Think of Rajputs, and images of a prestigious warrior culture and splendorous living immediately come to mind. Walk through India’s many museums and the most characteristic objects in the exhibits on ...

Introduction: the intelligence of tradition -- Structures of desire: an introduction to the court paintings of Rajasthan -- Interpreting style -- The formalities: form and function in Mewar ...

As India prepares for a caste-based census after nearly a century, a forgotten chapter from history is quietly resurfacing — one that shows caste counting didn't start with British colonial rulers, ...

Detail, Krishna and his family admire a solar eclipse; F2017.13.5 This year, more than 200 Rajput and Pahari paintings from the prestigious Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection have ...

In the late 12th century, North India wasn’t a single empire but a patchwork of strong Rajput kingdoms. They shared culture and traditions, but politically, they were divided. Into this landscape came ...

High on a vast plateau in present-day Rajasthan stands Chittorgarh Fort, one of the largest forts in India. Today it is quiet, almost still. But in the 16th century, it was the centre of one of the ...