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Topic: Kolhapur

Prada’s next Indian muse? Kolhapur’s Hupari silver anklets make their case

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.

What Prada did in Kolhapur—bought 7 pairs of Kolhapuris, spent 2 days at factory units

Prada has asked the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture to produce a documentary showcasing the variety and making of Kolhapuri chappals.

Why politics over Gokul Milk, Maharashtra’s biggest dairy cooperative, is on the boil

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...

Congress embroiled in ‘royal’ drama in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur after candidate’s last-minute withdrawal

Madhurimaraje Chhatrapati, member of Kolhapur’s royal family, withdrew her nomination for the elections, taking district unit party chief Satej Patil by surprise.

Modi pays homage to Kolhapur memorial in Poland. But its counterpart in India wears look of neglect

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.

Who’s Shahu Chhatrapati, Congress’s pick for Kolhapur & people’s maharaja who hopes to ‘save democracy’

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.

Family in hiding, village tense — how WhatsApp status praising Aurangzeb turned Muslim man’s life upside down

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.

No breaking bangles, wiping sindoor in Kolhapur villages. Cash rewards too for ending taboo

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.

What bypoll loss means for Maharashtra BJP chief, Amit Shah aide & ABVP alum who shoots from hip

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.

Arun Kolatkar: The reclusive and audacious modern Indian poet

Arun Kolatkar wrote extensively and prolifically in both Marathi and English, capturing the soul of Mumbai in his poetry.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.