Archive for March, 2009

Latest Events in Jaipur – Rajasthan Day Celebrations and BJP State Election Campaign News

Celebrations of Rajasthan Day It was not just another day in the pink city Jaipur yesterday. People woke up to the sound of Santoor, then witnessed a display of courage in the sky by Surya Kiran team. Afterwards they witnessed a scintillating performance by artists in the play ‘Raanghbhoomi’ and as the sun set, they ...

Ornamentation on the Walls of Houses, Forts and Palaces in Rajasthan

The first manifestations of man’s artistic creativity in Rajasthan are found on the walls and ceilings of rock shelters which are adorned with superb linear drawings and paintings. Ornamentation in Villages of Rajasthan Ornamentation on men – made structures followed much later. Today village homes continue to be ornamented in possibly the same way as ...

Rajasthani Jootis : Peshawari and Nagre – Popular Leather Wear in Rajasthan

India has the largest livestock population in the world and people have worked on leather since ancient times. Rajasthan in particular, has a rich and long tradition of leather crafts. Different leather products famous all over India and most of the product are functional and utilitarian. One such product is the ubiquitous jooti, shoe an ...

Traditional Wear of Rajasthani Women – Ghaghara, Odhni – Hand Processed Textiles

Rajasthan is a part of the color belt of western India. The starkness of the desert and the arid colorless landscape  are balanced by the brilliant range of colors in the textiles of Rajasthan. Hand Processed Textile of Rajasthan The Traditional communities in Rajasthan have highly developed color sense and can handle the material efficiently. ...

Oscar Winner Celebrity Nicole Kidman Visits ‘City of Lakes’ Udaipur, Rajasthan for an Ad Shoot

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, who is currently in Udaipur to shoot for an ad film directed by Shekhar Kapur, is the latest Hollywood celebrity to visit the desert state Rajasthan. Kidman, who arrived yesterday, is reportedly staying at the Udaipur’s Lake Palace Hotel, which is a hot favorite amongst visiting celebrities. Another Oscar-winning actress to ...

Unseasonal Rains Damages Wheat and Vegetable Crops in Rajasthan

Unseasonal rains and thunder showers have damaged between 3 to  20 percent of the wheat crop in India’s fourth largest producer Rajasthan. What Type of Crops have been damaged ? Psyllium seed, popularly known as Isabgol, suffered the maximum damage with 50 to 90 per cent of the crop damaged by the rains. Barley suffered ...

Congress Announced List of 18 Candidates for Lok Sabha Elections from Rajasthan

First list of 15 candidates from Bharatiya Janata Party was announced almost a fortnight ago. The Congress today announced a list of 18 Lok Sabha candidates for Rajasthan.  There are eight new faces in the list and two re-nominations for sitting MPs. The Congress has so far done a good job in choosing a mix ...

Cairn India to start oil production in Rajasthan from April

Cairn India is all set to start crude oil production from its prolific oil discovery next month from Barmer Rajasthan. Initial oil production is expected to be around 4,000-5,000 barrels per day and the company plans to dispatch this in tankers to the nearest refinery proposed by the government. As per the production sharing contract ...

Lacquered work of Rajasthan – Nakashi and Plain Decoration on Articles

The handicraft of lacquered brassware, the traditional designs and their decoration land a pleasing textures to the surface of the articles. Embellished with various kinds of engraved motifs, the most common articles produced by this industry are Aftabs, hanging lamps, flower vases, table tops, plates, bangles and bracelets, fruit dishes, ash trays and so on ...

Reliance and Essar wants to Buy Crude Oil from Cairn Energy

India’s largest private sector oil companies  Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Essar Oil Ltd are keen to buy the entire crude oil output from Cairn India Ltd’s fields in Rajasthan even as the Petroleum Ministry struggles to find takers of the nation’s most prolific oil fields in rajasthan among public sector firms. The ministry has ...
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