For nearly six decades, Leela Somani has learnt, recorded and preserved Rajasthani folk songs. A new book tells her story. In Marwari, 78-year-old Leela Somani’s mother tongue, there is an old saying: ...

She was not gifted with a voice suitable for singing and she comes from a society that does not take to a lady giving public stage shows very easily. Yet, 24-year-old Sonali Gandhi went against all ...

June 21 marks World Music Day. Here’s a look at some Rajasthan rappers who are creating waves in the desert state’s rap scene with their uniqueness and style When you visit Rajasthan as a tourist, ...

In the 1930s and ’40s, many members of the migrant Marwari community became actively involved with the freedom movement. The community went through a process of embracing a “national” identity, for ...

Hidden away from the world, the wonder that is Amanbagh lies in Ajabgarh, Rajasthan. A two-hour car ride away from Jaipur, Ajabgarh was formerly the hunting ground for Jai Singh Prabhakar, the ...