Akbar was a great patron of art and culture, and his court had several luminaries serving him. He promulgated Hindu-Muslim…
Fashion Cults
Going through the corridors of history, the Indian woman has been adorning herself since times immemorial. A stone figurine from the Harappan civilization depicts a bejeweled dancing girl which hints the ancient traditions and ties that fashion emerges from. The era of kings and queens, the rise of the Mughal empire, the arrival of the British, the nationalist movement and the socio-economic scenario thereafter threw up a multitude of style icons. Today Indian ethnic fashion has donned a new avatar with the gradual entry of Western sensibilities. The best of the past is here to stay!
Raghavendra Rathore is a very popular Indian fashion designer, entrepreneur and a costume designer and belongs to the royal clan…
The flavors of Maharashtra linger into the soul and hearts of the masses by creating a long lasting impression of…
Holkars are perhaps one of the most popular royalties in the history of India, particularly because they contributed greatly and…
The Travancore Royal family is from the Hindu Nair lineage and they ruled the princely Indian state of Tranvancore…
Normally the kings are referred to as the Maharaja, the royal title given to Hindu Kings and ‘Maharana’ was a…
The Scindias are a royal Maratha Kunbi clan in India that belong to the state of Madhya Pradesh. This clan…
Gaekwad (also written as Gaikwad) originated from the royal Kunbi clan, who were the rulers of Baroda, West India. They…
The erstwhile state of Hyderabad and Berar was perhaps the largest Indian state in size during the time of…
Surviving in a period when India was still a Man’s world, Indira Gandhi stood tall. Her brilliance and prowess…