1. The Old World Charm of Narendra Bhawan - Travel + Leisure India

    The Old World Charm of Narendra Bhawan - Travel + Leisure India

    Narendra Bhawan—Bikaner’s newest heritage hotel lacks ostentatiousness.It is the one thing that genuinely sets it apart from its hotels’ counterparts.

  2. Cooch Behar's Palace of Pride

    Cooch Behar's Palace of Pride

    The kingdom of Cooch Behar was once renowned for its splendour and the great beauty of its princesses.

  3. A Culinary Delight: 7 Royal Families, 100 Dishes and Nostalgia Redux - A Royal Affair

    A Culinary Delight: 7 Royal Families, 100 Dishes and Nostalgia Redux - A Royal Affair

    Seven royal families. More than 100 dishes. And a dash of culture and heritage on the side. At the ITC Maurya’s ‘India’s Royal Cuisine: The High Table 1857 to 1947’ food fest in the Capital, nostalgia came alive as regal cuisines ruled the evening. Cuisine diplomacy of the erstwhile royal gharaanas were brought to life, thanks to the princely states putting their best on the table. Some closely-guarded culinary secrets found their way in the form of aroma-filled gravies and delicious kebabs.

  4. Aromas of royal flavoured fares

    Aromas of royal flavoured fares

    Members of erstwhile princely states archive and share the richness of their aristocratic cuisines.

  5. KS Ranjitsinhji: The Maharaja of Elegance  - and of Nawanagar

    KS Ranjitsinhji: The Maharaja of Elegance - and of Nawanagar

    For Neville Cardus, there was far more to Ranji than his leg-glance, something almost mystical in the way that he played his game, indeed in the way he approached the game.

  6. Kangra Fort, Once a Trove of Royal Treasures, Withstood 52 Attacks but Crumbled to Nature's Wrath

    Kangra Fort, Once a Trove of Royal Treasures, Withstood 52 Attacks but Crumbled to Nature's Wrath

    Almost all rulers who ever walked the land of India tried to take the Kangra Fort under their control as it was said: “He who holds the Kangra fort, holds the hills.”

  7. An insider’s guide to Jodhpur

    An insider’s guide to Jodhpur

    The Blue City's alleys are brimming with secrets, reveal our local experts

  8. An insiders’ guide to Jaipur

    An insiders’ guide to Jaipur

    Your next trip won't be the same

  9. The mysterious man who owns one solitary share in the unlisted Tata Sons

    The mysterious man who owns one solitary share in the unlisted Tata Sons

    Who is the Maharawal of Chota Udaipur?

  10. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III: maker of modern Baroda

    Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III: maker of modern Baroda

    Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III: maker of modern Baroda - Sayajirao ushered in progressive reforms and modern amenities and towered over the other princes loyal to the British Raj