His Royal Highness Sheikh Majid Rashid Al Mualla of The Sheikhdom of Umm Al Quwain receiving a safa (turban) from Graf Adhiraj Singh giving our esteems from our family to his. His Royal Highness Sheikh Majid Rashid Al Mualla invited Adhiraj Singh and Shanane to The United Arab Emirates to Continue Reading
Bikaner art and culture
The Bikaner Theatre, Art and Cultural Festival: Jan 15th to 30th, 2021
Manot – The dust that raised a Jawahar in the desert – Bikaner – In conversation with Shanane Davis and Graf Adhiraj Singh https://olkaannishtah.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Shanane-Davis-and-Graf-Adhiraj-Singh.mp4 The sublime usage of iconography to portray power and politics in South Asian Painting – In discussion with Shanane Davis, Graf Adhiraj Singh and Vinit Vyas Continue Reading
Bikaneri Lal Mas with Anubhav Sapra, Adhiraj Singh and Shanane Davis
In this episode Anubhav Sapra is being joined by the gracious and amazing duo Graf Adhiraj Singh Devra and Shanane Davis from Olkaan Nishtah (www.olkaannishtah.com), which is a unique enterprise working towards the revival of the finest traditions in South Asian courtly culture including fine and decorative arts, gastronomy and Continue Reading
The Bikaner School Usta Artisans and Their Heritage
Foreword (2008) Molly Emma Aitken Ph. D. Between the late-15th and the mid-19th centuries, the Hindu courts of present-day Rajasthan, which were ruled by a warrior caste calling themselves Rajputs or “sons of kings,” patronized an extraordinary tradition of paintings on paper. Executed in mineral and vegetable pigments, these paintings were Continue Reading
The Essential Steps to Buying an Engagement Ring
Your partner is a rarity inside and out, and you want an engagement ring worthy of them, but while you know your beloved, you know little if anything about precious metals and gems. We are here to help you with a step-by-step guide to finding the ring that is right Continue Reading
Welcome to Olkaan Nishtah
Hello and Khamaghani, We are Adhiraj and Shanane. Welcome to our art and culture blog! Olkaan Nishtah