New York, Los Angeles and London, Aditee Joaillerie presents jewellery set in diamonds and precious stones. Its uniqueness emerging both in the eclectic choice of stones and the unique style of setting and stringing these stones....