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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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Urvashi Singh
Mar 28, 20245 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...
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Sanjay Singh Badnor
Feb 14, 20234 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...
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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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Urvashi Singh
Aug 13, 20224 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...
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Urvashi Singh
Aug 6, 20223 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...
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Urvashi Singh
Aug 6, 20224 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...
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Urvashi Singh
Jul 26, 20223 min read
Motorcycle Diaries (Part II) Sangla Valley
Well-rested and eager to inch closer towards my special place, I rode out of the Padam Palace gates towards the district of Kinnaur. For...
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Urvashi Singh
Jul 12, 20224 min read
Motorcycle Diaries (Part I) Rampur Bushahr
I call my annual trip to the Spiti Valley my pilgrimage. The surreal landscapes, starlit night skies and stark beauty of Spiti make their...
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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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Tusharika Singh
Jan 21, 20224 min read
Turning Love for Dogs into a Profession
Meet Rajasthan’s first female dog trainer and the only canine behaviourist in the state -- Priyanshi Singh Shekhawat. Eight years ago,...
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Urvashi Singh
Dec 12, 20216 min read
Mahanaaryaman: The New-Age Scindia
As his illustrious dynasty’s gen-next scion, Mahanaaryaman Scindia needs little or no introduction. He is preceded by centuries of...
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Urvashi Singh
Aug 23, 20215 min read
WELLNESS EXCLUSIVE with Devyani Singh Rathore
Like most of us, she too spent her 20’s neglecting most of her nutritional and lifestyle choices until her experience of motherhood...
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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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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
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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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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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 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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