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Rajasthan

JATS: BACKWARD FORWARD

Kumar Anshuman

The Supreme Court decision to take Jats off the Central OBC list means that the Jats of Bharatpur and Dholpur districts don’t get the benefit of reservations that others of the community do in Rajasthan

Trending in Rajasthan

The younger, local audience in Rajasthan may not realise what the fuss is about, but the world’s best musicians are drawn to the folk music of their state

THE BRIDES WHO DARED

In some parts of Rajasthan, girls are married as young as eight years old. Some have grown up to declare freedom

Bards of the Desert

Rajasthan’s ambassadors of folk music are going global—and making it bigger at home

Crude Control

Life in this remote town has been altered beyond recognition by the discovery of oil

The Last Days of Freedom

What a photo stall at a fair in rural Rajasthan for adolescent girls tells us about those who posed for its camera

Rajasthan’s Ranji Trophy win

The team was panned by all media for playing boring cricket

Tales from the Desert Safari

In Jaisalmer, tour guides and hotel managers can be as interesting as the place itself

The RTI Grandmother

This 80-year-old from a Rajasthan village uses storytelling to make dharnas enjoyable

Songs on Their Last Breath

Rajasthan’s folk music might be endangered, but its causes are ever relevant: caste and women’s empowerment

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