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WHERE TRADITION MEETS SPLENDOUR: INSIDE THE ROYAL MARATHA WEDDING

July 9, 2021

Indian royalty has always been known for its lavish splendour. Sardar Kumar Daulat Mahadik, son of Sardar Yashwantrao Mahadik of Gwalior state, tied the knot with Sau. Chi. Kan. Kirtiraj, daughter of Sardar Shrimant Sharadrao Chavan Himmat Bahadur, a prominent family in the Nagpur state. Ambika Raje Ghorpade Sandur with...

The prized European possessions of the Indian royalties

June 25, 2021

Lord Macaulay may surely have been successful in Anglicising India (to some extent) and uprooting us from our core culture. But that did not stop us from embracing our concept of Sanatan Dharma, which is the core of Hinduism. The concept of Hindutva has been sadly misunderstood by the western...

REWA: THERE’S MORE TO THIS MAJESTIC GREENLAND THAN WHITE TIGER

June 11, 2021

The royal family of RewaThe Rewa horsesRewa FortTansenThe Prince of Rewa Maharaja Venkatraman SinghBirbal Blessed with natural beauty, this 17 Gun Salute state is strategically located on the north-western side of Madhya Pradesh and was the third wealthiest principality of the Central India Agency during the British rule. Known for...

THE LAST SCION OF KUTCH MAHARAO PRAGMULJI-III LEAVES BEHIND RICH HISTORY AND LEGACY

June 4, 2021

Losing a loved one is tough but when a legacy dies with the person the grief is deeper. Kutch, the vibrant town of Gujarat is mourning. For it has just lost its much-loved monarch Maharao Pragmulji-III and with his highness’s death due to Covid-19, one more ancient royal dynasty faces...