Bundi paintings, a school of charming Rajasthani miniatures
Not many people know that I paint and even fewer are in the secret that my specialty was miniature painting. […]
India, Rajasthan, West
India, Rajasthan, West
Taragarh Fort in Bundi: its secrets and legends
‘This is more the work of goblins than of men’, said Rudyard Kipling to himself. He was at Sukh Mahal […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Captivating Bundi, an offbeat gem in Rajasthan
‘Don’t touch it.’ I had snapped at the foreign tourists who were tentatively touching the frescoes on the walls inside […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Garh Palace of Bundi and its treasure of paintings
Located below the Taragarh Fort is the famous Garh Palace of Bundi. It is a big complex that has a […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Bundi town, a timeless place full of medieval charm
Before Bundi was conquered by Rao Deva Singh in 1241, it used to belong to the local Meena and Bhil […]
India, Rajasthan, West
The beautiful details of Ranakpur Jain Temple
‘Waahhhh!!’, yelled a nine-month-old Akash. His loud bawling echoed through the multi-colonnaded Ranakpur Jain temple sending flocks of pigeons flying […]
India, Rajasthan, West
The crown jewel of Nawalgarh
The fame of the open-air museum of Shekhawati had set me off to this extraordinary place and this post on Nawalgarh […]
India, Rajasthan, West
The Fatehpur painted mansions and a French artist’s love story
Once upon a time when the Silk Route trade was flourishing, the desert town of Fatehpur thrived. Its streets were […]
India, Rajasthan, West
The Sone Chandi ki Dukan in Mahansar, Rajasthan
I visited Mahansar on a half-day trip from Mandawa. That was the second Shekhawati town, I explored in Rajasthan and […]
India, Rajasthan, West
Walking around the painted havelis of Mandawa
The fame of the open-air museum of Shekhawati set me off to this extraordinary region of Rajasthan and this post on […]