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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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Like Father Like Daughter: Princess Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner

Urvashi Singh

Nov 26, 20196 min read

Like Father Like Daughter: Princess Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner

For its February 2019 Issue, Rajputana Collective is honoured to feature Princess Rajyashree Kumari of Bikaner as shares her esteemed views

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Urvashi Singh

Nov 26, 201916 min read

BIKANER: The Desert Solitaire

“Five hundred years is a short span in the history of mankind, short too for a city in a country which ranks habitations as those of...

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Festivals at the JAIPUR COURT: A Pictorial Journey with SANIA GALUNDIA

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20181 min read

Festivals at the JAIPUR COURT: A Pictorial Journey with SANIA GALUNDIA

Join Sania Galundia, the Curatorial and Outreach Coordinator for Jaipur’s Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum as she takes us through a...

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MIHIRGARH: The Ultimate Desert Paradise by SIDHARTH SINGH ROHET

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20185 min read

MIHIRGARH: The Ultimate Desert Paradise by SIDHARTH SINGH ROHET

A one-hour excursion south of Jodhpur will bring you to the visual unfolding of a fairy tale in the form of Mihirgarh, meaning the sun...

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Reviving India’s Pre-Colonial Arts with GAJENDRASHANANE

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20187 min read

Reviving India’s Pre-Colonial Arts with GAJENDRASHANANE

The fate of India’s artisanal heritage had arrived at a stark point of stagnation during the eras of colonialism and rapid...

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SUNITA SHEKHAWAT: ‘The Modern Meenakaar'

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20184 min read

SUNITA SHEKHAWAT: ‘The Modern Meenakaar'

A few hours to go for her wedding ceremony, the bedecked bride is surrounded by her flock of damsels in sustained preparation. One...

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It’s Whirling Dervishes in Marwar: A Glimpse into the WORLD SACRED SPIRIT FESTIVAL with ALAIN WEBER

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20185 min read

It’s Whirling Dervishes in Marwar: A Glimpse into the WORLD SACRED SPIRIT FESTIVAL with ALAIN WEBER

The year was 2007 when traditional music artists gathered to perform at Nagaur’s Ahhichatragarh Fort in order to commemorate its UNESCO...

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Digitalising Antiquities with ABHINAY RATHORE

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20185 min read

Digitalising Antiquities with ABHINAY RATHORE

It all started back in 2004. Professor L.S. Rathore, the then-Vice Chancellor of the Jodhpur National University was writing one of his...

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The Insta Generation: 101 INSTAGRAM Accounts to Follow This Year

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20185 min read

The Insta Generation: 101 INSTAGRAM Accounts to Follow This Year

As the digital clock ticks past this millennia, it ascertains our increasing reliance on the smartphone at extents greater than what we...

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Brij ki Holi: Holi celebrations in BRIJBHOOMI

Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 20185 min read

Brij ki Holi: Holi celebrations in BRIJBHOOMI

The undisputed festival of colours that heralds spring and harvest, Holi is celebrated year after year throughout the country in the...

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ANSHU KHANNA: Her Royal Fables, Her Fairy-Retail

Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 20184 min read

ANSHU KHANNA: Her Royal Fables, Her Fairy-Retail

As a special tribute to one of our key patrons, Rajputana Collective discloses the story of Royal Fables as told by its founding lady...

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Experiential Hospitality with PARTHVI SHAKTAWAT

Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 20181 min read

Experiential Hospitality with PARTHVI SHAKTAWAT

It took Parthvi six months of extensive and meticulous planning in order to materialise a party that marked the 432nd New Year’s Eve at...

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Culinary Fables with Chef AKSHRAJ JODHA: the RAJASTHANI BAATI

Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 20181 min read

Culinary Fables with Chef AKSHRAJ JODHA: the RAJASTHANI BAATI

You cannot have returned from a visit to Rajasthan without being acquainted with the iconic baati. These earthy wheat dumplings are...

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Remembering the Literary Marvels of Late Major General AMAR SINGHJI of KANOTA

Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 20180 min read

Remembering the Literary Marvels of Late Major General AMAR SINGHJI of KANOTA

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Culture Across Boundaries: the ladies of 21st Century AMARKOT

Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 20182 min read

Culture Across Boundaries: the ladies of 21st Century AMARKOT

Back in February 2015, Indian media and news channels were rife with what was commonly as a ‘cross-border Royal wedding’ between the...

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Revisiting the MARWARI HORSE and its Evergreen Legacy

Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 201815 min read

Revisiting the MARWARI HORSE and its Evergreen Legacy

Classical accounts of Indian mythology, historical narratives, legends, traditional art and iconography have all born the indigenous...

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Revisiting Rajput Matrimony and Dance with TRIPTI SINGH

Urvashi Singh

Aug 1, 20174 min read

Revisiting Rajput Matrimony and Dance with TRIPTI SINGH

Five years back, somewhere in the American state of Ohio, a Rajput woman started a Facebook page titled Gathjor with the vision of...

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Urvashi Singh

Feb 1, 20174 min read

DUSSEHRA in Devbhumi

A popular Himachali legend has it, that during his pilgrimage to Malana, Maharishi Jamdagni met with a fierce storm. The strong gushes of...

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