Volume 5, Number 2
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3 Americans Trading with India
American commercial and cultural encounters with India in the age of sail from 1784 to 1850

5 Designer Indian Jewelry
Meher Castelino examines the growing brands of jewelry in India

7 Jewels of the Indian Maharajahs
Katherine Prior and John Adamson offer glimpses of the making of ‘Princely India’

8 A matter of courage in a time of fear
Lagaan depicts the triumph of the human spirit

10 Chanderi’s Medieval Enigma
Nirad Grover travels through a labyrinth of cultures and discovers the making of the famous Chanderi ‘saris’

13 Inside Christie’s Jewelry Auctions
An Interview with Christie’s David Warren

14 Lives of Indian Royalty in Europe
The heyday of European jewelers

16 Jeweled to the Hilt
Brinda Gill examines the jeweled weapons of the Indian warrior

17 Jewelry Designer Extraordinaire
Designer to Princes and Potentates

20 An ancient religion seeks its roots
Sooni Taraporevala on a photographic journey through a diverse cross-section of Parsis

21 India’s jewelry guilds preserved ancient skills Master craftsmen at work

23 Jewelry Traditions of South India
The power of the Cholas Usha R. Bala Krishnan and Meera Sushil Kumar look at ancient jewelry traditions of South India

25 The Remarkable Begums of Bhopal
Navtej Sarna reviews a book about the Begums and their powerful reign over the princely state of Bhopal during the Raj

27 Taken by surprise at Gir
Rupin Dang sees, observes, stares and films the lions of Gir

30 A Medley of Cultural Events
Anjali Sharma reports on the cultural vibrancy of New York