The Bangle is the Brand

From Top to Bottom in Photo – Precious Indian Chalcedony Bangle inlayed Kundan setting with table cut natural light Yellow Diamonds (1 matching pair – two bangles), Precious Indian Chalcedony Bangle inlayed Kundan setting with natural Indian Grape Garnet cabochon, Precious Indian Chalcedony inlayed Kundan setting with natural Burmese Blue Continue Reading

Precious gem bangle Pair

Handmade from a single piece of extra fine natural Indian Chalcedony. 22 karat gold Kundan setting with Indian cut fancy light yellow natural Diamonds. Designed and overseen in their making by Shanane Davis for Olkaan Nishtah olkaannishtah@gmail.com The history of the Indian Precious Gemstone bangle For a thousand years gemstone Continue Reading

Adhiraj Singh and Olkaan Nishtah at the Global Investment Growth Summit

The charming and charismatic Dr. Ved Pratap Vaidik – Chairman of The Council for Indian Foreign Policy and statesman journalist with Adhiraj Singh at the Global Investment Growth Summit in The United Arab Emirates – Graciously hosted by His Royal Highness Sheikh Majid Rashid Al Mualla of The Sheikhdom of Continue Reading

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

Phenomenal She Award

At the Constitution Club of India on the 7th of March, 2021 Shanane Davis was honoured with being recognized as one of the 100 leading ladies of India for her contribution to Indian art and material culture. The reception was organised by INBA, The Indian National Bar Association. The Honourable Continue Reading

Old Methods in a New Era What can Connoisseurship Tell us about Rukn‐Ud‐Din?

Molly Emma Aitken, Shanane Davis, Yana van Dyke Book Editor(s): Rebecca M. Brown, Deborah S. Hutton First published 26, July, 2012 – Copyright 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Chapter available for purchase following the below link   https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444396355.ch10 Olkaan Nishtah

Welcome to Olkaan Nishtah

Hello and Khamaghani, We are Adhiraj and Shanane. Welcome to our art and culture blog! Olkaan Nishtah