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Mandu in the Monsoon: Walking Madhya Pradesh's Medieval Ruins When the Crowds Have Gone

The plateau receives you without ceremonyThe road to Mandu rises through switchbacks and then stops rising, and suddenly you are on top of something. The Malwa plateau spreads in every direction, flat and ancient, and the town itself, if you can call it that, sits inside fort walls that were…

Times Life · Sep 11

What Maheshwari Fabric from Madhya Pradesh Reveals About the Layered History of Indian Textile Trade

The town that made cloth for queensMaheshwar sits on the northern bank of the Narmada in Madhya Pradesh, and the river is not incidental to the fabric. The weavers, called Maheshwari weavers, from the Salvi community, worked within earshot of the water for centuries before Ahilyabai Holkar arrived and changed…

Times Life · Aug 23

The Stepwell Trail Through Madhya Pradesh: A Guide to India's Forgotten Baoli Architecture

Why Madhya Pradesh, and Why NowMost people chasing stepwells head to Rajasthan. Rani ki Vav in Patan gets the UNESCO plaque and the Instagram queue. But Madhya Pradesh has been quietly holding a parallel inventory of baoli architecture, older in some cases, less restored in others, and almost entirely free…

Times Life · Aug 7