How India's royals are reinventing Rajasthan's forgotten palaces
Heading up the faint trail towards the crumbling bastions of Udgir Fort, I pause to regard our party: two Forest Department rangers, our driver, the local village headman plus friend, and a pair of palace “guards”. Their attention is focused on my twentysomething companion Vivasvat Pal, scion of the house of Karauli, a former princely state in south-eastern Rajasthan.
A Royal Repast
“I don’t know how many times this story has been told and printed,” sighs Maharaja Vikram Singh Sailana wearily. Undeterred, I spoon up more preciously pink rose kheer and look at him pleadingly.
Gaj Singh of Jodhpur calls for brain trauma awareness
The Maharaja of Jodhpur has long been addressing the need for brain trauma injuries, enlisting support from around the world.
A weekend in Jodhpur
A royal getaway to Jodhpur, Rajasthan's second-largest city
These 9 Marvellous Doorways in Amer Fort & City Palace Offer a Glimpse of Jaipur's History
All the doorways are singular in character...
The evolution of Jodhpur’s walled city
Inspired by the High Line in New York, the streets of Morocco and Istanbul, the heritage-rich Aix-en-Provence, and London's Borough Market, the old walled city of Jodhpur is set to get a facelift
Jodhpur's Umaid Bhawan Palace Has Been Named The Best Hotel In The World For 2016
The best in the world.
An insider's guide to Jodhpur: blue buildings and green energy
Jodhpur in the Indian state of Rajasthan is home to solar power initiatives, the world's best hotel and fried semolina balls so good they're legendary. Priyanka Sacheti guides us through the serpentine bylanes of her city
Jaipur has a new king
Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur celebrated his 18th birthday with all the traditional pomp and fanfare that you can only expect from an Indian royal.
Pink city celebrates 18th birthday of titular Maharaja
Padmanabh Singh, belonging to the erstwhile royal family, had ascended the titular throne of Jaipur as a teenager in 2011.
