MuseÌe des Arts DeÌcoratifs, Paris celebrates the fascinating life of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Holkar II
The young prince of Indore in the 1930s, Yeshwantrao Holkar II and his modernist palace, Manik Bagh, embodied everything that was European and avant-garde. As a major exhibition about him opens at the MuseÌe des Arts DeÌcoratifs in Paris this month, his son, Richard Holkar, looks back at his father’s friendships and tryst with the modern movement
The splendid Junagarh Fort in Bikaner
Junagarh Fort is one of Rajasthan's few forts, which are not built on a hilltop. The modern city of Bikaner has grown and developed around the fort.
The splendid Junagarh Fort
The magnificent Junagarh Fort drew me like a magnet.
Gayatri Devi: The Maharani Who Defied Convention And Broke Barriers
Elegant and graceful in her sarees and sometimes in khaki pants, Gayatri Devi was listed by Vogue as one of the most beautiful women in the world.
Udaipur Prince Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar receives the key of first limited edition Thar 700 from Anand Mahindra
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra gave over the keys of the affected unharness Thar 700 to Udaipur Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar.
Not just a maharaja: Sawai Ram Singh II’s photographs prove how he was an artist capturing moments for posterity
An ongoing exhibition in New Delhi reveals Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II’s photography skills as India’s first-known photographer-king.
India’s first known photographer king — Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II
Rare reproductions from the archive of the City Palace Museum, Jaipur, reveal Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II’s early engagement with photography as India’s first known photographer king
The first river-linking project
The first river-linking project - The micro history of water resources in Udaipur, Rajasthan, reveals some startling new facets
The royal touch
Recreating old royal recipes wasn’t an easy ride for Kunwar Hemendra Singh of Bhainsrorgarh and Urvashi Singh of Khimsa, who were in the city on Tuesday.
Vivekananda’s special friendship with the Maharaja of Khetri
Khetri’s Maharaja Ajit Singh Bahadur, the eighth king of the state of Khetri, succeeded Raja Fateh Singh in 1870.
