Jaipur: Journey From Sand to City

Abstract

Jaipur was declared the heritage city of Rajasthan in February 2020, earlier there had been heritage sites in Rajasthan. Jaipur is famed in history as pink city. It is believed this name was derived from the pink paint applied to it as a mark of welcome to Prince Albert’s visit to Jaipur. Later a law was passed for the residents to paint their houses pink to keep the colour scheme intact. Jaipur was the first planned city of India.The Jaipur city and its marvellous town planning is a living legacy of Indian heritage. It testifies the glorious engineering tradition of Indian subcontinent.