Cloaked in a pearlescent sheen, this young prince reflects light like a living jewel.

This is neither a tribute to royalty, what interests me here is the fusion of Indian and Western influences, with inspiration reaching back to the era of the Maharajahs. Their fascination with Western culture largely stems from their colonial history: some found a balance between these two worlds, while others ended up rejecting their own traditions.

Cloaked in a pearlescent sheen, this young prince reflects light like a living jewel.

This is neither a tribute to royalty, what interests me here is the fusion of Indian and Western influences, with inspiration reaching back to the era of the Maharajahs. Their fascination with Western culture largely stems from their colonial history: some found a balance between these two worlds, while others ended up rejecting their own traditions.