Royally Speaking

AMRITA RANA: KEEPING ALIVE THE SHEER AURA OF RANA JEWELS

25 Dec 2020 07:38 AM IST

There is a strange sense of chutzpah that engulfs her tiny frame. A sense of style that follows wherever she tiptoes away. Amrita Rana, a daughter of the Rana family of Nepal, is a joy to know. She comes across as someone with a great zest for life. Her sharp

HOW THE ‘STAR OF INDIA’ FOUND ITS WAY BACK HOME

25 Dec 2020 07:35 AM IST

While the ‘Star of India’, one of the rarest Rolls Royce Phantom cars, is a beauty to behold, the story of how it was acquired by the royal family of Rajkot, sold to a Britisher, taken around Europe, and brought back to its owners almost fifty years later, is more

Veena Singh: Reviving the Lakhnavi tehzeeb and craft

18 Dec 2020 15:50 PM IST

The word quiet elegance sits perfectly on the gracious frame of Veena Singh, born into the Padrauna noble family. She is married to J.P. Singh, a politician from the Congress party, belonging to the Ram Nagar family of Benaras. A true symbol of Avadh’s statuesque life, Veena has spent her

DHARAI: SLOW AND SUSTAINABLE FASHION

18 Dec 2020 05:00 AM IST

In The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, celebrity influencer Marie Kondo propagates the Japanese art of decluttering and organising through a purging process of one’s immediate living spaces. The exponential growth of rapid consumerism has met with several countercurrents of ethical questioning, with minimalism leading this fray. Popular streaming channels

ART AND ACCESSORIES TO FEEL LIKE A 21ST CENTURY ROYAL

18 Dec 2020 04:57 AM IST

Modern-day designers and their brands are keeping alive the decadence of the princely era by infusing their creations with the icons and ideas of the regal past.

HOW NITIKA KUMARI JADEJA IS REWRITING THE GOLF HISTORY

11 Dec 2020 05:20 AM IST

The Jamsaheb of Nawanagar (present-day Jamnagar) went down in history as India’s all-time great cricketer, and is remembered today through the domestic first-class cricket championship named after him, the Ranji Trophy. His numerous offshoots, such as Duleep Sinhji and Ranvir Jadeja, have carried Indian cricketing to newer heights, to the

PUSHPITA SINGH AND THE ART OF CREATING TIMELESS LUXE JEWELLERY

11 Dec 2020 05:06 AM IST

She is a perfect blend of a rooted Rajput who was brought up as an independent-minded, career-oriented and cosmopolitan woman. Someone who grew up between colonial Kolkata and gracious Jaipur, only to get married in the power capital of New Delhi which has been a home for her for over

THE MASTERCHEF OF BHAINSRORGARH

11 Dec 2020 05:03 AM IST

For Kunwar Hemendra Singh of Bhainsrorgarh, the kitchen is his playground. With his passion for cooking and his meticulousness towards serving his guests authentic flavours, he is keeping the rich legacy of Marwari cuisine alive.

POSHAK: PRIDE OF RAJPUT WOMEN

04 Dec 2020 11:27 AM IST

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

Rachna Rathore and the Rajput Mothers Foundation

04 Dec 2020 11:07 AM IST

A professional educator, philanthropist and mother, Hong Kong-based Rachna Rathore welcomed the year of 2015 with an epiphany that would forever alter the destinies of thousands of Rajput women. For all the years that she had glimpsed into the lives of professional, working Rajput women, Rathore very correctly inferred the

THE ARTISTIC LEGACIES BORN IN ROYAL KAARKHANAS

04 Dec 2020 10:49 AM IST

Royal families in India have been known for patronising distinct art forms and nurturing legendary palace studios. It is their patronage which went on to produce renowned artists like Raja Ravi Varma and Nihal Chand.

Breaking free from conventional images of royal jewellery

27 Nov 2020 03:35 AM IST

Namrata Singh’s versatile jewellery is created with her innate and inherited sense of design and seeks to show that the definition of ‘royal’ jewellery is not set in stone.