How Shivranjani Rajye is changing the narrative around women’s polo in India
As women’s polo gained impetus in India, Rajye wondered how she could contribute. And it was only when she met Russian polo player Raya Sidorenko that a plan formulated.
Rajputs’ pride: Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan
Many of us have heard of the Great Wall of China but very few know the second longest wall in the world is located in the west Indian state of Rajasthan. We are talking about the Kumbhalgarh Fort.
Maharaja Of Alwar Once As A Revenge Used Rolls Royce To Collect Garbage From The Streets
Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar couldn't take humiliation from the salesman of Rolls Royce showroom. Thus, he bought all the cars from the showroom and then asked the Municipality of Alwar to use them for collecting garbage from the streets.
Royal Arts of India Turn This Black - Tie MFAH Preview Into a Show Stopper
Celebratory evenings launching exceptional exhibitions are standard procedure for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. But few, if any, could match the grandeur of the black-tie preview and dinner saluting the exhibition Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India.
Inside Maharaja Padmanabh Singh’s palatial apartment in Jaipur
The bachelor pad in the recently renovated SujaÌn Rajmahal Palace showcases his respect for tradition
‘Peacock in the Desert’ Review: Courting Opulence in Northwest India
A survey of the Rathores, a Hindu clan of the warrior caste who over the course of 500 years built a life both cosmopolitan and grand.
At Bikaner’s Narendra Bhawan, Everything is King-sized
A stay at this haveli-turned-hotel helps reimagine the life of Bikaner’s last maharaja.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston parties royally with a Maharaja
To celebrate the opening of its grand show "Peacock in the Desert," the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston staged a party fit for a king. And His Highness Maharaja GajSingh II of Marwar-Jodhpur brought the music.
She Quit Showbiz to Live in an Old Fort for a Curious Reason
Priyamvada Singh left a cushy life in Mumbai to restore her family’s 148-year-old fort in Rajasthan. She ended up giving the village of Meja a new look, and the rural community a new outlook.
Saved by a Maharaja During WW2, Polish Kids to Return to India After Decades!
The children, now old people, have fond memories of India
