Introduction   

    Jaipur, popularly known as the Pink City, was founded in 1727 AD by one of the greatest rulers of the Kachhawaha clan, the astronomer king Sawai Jai Singh. The pink color was used at the time of making to create an impression of red sandstone buildings of Mughal cities - and repainted in 1876, during the visit of the Prince of Wales.
   
    Jaipur is surrounded by hills and dotted with forts, and is one of the links to the famed Golden Triangle of North India along with Delhi and Agra. Jaipur was designed by an engineer and scholar Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, in accordance with ancient Hindu treatise on architecture, the Shilpa Shasta (Vastu). It was planned in a grid system with wide straight avenues, roads, streets and lanes and uniform rows of shops on either side of the main roads.

People and Culture      The brown-colored desert people are quite affable and win the hearts of the tourists with their sweet smiles and warm and cordial hospitality. The joyous and festive spirits of the colorful people of the city come alive with the various fairs and festivals of the city. The bazaars of Jaipur have a timeless appeal and one cannot help but admire the beauty of Rajasthani handlooms, handicrafts and items made of came leather.

Places to visit

    There is lots of place in jaipur to visits but there are few places like City Palace, Amber Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort, Albert Hall, Sisodia Rani ke Bagh etc are the major tourist attractions in Jaipur.

History: Jaipur was born when Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, a Kacchawa Rajput decided to build a royal city that would serve as the capital of his kingdom in Amber. The Mughals bestowed Jai Singh with the title of Sawai that means 'the one who knows all'. Jaipur was the first city in Rajasthan that acknowledged Mughal presence and struck a political alliance with them. The pink color was used at the time of making to create an impression of red sandstone buildings of Mughal cities - and repainted in 1876, during the visit of the Prince of Wales. The city is best explored on foot and the adventurous visitor willing to go into the inner lanes can discover a whole new world not visible to the tourist-in-a-hurry.