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  • None in our laundry-folding closet was a musician by trade, although Michael whose real name was Shridhar, could sing the theme song from the movie “Jodphur Jovialities” in a manner that was very convincing and moving to us all, as the movie was about pirates and we all felt deeply for the main character's plight as a cabin boy—all of us but Oscar, whose real name was Oscar, who had not seen this film.

    Passeridae Wendy Wimmer 2011

  • Several drawings depict the Art Deco interior of the Umaid Bhawan palace in Jodphur, commissioned by Maharaja Umaid Singh and designed by British architect Henry Lancaster.

    Larissa Archer: Asian Art Museum's "Maharaja" Overlooks Crucial Cultural Questions in India Larissa Archer 2011

  • Jodphur leggings, like these from Rag & Bone ($230) are definitely a statement item, but one that's easy to wear.

    Michelle Madhok: Leggings That Want To Be Pants 2009

  • During a September pilgrimage in Jodphur, India, 147 people were killed during a stampede following rumors of a landslide at a temple there.

    Jason Notte: How the Wal-Mart Stampede Made a Long Holiday Season Longer 2009

  • Now, with the help of others, including another royal, the Maharajah of Jodphur, they have established three cultural festivals in Rajasthan aimed at creating a way for local artisans and musicians to make a living wage.

    Keeping Time Robert Turnbull 2008

  • One evening in Jodphur, while staying in a gorgeous maharajah's summer palace, we went out looking for him in the gloaming; he was blasting fruit bats out of a banyan tree.

    Week 30: The Truth About Camels 2007

  • Dr Kinnaird said one of the key highlights of MasterChef for him was creating a pudding for the Maharajah and his family at his hilltop palace in Jodphur, India.

    EDP24 News 2010

  • I began my trip 40km south of Jodphur at Mihirgarh ( "the sun's fortress"), a new boutique hotel with nine individually decorated rooms and a neighbouring camp comprising seven large, well-lit tents.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk Imogen Carter 2010

  • They followed up the private civil ceremony with a lavish and traditional Hindi wedding in Jodphur, India.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Udaipur we catch a bus to Jodphur, or maybe a private taxi if we can negotiate a good price.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

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