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A GEM AMIDST THE THAR
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Rajputana Collective is proud to create an exclusive feature on the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls' School in Jaisalmer as told from the perspective of its foremost pioneer, Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati.
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My Landscape: A Photo Essay by Jahnvi Singh of Rohet
My Rajasthani brain glitches every time I see abundance. What do you mean fruit just… grows here? Flowers bloom like it’s no big deal?...
Jahnvi Singh
Jul 21 min read
Paris Olympics: Maheshwari Chauhan’s Skeet Debut
As Paris opens its doors to competitive athletes from around the world, we are braced to witness an exciting fortnight of sporting...
Urvashi Singh
Jul 27, 20241 min read
A GEM AMIDST THE THAR
Towards the end of the 13th century, the founding sultan of the Khilji dynasty, Jalaluddin Khilji and his forces had laid siege to the...
Urvashi Singh
Mar 28, 20245 min read
Rediscovering the Pink City with Bharat Singh
In the face of overwhelming modernisation, most Indian heritage cities today are stumbling urban relics, rapidly decaying despite our...
Urvashi Singh
Mar 2, 20246 min read
A Pitstop in Deogarh
The 679-kilometre-long National Highway number 58 (NH58) connects Fathpur to Rajasthan’s Lake City before culminating towards Palampur in...
Urvashi Singh
Jan 16, 20243 min read
I lead a humanitarian mission to Kenya. Here’s what it taught me
Content warning: graphic discussion of sexual violence. This story starts much earlier, but I like to hit the ground running, so I’m...
Vedanshi Vala
Oct 14, 20235 min read
Café Auberge: The Power of Six
Café Auberge: The Power of Six By Urvashi Singh A recent addition to Jaipur’s vibrant culinary landscape comes in the form of a quaint...
Urvashi Singh
Sep 20, 20234 min read
Kunj Stories with Preetika Singh
Conservationist, assistant Vice President to a furniture company, motorcyclist and a mother of two- meet Jamnia’s Preetika Baisa as she...
Urvashi Singh
Jun 26, 20235 min read
CHHATRALA JEWELS: AN EMERGING FAMILY LEGACY
It all began in 2006, when Kunwarani Sushila Kumari requested Maharani Sahiba of Jodhpur to permit her a small jewellery curation table...
Urvashi Singh
May 22, 20233 min read
Q&A: Mixed Media Art with Katyayini Sinh Waghela
Meet Katyayini Singh Waghela, the young scioness of Sanand as she expresses her budding journey as a mixed media artist. An...
Urvashi Singh
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Jodhpur Durbar's 75th Birthday Celebrations : A Photo Essay by Sanjay Singh Badnor
The grand Durbar Hall at Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace was the focus of all activity as Maharaja Gaj Singhji II commemorates his 75th...
Sanjay Singh Badnor
Feb 14, 20234 min read
BLING! Men’s Jewellery in princely India
The ostentatious jewels of India’s erstwhile royal houses could easily outshine the collections of Boucheron & Cartier. The unrivalled...
Vaishali Rathore
Feb 9, 20234 min read
Meet the L'Oreal Paris Woman of Worth: Vedanshi Vala
“Being raised with Rajput traditions and values really shaped the relationship I now have with serving my community,” says Vedanshikumari...
Vedanshi Vala
Feb 8, 20233 min read
Dussehra in Canada
As we approach the first frost on Thanksgiving, Canada's Rajput community festively celebrates the warmth of Dussehra. The organising...
Parakram Singh Jhala
Oct 18, 20223 min read
Kullu Dussehra with Dei Saab Rupeshwari Kumari Singh
Famed over the centuries for being India's most enigmatic celebration of Dussehra, Kullu's Dussehra remains as unique as it was 5...
Rupeshwari Kumari Singh
Oct 14, 20226 min read
Plein Air Painting with Vikrant Singh Rathore
Despite commanding his presence in the chequered world of data analysis and corporate living, his soul resided in the multifarious hues...
Urvashi Singh
Aug 23, 20223 min read
Motorcycle Diaries (Part VII) Homecoming
I strolled past the neighbouring stupas before alighting on the Baby Tiger for the most legendary leg of our Spiti expedition. I paid the...
Urvashi Singh
Aug 13, 20224 min read
Motorcycle Diaries (Part VI) Key, Pin Valley & the Flu
If there is once place that single-handedly trumps Spiti's pictorial representations, it's the Key gompa. Perched atop a mountain in...
Urvashi Singh
Aug 13, 20224 min read
Motorcycle Diaries (Part V) Hikkim Komic & Langza
The views of the Trans-Himalayan range were so breathtaking that any amount of praise falls short. Reaching Mohit Gulia’s quaintly...
Urvashi Singh
Aug 6, 20223 min read
Motorcycle Diaries (Part IV) Kaza & Cheecham
I downed yet another Tsampa pancake with butter tea before heading towards Kaza. With the Spiti river on my left and the mighty...
Urvashi Singh
Aug 6, 20224 min read
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