The Taj, Volume 35, No. 2, 2007; The Magazine of the Taj Hotels and Resorts
Mumbai, India: The Taj Magazine, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 10.5 inches. 401, [3] pages. THIS ISSUE ONLY. Profusely illustrated (most in color). Some cover wear and corner creasing noted. The cover story is A Colorful Procession of India's Presidents by Inder Malhotra. Includes articles on the Rashtrapati Bhavan, on the role of the President (by Goolam Vahanvti, the Solicitor General of India), The Railway arrives in India by Sharada Dwivedi and Hahul Mehrotra, an article on the jewelry of South India by Lakshmi Lal, an article on fashion designer Narendra Kumar. and a profile of distinguished potter B. R. Pandit by Shavnam Minwalla. The Taj Magazine is a 50-year-old award-winning publication by IHCL, that portrays the best of India. The magazine features articles that cover Indian art, culture. The Taj Magazine, as described by an associate editor, presented the nobility and heritage of the vast and diverse and stunning country that is India. The pages of the magazine showcased its forts and palaces, temples and mausoleums, regional cuisines, art and craft, music and dance. One of the many remarkable Indian destinations is Rajasthan. Its beautiful and strategic forts on the craggy heights of the Aravalli ranges are rich with histories of the fierce courage and independent spirit of some of the leading ruling dynasties of India during the 14th to 17th centuries, the Rajputs. Amber fort and its many palaces built over six centuries in Jaipur; Kumbhalgarh – the crimson banner of Mewar; Taragarh – the guardian of Bundi once ruled by the ‘fire-born’ chiefs, its palace walls adorned with miniature paintings from the Bundi school of art, and other forts, some of which are Unesco World Heritage sites. The Rajput rulers were fearless and loyal defenders of their beautiful desert kingdoms and posed serious opposition to the great Mughal emperors of Delhi, their palaces objects of much envy. Preferring death to defeat in battle, the aristocratic menfolk would defend their land and its people in the face of treachery and ruthless aggression, to their last breath. Even the women preferred death, jauhar, to surrender to the enemy. The wealth of Rajasthan's palaces and the lure of kingship were the cause of sad stories of betrayal between families and blood kinsmen for title and rule. And hereby hangs many a long and interesting story from the annals of history. The Indian landscape and heritage provided numerous opportunities for amazing stories and brilliant photography in The Taj Magazine, a canvas for storytellers and photographers. The genre of Longform in story writing provided the intelligent traveler the opportunity to read about, research and get excited over the offerings of an exotic Indian destination. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Gandhi, Nehru, Presidents, Pratibha Patil, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rajendra Prasad, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Zail Singh, Venkataraman, Jayawardene, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Abdul Kalam, Narendra Kumar
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