The hottest tourist destination in the world “THE PINK CITY”!!

Jaipur is a delight for tourists. The forts, monuments, and temples here are so exquisite. Jaipur is renowned for its culture and heritage. Its history is unique, being the first planned city of India.

In the year 1097 AD, a man named Dulaha Raya (the bridegroom prince), came from Gwalior, and founded the Jaipur state. The ‘Kachhawaha’ and his kinsmen drove away the local Meenas and the Bargujar Rajput chiefs by treachery. Dulaha Raya was a Kachhawaha hero of the ‘sun-born dynasty’, memorialized in Ramayana. However, the erstwhile capitals of Kachhawahas were Dausa, then Jamwa Ramgarh, then Amber, and then finally Jaipur.

The princely Jaipur State was renamed as ‘Jaipur’, after its creator and warrior king Sawai Jai Singh II. Sawai Jai Singh II, felt the need to shift his capital city to Jaipur from Amber, due to increase in population and insufficiency of water.

Jaipur came to existence on early 18 cen. by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. Jai Singh II was a Kachhwaha Rajput, who reigned from 1699-1744. An extremely gifted ruler– intellectually and politically, amongst the warriors, he was famous as the warrior-astronomer. In 1696, Emperor Aurangzeb conferred the title of 'Sawai' on him. ‘Sawai’ stand 'One and a Quarter' (intelligence), everybody was impressed by his wit and courage. The title was proudly accepted by all of Jai Singh's descendants.

Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, a noted architect, patronized the designing of the city. Jaipur was found as the new location for his kingdom. He appointed Vidyadhar Bhattacharya as the chief architect to sketch the designs. The city is laid out as per Shilpa-Shastra, which is an ancient Hindu essay on architecture. Each street faced towards east as per the Shilpa-Shastra.

Division of the city was done in nine blocks, where two blocks encompassed palaces and buildings, and the rest seven blocks were for public. The seven blocks were further planned in a grid system with straight wide alleyway, lined with trees, and the palace set on the northern side. In order to ensure security, giant reinforcement of walls named ‘Parkota’ was made, along with seven potent gates. The architecture of the town was the finest in India.

Pink City is situated at a distance of 262 km. In 1876, the city was shaded with pink on the juncture of Prince of Wales’ visit. The entire city was painted pink to give it fairy finesse. And till date, the color of the capital city is pink and it fascinates the guests with its vivid charisma. The specific color suits the best as it does not reflect the glare of scorching sun rays.

Rapid development altogether, made Jaipur prosperous. The early twentieth century Jaipur saw many hospitals, industries and useful institutions in the city. The leading business of metals and marbles was endorsed by school of art which was set up in 1868. Jaipur's initial colleges saw three of them named Sanskrit college (1865), Girls school (1867), constructed by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II.

Besides, the wealthy community such as Jain’s and Marwari’s also existed. Today, the population of Jaipur has reached to 4 million. Pink City is the prime location for tourists.