jaipur history

Did you know Jaipur was India's first planned city in 1727, as per UNESCO? The brain behind it was the Rajput 'astronomer prince', Sawai Jai Singh II.

In this video, watch how the Kagzi community in Sanganer near Jaipur has created a rich centuries-old legacy with traditional handmade paper, and how it thrived even with the advent of modern machine-made papers.

With the Mughals in the North and the ever-expanding empire of the Marathas in the south of Rajasthan, Jai Singh needed a capital that would be strategically important. Set on a plain terrain and surrounded by mountains, the city of his choice was set to become an unconventional capital