How an Indian maharaja’s necklace played muse for a Hollywood movie
The centre pendant comprised several pink diamonds, a large 26-carat blue diamond, a 12-carat green diamond, and the famous 136-carat ‘Queen of Holland’ diamond, even larger than the 105-carat Kohinoor!
Paris falls for glamour of India’s modernist maharajah
Items from Manik Bagh Palace of Indore goes on display
Maharaja Hari Singh- The Real Hero of Nation
"Justice is My Religion" is a famous quote of Maharaja Hari Singh which speaks alot about him.
Thoroughly modern Maharaja: how an Indian prince amassed one of the world’s greatest Modern design collections
Paris exhibition includes furniture by Eileen Gray, sculptures by Constantin Brancusi and photographs by Man Ray
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.
