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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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Rediscovering the Pink City with Bharat Singh

Urvashi Singh

Mar 26 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...

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Rupeshwari Kumari Singh

Oct 14, 20226 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...

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Motorcycle Diaries (Part VI) Key, Pin Valley & the Flu

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...

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Urvashi Singh

Jul 26, 20223 min read

Motorcycle Diaries (Part III) Tabo

The quaint and ancient site of Tabo lies at 10,800 feet, which is amongst the lowest elevations in all of Spiti Valley. Home to what is...

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Sanjay Singh Badnor

Jun 29, 20225 min read

Bundi: The Legacy Continues...

The sleepy town of Bundi awoke with great anticipation on the morning of the Navsamvatsar. The 2nd of April, 2022 coincided with the...

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Urvashi Singh

Apr 8, 20224 min read

The Wool Road

Amongst the famous network of trade routes of the world, the Silk Road connecting China, Central Asia and India is undoubtedly the most...

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The Rajtilak at the KotahGarh : A Photo Essay

Sanjay Singh Badnor

Mar 26, 20224 min read

The Rajtilak at the KotahGarh : A Photo Essay

The recent Rajtilak at Kotah heralded royal revelry, fanfare and pageantry that were truly reminiscent of an era gone by. Following the...

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RAKSHA BANDHAN SPECIAL: A BOND OF THREAD

Urvashi Singh

Aug 20, 20214 min read

RAKSHA BANDHAN SPECIAL: A BOND OF THREAD

Every year as the lunar month of Shravana welcomes its full moon (Shravana Purnima), India rises to celebrate the Hindu festival of Rakhi...

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History Reinvented: KARAN MAHAL, SRINAGAR

Urvashi Singh

Jan 18, 20213 min read

History Reinvented: KARAN MAHAL, SRINAGAR

The charming European style villa that is perched upon Srinagar’s Shankaracharya Hill overlooking the Dal Lake is no ordinary mansion....

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Discovering JAWAI: The Leopard Country with Thakur Baljeet Singhji of Bera

Urvashi Singh

Nov 28, 20204 min read

Discovering JAWAI: The Leopard Country with Thakur Baljeet Singhji of Bera

Photo courtesy: Urvashi Singh Bordering Gujarat, Rajasthan’s South Western region is popularly referred to as Godwar, meaning the water...

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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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Rajputana's Debutant Cartist: CHIRANTANA KUMARI

Urvashi Singh

Sep 7, 20202 min read

Rajputana's Debutant Cartist: CHIRANTANA KUMARI

Hailing from the house of Jamnia in Madhya Pradesh, Chirantana Kumari was raised by a family of petrolheads. Both, her father, Raja Saheb...

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Book Review by NEHA KIRPAL: Vijaydan Detha's Timeless Tales from Marwar

Urvashi Singh

Jun 16, 20202 min read

Book Review by NEHA KIRPAL: Vijaydan Detha's Timeless Tales from Marwar

‘I’ll tell you a secret . . . A writer’s own experience, craft, imagination and thought have a limit, but the stories heard from the...

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LOCKDOWN SPECIAL: Sudarshana's Book Recommendations

Urvashi Singh

Jun 1, 20203 min read

LOCKDOWN SPECIAL: Sudarshana's Book Recommendations

Tired of binge-watching shows on Netflix during the lockdown? Here is a list of book recommendations curated exclusively by Sudarshana...

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FORT TIJARA: A Heritage Art Gallery with a Modern Twist by Neha Kirpal

Urvashi Singh

Mar 6, 20203 min read

FORT TIJARA: A Heritage Art Gallery with a Modern Twist by Neha Kirpal

A comfortable drive of about an hour and a half from Gurgaon, through rustic countryside and the Aravalli mountain range, you suddenly...

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Urvashi Singh

Nov 27, 20190 min read

Bari Kothi

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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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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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