ROYAL FABLES SEASON 12 RECREATED THE AURA OF REGAL, ROYAL INDIA

20 Oct 2022 00:01 AM IST

It was a royal Diwali at DLF Emporio as Royal Fables mounted its first big show post Covid. As festivities filled the air, the platform presented 51 fantastic fables of design, adding many more interesting elements and new heritage stories to the show. The textile tale this year was

An ‘indrilicious moment’ with Royal Fables, new heritage stories

13 Oct 2022 00:21 AM IST

Showcasing 51 fantastic fables, the 12-year-old platform creates a veritable visual feast for heritage lovers with textiles, folk and royal art, wild life paintings, hand craft, jewellery, music and royal cuisine.

FASHION TRENDS: IT IS RAINING FAIR COMMERCE LABELS THIS DIWALI

06 Oct 2022 00:11 AM IST

This Diwali, the overdressed, glitzy glam look has been carefully replaced with artisanal, hand-made, hand-tucked and hand-embellished ensembles. Block printing tops this list. The free-flowing forms of the kaftan, the aabha kurtas, and the anarkalis worn with the chauda pyjamas take up every fashion diva’s mind space.

PALACE GARBA SET TO RETURN TO VADODARA

29 Sep 2022 00:27 AM IST

Once again, it is time to dance for a cause as the enterprising Maharani Radhika Raje of Baroda and her team of Maratha women invite the denizens of Vadodara to Motibaug Cricket Club, which is all set to host the third edition of Palace Garba.Founded to support the women’s empowerment

THE CHEETAH MAN’s DREAM comes true

29 Sep 2022 00:25 AM IST

It took 74 years of dreaming, lobbying, fighting, and pleading by M. K. Ranjit Sinh Wankaner to finally see the Cheetah return to India. As a child, he dreamt of seeing the nimble-footed sprinter back on Indian soils. Cheetahs became extinct in India after Maharaja Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo of

A REGAL CELEBRATION FOR THE BIG FAT INDIAN WEDDING CEREMONY

29 Sep 2022 00:22 AM IST

It was like a meeting of like-minded people. A coming together of an industry that remains invisible yet leads to a multi-million dollar industry of big fat Indian weddings. The WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022, brain child of industry evangilist Parthip Thyagarajan, saw the who’s who of the wedding industry enjoy

THE FRENCH MONARCHY’S SWEET TOOTH

08 Sep 2022 03:04 AM IST

Desserts have always been patronised by the French monarchy, which nurtured many legendary chefs.

DIGVIJAY SINGH ART WEAR, BBG ROYALS MARK STORE OPENING WITH FASHION SHOW

25 Aug 2022 04:15 AM IST

His mother was the beautiful princess of Awagarh in Uttar Pradesh. A family is known for their stunning fort in Agra and the iconic Belvedare Hotel in Nainital that the family runs even today. She is a true Blue Hill person, born and bred in Nainital. Interestingly, these two school

THE SHOEMAKER’S STITCH: MOCHI EMBROIDERIES OF GUJARAT IN TAPI COLLECTION

19 Aug 2022 07:03 AM IST

Some superb pieces of the 17th and 18th centuries, both for the Mughal court and for export to the West, do survive, and these are testament to the astonishing skill and adaptability of the embroiderers of the time.

MOTORCYCLE DIARIES: HOMECOMING

19 Aug 2022 06:54 AM IST

I strolled past the neighbouring stupas before alighting on the Baby Tiger for the most legendary leg of our Spiti expedition. I gave the valley and its people my deepest thanks for hosting me and nursing me back to health. Even though I was still running at a moderate temperature,

MOTORCYCLE DIARIES: PIN VALLEY

12 Aug 2022 06:11 AM IST

Every morning from 8 onwards, the monks at Key gompa congregate at the main sanctum to chant their morning prayers while ingesting a frugal breakfast of sattu and butter tea. The vibrations and visual spectacle are highly recommended experiences that I was first initiated towards by Karanbir. Eager to see

SATRANGI: RECOGNISING THE MANY COLOURS OF LIFE

12 Aug 2022 06:08 AM IST

‘Satrangi is our LGBTQI project that has close to 250 transgenders in vulnerable circumstances. They have been so far neglected by both society and the government’.