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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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Urvashi Singh

Nov 3, 20214 min read

HOPE IN THE TIMES OF DIWALI

As a child, I remember participating in my family’s annual Diwali customs with much gusto. The festivities always began with my...

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Kalpana Champawat

Jul 5, 20213 min read

Ghoomar: Rajasthan's Elegant Dance Form

Simply put, art is an expression of feelings. Dance, as an art form finds its expression of feelings in various moves, postures and...

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The Path to Positive Psychology with ANJANI SINGH

Urvashi Singh

May 29, 20215 min read

The Path to Positive Psychology with ANJANI SINGH

A long time ago in a bus traveling from Jaipur to Delhi, Anjani found herself contemplating the need to be happy after an enjoyable,...

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Beyond the Sustainability Bandwagon with THE SPACE AT 9/2

Urvashi Singh

May 22, 20214 min read

Beyond the Sustainability Bandwagon with THE SPACE AT 9/2

It is nearly impossible to imagine anyone being exempt from the categories of food and fashion consumership, especially since nutrition...

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Urvashi Singh

May 7, 20214 min read

(Dis)unity in Diversity?

As an Indian, I have held immense pride in my nation’s diversity of regions, topographies, languages, cuisines, traditional attires and...

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Urvashi Singh

Mar 29, 20213 min read

Kathiwadas :On Top of Their Game

Design and philanthropy stalwarts for over thirty years and counting, the Kathiwadas embellish yet another jewel to their ever-growing...

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Urvashi Singh

Mar 13, 20213 min read

KUNJIKA SINGH JADEJA with ARTLOCAL

What began as Kunjika Singh Jadeja’s personal reconnaissance of artwork to decorate her ancestral home in Gauridad soon became a cause in...

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Urvashi Singh

Jan 29, 20213 min read

Halt for Cobalt with TARINI SINGH

Amidst the creative cityscape of Jodhpur that has long since bustled with design hallmarks, former NIFT graduate and 36-year-old Tarini...

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Dr. Anjhula Bais

Dec 24, 20204 min read

OPINION: Ancestral Activism: Dr. Anjhula Bais

The days have been flowing at a hectic, almost but not quite frenetic speed that has been all but normalised in the year that was 2020....

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DHARAI: Slow & Sustainable Fashion with BHAVINI KUMARI POKHRAN & ANSARDEEP CHAHAL

Urvashi Singh

Dec 8, 20203 min read

DHARAI: Slow & Sustainable Fashion with BHAVINI KUMARI POKHRAN & ANSARDEEP CHAHAL

In The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, celebrity influencer Marie Kondo propagates the Japanese art of decluttering and organising...

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Sanjay Singh Badnor

Nov 16, 20203 min read

H.H. Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar in Conversation with Sanjay Singh Badnor

On 28th May, 2015, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja, the grand- nephew of the late Maharaja Shrikantadatta Narsihmaraja Wadiyar was...

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Urvashi Singh

Oct 24, 202011 min read

Devbhumi's Dussehra : A Photo Essay by Urvashi Singh

REVIVING THE BYGONE GLORIES OF KULLU DUSSEHRA THE ROYAL INTRIGUE & A BRAHMIN’S CURSE Once upon a time, the then Raja of Kullu erroneously...

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RIDING THE WHITE ELEPHANT: ROBERT HUBER'S ODYSSEY WITH SAFED HAATHI

Urvashi Singh

Oct 6, 20204 min read

RIDING THE WHITE ELEPHANT: ROBERT HUBER'S ODYSSEY WITH SAFED HAATHI

If one pictures the dreamers who voyaged into India through the hippie trail, the last image to muster is that of a member of an...

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Urvashi Singh

May 30, 20201 min read

LOCKDOWN SPECIAL: Lockdown Portraits

Presenting a series of portraits shot during the lockdown at my ancestral home in Khimsar. This is an ongoing series of work titled...

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NewX features 'Royal Custodians' with Uday Pratap Singh

Urvashi Singh

May 21, 20201 min read

NewX features 'Royal Custodians' with Uday Pratap Singh

Yesterday, at 7PM IST, national news channel NewsX conducted a live panel discussion with nine representatives of Rajput culture and...

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Urvashi Singh

Nov 27, 20190 min read

The Jagannatha Rath Yatra

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Out, Loud & Proud : Manavendra Sinh Gohil

Urvashi Singh

Nov 26, 20199 min read

Out, Loud & Proud : Manavendra Sinh Gohil

Meet Manvendra Sinh Gohil of Gujarat’s erstwhile princely state of Rajpipla, who leads India’s LGBTQ community as one of its fiercest...

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Rachna Rathore & The Rajput Mother Foundation (RAMG)

Urvashi Singh

Nov 26, 20193 min read

Rachna Rathore & The Rajput Mother Foundation (RAMG)

A professional educator, philanthropist and young mother, Rachna Rathore welcomed the year of 2015 with an epiphany that would forever...

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Lights, Rangbari, Action! : Krishnapal Singh Chundawat

Urvashi Singh

Nov 26, 20191 min read

Lights, Rangbari, Action! : Krishnapal Singh Chundawat

Ever since, Chundawat has covered eight such Rajput weddings and is bettering his production skills as he progresses. Apart from his...

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Remembering Rao Gopal Singhji: the Freedom Fighting Forefather of Kharwa

Urvashi Singh

Nov 26, 20194 min read

Remembering Rao Gopal Singhji: the Freedom Fighting Forefather of Kharwa

During the British Raj in India, several Rajput kings, princes and chieftains are known to have lent support to the nationalist movement...

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