The Marwari is a horse breed native to the Marwar region of India. They’re known for their bravery and loyalty on the battlefields. The breed shares a rich history with the Rathores, a Rajput warrior ...

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 ...

To mark Mother Language Day (February 21) in 2020, we wrote about the significance of mother tongues in allowing us to access our pasts and our identities: “One’s mother tongue is really one’s oral ...

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot's move to push for inclusion of Marwari as the official Rajasthani language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution has left the Congress tongue-tied as provincial satraps ...

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: ...

JAIPUR: In order to promote the Rajasthani language, organisers at Suratgarh town of Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan used Ramleela as the medium. Artistes performing at the event were given the ...

There is more to Rajasthan than meets the eye, especially what is seen in daily soaps, Bollywood films and tourism gimmicks. The chief minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, launched a new ...