MAHARANI RADHIKA RAJE REVIVES PALACE HERITAGE GARBA

October 22, 2021

Garba and Gujarat are inter-twined with each other as intimately as hand to glove and Dandiya to the Raas. A lyrical, sublime form of dance, Garba lights up every nook and cranny of the city of Baroda, what with streets filling up with women and men dressed in their ceremonial...

THE DANCE FORM OF KUCHIPUDI FINDS ITS PRESENCE IN MANY ROYAL HOMES

October 15, 2021

The Maratha families are known not just for their penchant for the fine arts but also their legacy of performing arts. The dance form of Bharat natyam is traced to the Maratha courts of Thanjavur. The states of Gwalior and Indore being home to the famed Gwalior and Indore gharana....

A BEAUTY EVANGELIST RECREATES EVERY FORGOTTEN BEAUTY RITUAL

October 8, 2021

‘As little girls we were told that Avadhinafasat and nazakat was personified by the gentle whiff of the ittar that was better perceived by the nose of the one standing before you more than the one who dabbed it gently on her pulse point. It was seen as a mood...

THE QUIET KINGMAKER

October 1, 2021

The world’s eyes are trained on this family, what with the grand patriarch, Capt Amarinder Singh hogging all the debates, discussions, and viewership on prime-time news. Speculations are rife on whether Capt Amarinder Singh will join the BJP or branch out on his own. Will the BJP use his entry...

‘ROYAL FABLES COMEBACK SHOW’ SETS THE TONE FOR FESTIVITIES

September 24, 2021

BACK TO LIFE Cynthia Meera Fedrik, Brigedier His Highness Sukhjit Singh of Kapurthala. (From L to R) Nidhi Sah and Digvijay Singh. (From L to R)\ Atisha Pratap and Neelam Pratap Rudy. (From L to R) Anshu Khanna and Neelam Pratap Rudy. (From L to R) Raj Ratna Singh Deo...

RELIVE THE REGAL ERA WITH ROYAL FABLES ‘THE COMEBACK SHOW’

September 16, 2021

Get ready and roll up your sleeves for the most royal event in town, that is, The Comeback Show by Royal Fables at Bikaner House, New Delhi on 15 and 16 September. One of India’s most authentic platforms promoting the craft, culture and cuisine of Princely states, Royal Fables has...

ROYAL FABLES MAKING A COMEBACK

September 10, 2021

The last two years have been most trying on the craft community, the artisans who as per official numbers account for 40% employment within rural India. Whilst the elements of crafts that are part of functional existence still thrive the royal, regal, and rich. I have had the good fortune...

NITYA SINGH: WEAVING A MAGICAL TEXTILE TALE

September 3, 2021

Kanwarani Nitya Singh, or Bulbul as most in the royal fraternity know her as, is a much loved, exuberant textile revivalist who has made the fabric of Chanderi and its resurrection her raison d’etre. Born in the princely state of Sanand, Gujarat, a place known for its Goddess who blessed...

Sonia Baderia: The Queen of Aqua Collection

August 28, 2021

“Water bodies have always enamoured me. Especially since I got married and came to the mystical town of Jabalpur where the Narmada river flows between two rows of sparkling marble mountains. Our time as a family is mostly spent by a private patch of island that my husband and I...

Retracing the hill kingdoms

August 27, 2021

The kingdoms of the hills, the erstwhile princely states that filled the Himalayan region and spread right up till Nepal had a unique story to tell. Coping with rough terrain and even rougher climate, they lived a life of simplicity, existing within a small community wherein the village folks could...