Prada is now ‘considering’ a collaboration with silver anklet artisans from Hupari, near Kolhapur. As silver prices rise and anklets fall out of fashion, they’re hoping for a runway revival.
Prada has asked the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture to produce a documentary showcasing the variety and making of Kolhapuri chappals.
Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada CSR head, recognised the inspiration in a letter to Lalit Gandhi, Maharashtra commerce chamber head, who had expressed outrage.
Mumbai: Ahead of local body elections across Maharashtra, a new political battle is brewing over milk, with Kolhapur as its epicentre.
The tug-of-war is over...
Madhurimaraje Chhatrapati, member of Kolhapur’s royal family, withdrew her nomination for the elections, taking district unit party chief Satej Patil by surprise.
Poland & Kolhapur have a connection that goes back to World War II. About 5,000 Polish families lived there as refugees from 1943 to 1948 during and after the war.
A member of the royal family and a popular figure in Kolhapur, Shahu Chhatrapati is known for 'his simplicity'. He will face sitting MP Sanjay Mandlik from Shinde’s Shiv Sena in the seat.
Police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur say Momin’s family left on their own accord & were granted protection. Local court sent 19-year-old to 14-day judicial custody Monday.
Two tiny villages in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district have taken a giant leap in engineering social change by banning widowhood practices. Plans are now afoot for widow remarriage.
Chandrakant Patil had proclaimed ahead of Kolhapur North bypoll this month that he would quit politics and take refuge in Himalayas if party did not win. BJP lost the election.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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