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DEEP KHATRI: A YOUNG MIND THAT THINKS OLD AND RECREATES THE ANCIENT

DEEP KHATRI: A YOUNG MIND THAT THINKS OLD AND RECREATES THE ANCIENT

August 20, 2021

His is a young mind engaged in the pursuit of heritage and history. A scion of a historic lineage that wants to keep his family legacy of nurturing craft clusters alive. Employing master weavers and creating what can best be called threads that celebrate history. Meet Deep Khatri, the young...

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THE ART OF ENGAGING THE SENSES

THE ART OF ENGAGING THE SENSES

August 13, 2021

The sensory world is a cauldron of delights and horrors and some in-between confusion filters in from time to time. Whatever we receive intellectually, it happens through our sense faculties or gyanendriya. The term actually comes from the Sanskrit word Pancha Gyanendriya or Jnanendriya.  Pancha means “five”,  jnana means “awareness”, and  indriya  means “sense”...

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UNDERSTANDING RAJPUT FASHION WITH AKSHAYRAJ SINGH SHAKTAWAT

UNDERSTANDING RAJPUT FASHION WITH AKSHAYRAJ SINGH SHAKTAWAT

August 6, 2021

Rajput men are known for their dashing demeanor and drop-dead gorgeous dress style. Most of them enjoy wearing their breeches, band galas, achkans et al. Their penchant for jewellery is also historic. Many vintage portraits and paintings show Maharajas wearing elaborate, diamonds, emeralds and pearls around their neck, kalgis on...

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PEEPING INTO THE KITCHENS OF KINGS

PEEPING INTO THE KITCHENS OF KINGS

July 30, 2021

Everyone is raising the go local slogan; every caring citizen is going indigenous. Every farm produce, every food stoked on the fire and every bake rustled up in the oven is celebrating its sense of belonging. India and its cuisine top this list of patriotism. As a proud Indian and...

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IT WAS AYODHYA’S HONOUR THAT IT HOSTED BEGUM AKHTAR’S ART: YATINDRA MISHRA

IT WAS AYODHYA’S HONOUR THAT IT HOSTED BEGUM AKHTAR’S ART: YATINDRA MISHRA

July 23, 2021

A celebrated Hindi Poet, Music and Cinema Scholar and also the prince of Ayodhya, Yatindra Mishra has four collections of poetry to his credit —Yada-Kada, Ayodhya Tatha Anya Kavitayein, Dyorhi Par Aalaap, and Vibhas. He has several well-received books on Indian Classical Music and cinema including Girija (Based on Thumri...

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HOW THE PENCHANT FOR SILK CHIFFONS IS ROOTED IN HISTORY

HOW THE PENCHANT FOR SILK CHIFFONS IS ROOTED IN HISTORY

July 2, 2021

Costuming and fashion have always had an emotional connection with my life. Especially the vintage designs that belong to the era of the Raj and post-independence India of the sixties and seventies— like the florals from France in the finest chiffons, imported for the Maharanis by the leading textile ateliers...

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CAPTURING A WHIFF OF ROYAL FEAST FROM NEPAL’S PALACES

CAPTURING A WHIFF OF ROYAL FEAST FROM NEPAL’S PALACES

June 25, 2021

Julfi SwariRohini Rana at Baber MahalThe cover of the book, ‘The Rana Cookbook’An array of typical Rana non-vegetarian dishes.Rohini Rana Typical vegetarian dishes Nepali spices The Ranas of Nepal who ruled this Himalayan country for over 104 years, giving the nation nine statuesque Prime Ministers have a close, historic link...

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NOVEL INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS OF MUGHAL ART AND CULTURE

NOVEL INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS OF MUGHAL ART AND CULTURE

June 18, 2021

Maharao Bhim Singh fights Qilich Khan. Kota, 18th century. P&G Collection, Karlsruhe-Berlin; 17.9 x 24.1 cm (folio). 15.0 x 20.9 cm (painting). Photographer: Jürgen LiepeImage by kind courtesy of Joachim Bautze Jahangir presents Prince Khurram with a turban ornament, Padshahnama, 1640. f. 195a; 58.6 cm x 36.8 cm (page). Royal...

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS PEACE & TRANQUILLITY: MEENA OM

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS PEACE & TRANQUILLITY: MEENA OM

June 5, 2021

Meena Om is not a guru or a swami. She is the psychic daughter of nature and through her connection with prakriti, decodes its subtlest messages and directives for the human to imbibe and work towards growth and the now inevitable, a quantum leap towards the next phase of transformation....

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HOW COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE FORCED ISOLATION RE-KINDLED PROMILA BAHRI’S LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

HOW COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE FORCED ISOLATION RE-KINDLED PROMILA BAHRI’S LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

May 29, 2021

A true blue free-spirited soul, Promila Bahri defies all description. Ask her and she will call herself a ‘caring human’ first. A fashion entrepreneur whose label Lil Tomatoes kick-started the arrival of kid’s brands in India, she is also the brain behind a unique platform Bollygoods that promotes creativity amongst...

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