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|image_caption =|nickname =The Pink City|map_alt =|map_caption =|pushpin_map =India Jaipur#Rajasthan#India#Asia|pushpin_label_position=left|pushpin_map_alt =|pushpin_map_caption=JaipurLocation of Jaipur in RajasthanLocation of Jaipur in India##Location of Jaipur in Asia|elevation_footnotes=|elevation_m =43126.975.8display=inline,title}}|subdivision_type =Country|subdivision_name ={{IND}}States and territories of India>StateRajasthan}}List of districts of India>DistrictJaipur district>Jaipur|established_title =EstablishmentJai Singh II|government_type =Municipal Corporation|governing_body =Jaipur Municipal Corporation|leader_title1 =Mayor (Jaipur Greater)Bharatiya Janata Party>BJP)CONTACT US, JAIPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION>URL=HTTP://JAIPURMC.ORG/PRESENTATION/OTHERS/CONCTACTUS.ASPXPUBLISHER=JAIPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, |leader_title2 =Mayor (Jaipur Heritage)Indian National Congress>Congress)HTTPS://WWW.DECCANHERALD.COM/INDIA/RAJASTHAN/SUSPENDED-JAIPUR-MAYOR-BACK-TO-WORK-AFTER-HC-ORDER-2659200>TITLE=SUSPENDED JAIPUR MAYOR BACK TO WORK AFTER HC ORDERDECCAN HERALD>DATE=23 AUGUST 2023, 1 December 2023, |unit_pref =MetricPUBLISHER=JAIPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20180425032103/HTTP://JAIPURMC.ORG/PRESENTATION/ABOUTMCJAIPUR/CITYPROFILE.ASPXURL-STATUS=LIVE, List of cities and towns in Rajasthan>1st in Rajasthan|area_total_km2 =467|population_total =3,046,189|population_as_of =2011List of most populous cities in India>10th India|population_density_km2=auto|population_demonyms=Jaipuri, Jaipuriya, JaipuritePUBLISHER=GOVERNMENT OF INDIAPAGES=30ARCHIVE-DATE=14 NOVEMBER 2015, live, Indian Standard Time>IST|utc_offset1 =+05:30Postal Index Number>Pincode(s)|postal_code =3020xxTelephone numbering plan>Area code(s)|area_code =+91-141|registration_plate=RJ-14 (Jaipur South)RJ-45 (Jaipur North)|demographics_type1=Language|demographics1_title1=OfficialHindi52ND REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA WEBSITE=NCLM.NIC.IN MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS >ACCESS-DATE=2 MAY 2019 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170525141614/HTTP://NCLM.NIC.IN/SHARED/LINKIMAGES/NCLM52NDREPORT.PDF, 25 May 2017, |demographics1_title2=Additional official|demographics1_info2 =English |demographics1_title3=RegionalRajasthani languages>RajasthaniEXERCISE BEGINS FOR DECLARING RAJASTHANI SECOND OFFICIAL LANGUAGE >URL=HTTPS://WWW.THEHINDU.COM/NEWS/NATIONAL/OTHER-STATES/EXERCISE-BEGINS-FOR-DECLARING-RAJASTHANI-SECOND-OFFICIAL-LANGUAGE/ARTICLE66635691.ECEF ARCHIVE-DATE=MAY 5, 2023ACCESS-DATE=1 DECEMBER 2023, The Hindu, Gross domestic product>GDP Nominal (Jaipur district)192668PUBLISHER=GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN, 6 November 2021, Gross domestic product>GDP Per-capita|blank2_info_sec1 =|blank3_name_sec1 =|blank3_info_sec1 =|blank4_name_sec1 =|blank4_info_sec1 =|blank_name_sec2 =Budget8956year=2021PUBLISHER=JAIPUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, 1 April 2023, |blank1_name_sec2 =Airport|blank1_info_sec2 =Jaipur International AirportRapid Transit>Rapid transit system|blank2_info_sec2 =Jaipur Metrojaipurmc.org}}(Jaipur Greater){{URL|jaipurmcheritage.org}}(Jaipur Heritage)embed=yes|designation1=WHS|designation1_offname=Jaipur City, RajasthanList of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription#2019 (43rd session)>2019 (43rd session)|designation1_type=(ii), (iv), (vi)}}(ii), (iv), (vi)|designation1_number=1605|designation1_free1name=RegionList of World Heritage Sites in Southern Asia>Southern Asia}}|official_name =|image_map =|pushpin_relief =1}}Jaipur ({{IPAc-en|audio=Jaipur MW.ogg|ˈ|dÊ’|aɪ|p|ÊŠÉ™r}}, {{IPA-hi|ˈdÊ’eÉ™pÊŠr|lang}}) is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. {{As of|2011}}, the city has a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Located {{convert|268|km|mi|0|abbr=in}} from the national capital New Delhi, Jaipur is also known as the Pink City due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings in old city.Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II, the Kachhwaha Rajput ruler of Amer, after whom the city is named.WEB, Jaipur Nagar Nigam (Greater),weblink 25 January 2024, jaipurmc.org, It is one of the earliest planned cities of modern India, designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya.WEB, 17 July 2011, Jaipur,weblink 25 January 2024,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110717033304weblink">weblink 17 July 2011, During the British colonial period, the city served as the capital of Jaipur State. After Indian independence in 1947, Jaipur was made the capital of the newly formed state of Rajasthan in 1949.Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in India, forming a part of the west Golden triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Agra.WEB, With Agra at its heart, Golden Triangle ranked 21 globally by elite travel magazine,weblink 25 January 2024, India Today, 17 July 2018, en, The city serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan like Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota, Mount Abu and has two World heritage sites of Amer Fort and Jantar Mantar. On 6 July 2019, the city was named to the World Heritage Cities list.WEB, Centre, UNESCO World Heritage, Jaipur City, Rajasthan,weblink 7 February 2024, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, en, It is also known as Paris of India. Due to its beauty C.V. Raman called it "Island of Glory".

Etymology

Jaipur derives its name from Sawai Jai Singh II (1693-1744), the ruler of Amer, who founded the city in 1727.BOOK, Sarkar, Jadunath, A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938, 1984, Orient Blackswan, 978-8-1250-0333-5,weblink en, In Sanskrit, variations of the word "pur" or "pura" are commonly used to refer to a city or town with "Jaipur" essentially meaning "The City of Jai" or "Jai's City," paying homage to Maharaja Jai Singh II, who established the city.BOOK, Bhatt, Rajendra Shankar, Sawai Jai Singh, 2005, National Book Trust, India, 978-81-237-4418-6, 101, 123, 155,weblink en,

History

File:1 Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II ca 1725 Jaipur. British museum.jpg|thumb|left|Sawai Jai SinghSawai Jai SinghJaipur was founded by Rajput chief of Kachhwaha clan Jai Singh II on 18 November 1727, who ruled the region from 1699 to 1743. He planned to shift his capital from Amber, {{convert|11|km|mi|0}} to Jaipur to accommodate the growing population and increasing scarcity of water.BOOK, Sen, Sailendra Nath, Textbook of Indian History and Culture, Macmillan, 2007, 978-1-4039-3200-6, New Delhi, 167, Jai Singh consulted with several architects while planning the layout of Jaipur and established the city on the principles of Vastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra under the architectural guidance of Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. The construction of the city began in 1726. During the rule of Sawai Ram Singh II, the city was painted pink to welcome Albert Edward, Prince of Wales in 1876.WEB,weblink History of Jaipur, Lonely Planet, 26 April 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160601043503weblink">weblink 1 June 2016, live, Many of the avenues still remain painted in pink, giving Jaipur a distinctive appearance and the epithet Pink city.NEWS,weblink History in depth: Edward VII: The First Constitutional Monarch, BBC, 5 November 2009, 26 July 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070626201400weblink">weblink 26 June 2007, live, In the 19th century, the city grew rapidly and had a population of 160,000 in 1900. The wide boulevards were paved and its chief industries were the working of metals and marble, fostered by a school of art founded in 1868.EB1911, Jaipur, 15, 128–129, In August 1981, large areas of the city including the airport were flooded due to heavy rains from a cloud burst, resulting in the death of eight people and much damage to the city's Dravyavati River.WEB, Rejuvenation of Amanishah Nallah including Area Development,weblink Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 25, 5 May 2016, 31 January 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180201020222weblink">weblink 1 February 2018, live, BOOK, Jain, Sharad K., Agarwal, Pushpendra K., Singh, Vijay P., Hydrology and Water Resources of India, 2007, Springer Science & Business Media, 978-1-4020-5180-7, 883,weblink en, 31 January 2018,weblink 1 February 2018, live, On 6 July 2019, the city was named to the World Heritage Cities list.NEWS,weblink Puducherry learns from Ahmedabad, in bid to get UNESCO World Heritage City tag, 15 February 2013, 1 December 2023, The Hindu,

Geography

Topography

Jaipur is located in the northeastern part of Rajasthan and covers a total area of {{convert|467|km2|sqmi|0}}. The city is surrounded by fertile alluvial plains to the east and south and hill chains and desert areas to the north and west.WEB, Jaipur - History, Map, Population, & Facts,weblink Britannica, 1 December 2023, WEB, Jaipur City, Rajasthan,weblink 16 March 2023, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, en, Jaipur generally slopes downwards from north to south and then to the southeast. The city is surrounded by the Nahargarh hills in the north and Jhalana in the east, which is a part of the Aravalli range.WEB, Jaipur Nagar Nigam (Greater),weblink 16 March 2023, Jaipur Municipal Corporation, The Dravyavati River is the primary drainage channel, which by 2014 had degenerated into an untreated sewage nallah. To address this issue, a plan for the rejuvenation of the river was developed by Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) in 2015.NEWS, 15 October 2015, State okays DPR, takes step forward to revive Dravyavati, The Times of India,weblink 17 March 2023, 0971-8257, A {{convert|13|km|abbr=on}} stretch of Dravyavati riverfront out of {{convert|47.5|km|abbr=on}} was opened after rejuvenation in 2018 and the remaining project was completed in 2022.NEWS, 2 October 2018, Raje opens much-awaited Dravyavati river project, Business Standard,weblink 17 March 2023,

Climate

Jaipur has a monsoon-influenced hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with long, extremely hot summers and short, mild to warm winters. Annual precipitation is over {{convert|625|mm|in|0|disp=or}}, falling mostly in July and August due to the southwest monsoon, causing the average temperatures in these two months to be lower compared to drier May and June. During the monsoon, there are frequent, heavy rains and thunderstorms, but flooding is not common. The highest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|49.0|C|1}}, on 23 May 1994. The city's average temperature remains below {{convert|20|C|disp=or}} between December and February. These months are mild, dry, and pleasant, sometimes chilly. The lowest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-2.2|C|1}} on 31 January 1905, 1 February 1905 and 16 January 1964. Jaipur, like many other major cities of the world, is a significant urban heat island zone with surrounding rural temperatures occasionally falling below freezing in winters.WEB,weblink World Weather Information Service, 11 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091128183949weblink">weblink 28 November 2009, live, {{center|1={{Weather box|location=Jaipur (Jaipur International Airport) 1991–2020, extremes 1952–present|metric first=Yes|single line=Yes|Jan record high C=31.7|Feb record high C=36.7|Mar record high C=42.8|Apr record high C=44.9|May record high C=49.0|Jun record high C=47.2|Jul record high C=46.7|Aug record high C=41.7|Sep record high C=41.7|Oct record high C=40.0|Nov record high C=36.4|Dec record high C=32.0|year record high C=49.0|Jan high C=22.5|Feb high C=26.1|Mar high C=32.0|Apr high C=37.6|May high C=41.1|Jun high C=39.7|Jul high C=34.8|Aug high C=32.7|Sep high C=34.2|Oct high C=34.1|Nov high C=29.6|Dec high C=25.1|year high C=32.5|Jan mean C = 15.3|Feb mean C = 19.1|Mar mean C = 24.9|Apr mean C = 30.1|May mean C = 34.1|Jun mean C = 33.5|Jul mean C = 30.1|Aug mean C = 28.5|Sep mean C = 28.8|Oct mean C = 27.0|Nov mean C = 21.9|Dec mean C = 17.1|Jan low C=8.4|Feb low C=12.0|Mar low C=17.4|Apr low C=22.8|May low C=27.1|Jun low C=27.9|Jul low C=26.2|Aug low C=24.9|Sep low C=24.0|Oct low C=20.1|Nov low C=14.4|Dec low C=9.9|year low C=19.6|Jan record low C=-2.2|Feb record low C=-2.2|Mar record low C=3.3|Apr record low C=9.4|May record low C=15.6|Jun record low C=18.4|Jul record low C=20.6|Aug record low C=18.9|Sep record low C=15.0|Oct record low C=11.1|Nov record low C=3.3|Dec record low C=0.0|year record low C=-2.2|rain colour=green|Jan rain mm=5.9|Feb rain mm=10.2|Mar rain mm=4.4|Apr rain mm=7.1|May rain mm=12.2|Jun rain mm=61.9|Jul rain mm=190.5|Aug rain mm=203.4|Sep rain mm=79.6|Oct rain mm=19.4|Nov rain mm=1.9|Dec rain mm=3.8|year rain mm=600.3|Jan rain days=0.6|Feb rain days=0.9|Mar rain days=0.7|Apr rain days=0.9|May rain days=1.3|Jun rain days=4.2|Jul rain days=9.8|Aug rain days=9.4|Sep rain days=4.8|Oct rain days=1.2|Nov rain days=0.2|Dec rain days=0.3|year rain days=34.3Indian Standard Time>IST|Jan humidity=38|Feb humidity=31|Mar humidity=22|Apr humidity=18|May humidity=19|Jun humidity=35|Jul humidity=62|Aug humidity=69|Sep humidity=52|Oct humidity=32|Nov humidity=34|Dec humidity=39|year humidity=38|Jan dew point C=6|Feb dew point C=7|Mar dew point C=7|Apr dew point C=8|May dew point C=12|Jun dew point C=19|Jul dew point C=24|Aug dew point C=24|Sep dew point C=21|Oct dew point C=13|Nov dew point C=9|Dec dew point C=6|Jan uv=5|Feb uv=7|Mar uv=9|Apr uv=11|May uv=12|Jun uv=12|Jul uv=12|Aug uv=12|Sep uv=10|Oct uv=8|Nov uv=6|Dec uv=5|year uv=9.1|source 1=India Meteorological DepartmentREPORT,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200205040301weblink">weblink 5 February 2020,weblink Station: Jaipur (Sanganer) Climatological Table 1981–2010, Climatological Normals 1981–2010, India Meteorological Department, January 2015, 343–344, 19 March 2020, REPORT,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200205042509weblink">weblink 5 February 2020,weblink Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012), India Meteorological Department, December 2016, M180, 19 March 2020, REPORT,weblink Climatological Information – Jaipur (42348), India Meteorological Department, 2 September 2022,weblink 2 September 2022, WEB,weblink Nagpur (42867), India Meteorological Department, 9 August 2022, WEB,weblinkweblink 1 January 2023, Climatological Tables 1991-2020, India Meteorological Department, 1 January 2023, 21, Climate of JaipurWEB,weblink Climate of Jaipur, India Meteorological DepartmentPUBLISHER=TIME AND DATE, 18 July 2022, |source=|source 2=Weather Atlas,WEB,weblink Climate and monthly weather forecast Jaipur, India, Weather Atlas, 13 June 2022, Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)WEB,weblink Normals Data: Jaipur/Sanganer - India Latitude: 26.82°N Longitude: 75.80°E Height: 383 (m), Japan Meteorological Agency, 2 March 2020, }}}}

Demographics

{{Historical population|direction=horizontal|align=leftCensus of IndiaHTTP://MOSPI.GOV.IN/COMENV2000TAB7.2.11.HTMPUBLISHER=MOSPI.GOV.INURL-STATUS=DEADARCHIVE-DATE=13 AUGUST 2008, HTTP://WWW.POPULSTAT.INFO/ASIA/INDIAT.HTM>TITLE=HISTORICAL CENSUS OF INDIAARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20130217053707/HTTP://WWW.POPULSTAT.INFO/ASIA/INDIAT.HTMURL-STATUS=DEAD, 1426001589001600001371001202001442001758002910004034005332006368001004700151820023225753073350}}According to the provisional report of 2011 census, Jaipur city had a population of 3,073,350.REPORT,weblink Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, 26 March 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120507135928weblink">weblink 7 May 2012, live, The overall literacy rate for the city is 84.34%. The sex ratio was 898 females per 1,000 males and the child sex ratio was 854.

Languages

The official language of Jaipur is Hindi and the additional official language is English. The native and main dialect of the city is Dhundari with Marwari and Standard Hindi dialects are also spoken, along with English.

Religion

{{bar box|title=Religion in Jaipur City (2011)|align=left|titlebar=#FCD116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent(%)|float=left|bars={{bar percent|Hinduism|DarkOrange|87.9}}{{bar percent|Islam|Green|8.6}}{{bar percent|Jainism|Pink|2.4}}{{bar percent|Others|grey|1.2}}}}According to the 2011 census, Hindus form the majority religious group accounting for 87.9% of the city's population, followed by Muslims (8.6%), Jains (2.4%) and others (1.2%).WEB, Population By Religious Community – Rajasthan, 2011,weblink XLS, Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 13 September 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150913045700weblink">weblink 13 September 2015, live, {{clear}}

Government and politics

Administration

Jaipur Development Authority is the main planning authority of the city.WEB, Development Plans 2025,weblink JDA, 29 October 2020, Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) was established in the year 1994.WEB, Jaipur Municipal Corporation - Newsletter,weblink 24 October 2020, Jaipur Municipal Corporation, The area of the municipal corporation is {{convert|467|km2|abbr=on}} and is headed by a mayor.WEB, Jaipur Municipal Corporation, about,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150316032335weblink">weblink 16 March 2015, 7 March 2015, Jaipur Municipal Corporation, In 2020, JMC was bifurcated into two Municipal Corporations, namely Greater Jaipur Municipal Corporation and Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation with 150 and 100 wards respectively.NEWS, Three Rajasthan cities to get additional municipal corporations,weblink 24 October 2020, Outlook, WEB,weblink City Profile, 24 October 2020, Jaipur Municipal Corporation, The latest elections were held in October 2020.NEWS, 11 October 2020, Jaipur, Jodhpur & Kota civic bodies polls on Oct 29, Nov 1,weblink 24 October 2020, The Times of India, en, NEWS, 28 October 2020, Voting for 100 wards of Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation tomorrow,weblink 29 October 2020, The PinkCity Post, The current mayor of Greater JMC is Somya Gurjar and the mayor for Heritage JMC is Munesh Gurjar since 10 November 2020.NEWS, 10 November 2020, Somya Gurjar takes over as Jaipur mayor,weblink The administration duties are carried out by the municipal commissioner and his group of officials. The estimated municipal budget for the year 2022–23 is {{INRconvert|8950|l}}. The key revenue sources for the corporation are taxes which include House tax, Urban Development tax and octroi compensation along with various fees and user charges. Law and order is maintained by Jaipur city police under the jurisdiction of the Rajasthan state department.WEB, Rajasthan Government,weblink There is a district and sessions court at Jaipur to handle civil and criminal cases.WEB, Jaipur District,weblink 1 December 2023, Government of Rajasthan,

Politics

Jaipur consists of two parliamentary constituencies Jaipur and Jaipur Rural.REPORT,weblink Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies wise Polling Stations & Electors, Chief Electoral Officer, Rajasthan, 5 November 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110726003649weblink">weblink 26 July 2011, dead, WEB, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,weblink 24 October 2020, Government of Rajasthan, The Jaipur Lok Sabha constituency comprises eight legislative assembly segments, all of which fall partly in Jaipur city.WEB, Rajasthan Delimitation Notification,weblink WEB, Rajasthan LA,weblink WEB, Adarsh Nagar Assembly constituency (Rajasthan): Full details, live and past results,weblink 28 October 2020, News18,

Infrastructure

Jaipur Development Authority is the nodal government agency responsible for the planning and development of Jaipur.WEB, Jaipur District Guide Map Rajasthan- Jaipur District Tourism Information Climate Details,weblink 24 October 2020, Rajasthan Direct, The municipal corporation is responsible for maintaining the city's civic infrastructure and carrying out associated administrative duties.WEB, Jaipur Development Authority,weblink dead,weblink 5 March 2016, 5 November 2015, Government of Rajasthan, Electricity is distributed through Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) owned by the Government of Rajasthan.WEB, Home,weblink 24 October 2020, energy.rajasthan.gov.in, en-us, Jaipur municipal corporaiton has a fire department wing with 11 fire stations and 50 fire tenders.NEWS, 15 January 2018, Ajay, Singh, Jaipur fire department urgently requires 30 fire tenders, 500 personnel,weblink 24 October 2020, The Times of India, en, Established in 2018, Jaipur Water Supply and Sewerage Board (JWSSB) is responsible for the management of water supply and sewerage services in the city.WEB, 4 September 2018, Jaipur Water Supply and Sewerage Board constituted,weblink 24 October 2020, Indian Infrastructure, The agency is responsible for water supply as per the standards stipulated by the Bureau of Indian Standards, the State Pollution Control Board and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED). It will also be responsible for financing, designing, constructing, altering, repairing, operating, and maintaining various water supply and sewerage schemes in addition to commercial services such as meter reading, billing, and revenue collection. The city has been divided into four main drainage zones with the northern and central zones draining into the Dravyavati river while the western zone drains into the Chandler lake and the eastern and southern areas combined drain into the Dhundh River.WEB, NIUA Study,weblink Sewerage systems and STPs have been constructed accordingly with the installed capacity being 730 km of sewer lines and 442 MLD of sewage treatment.WEB, NIUA,weblink 24 October 2020, scbp.niua.org, The corporation has a solid waste management system that includes door-to-door collection, transportation of garbage in covered vehicles, proper deployment of dustbins, use of modern equipment.WEB,weblink New Initiatives, 24 October 2020, jaipurmc.org, The system ensures private investment as well as public participation with a small amount of monthly user charges. The size of the JMC garbage can be kept at a manageable level. Sanitation work in three zones have been contracted out to private agencies.

Economy

As per the official records released by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (Rajasthan), the GDP (nominal) of Jaipur district is estimated at INR 1,22,140 crores ($15.8 billion) in 2020–21, with a per-capita GDP of INR 141,305.WEB, Records, Official, Estimates of District Domestic Product of Rajasthan for 2020–21,weblink Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Rajasthan, Statistics Department, 8 March 2022, In addition to its role as the provincial capital, educational, and administrative center, the economy of Jaipur is fueled by tourism, gemstone cutting, the manufacture of jewellery and luxury textiles, and information technology.WEB,weblink IT & ITeS – Resurgent Rajasthan, resurgent.rajasthan.gov.in, 10 June 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160610071923weblink">weblink 10 June 2016, live, Three major trade promotion organizations have their offices in Jaipur: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, (FICCI) the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) which has its regional offices here. In 2008, Jaipur was ranked 31 among the 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing cities.NEWS,weblink Indian cities among global outsourcing cities, The Economic Times, 23 September 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090303211736weblink">weblink 3 March 2009, live, Jaipur Stock Exchange was one of the regional stock exchanges in India and was founded in 1989 but was closed in March 2015.WEB,weblink JSEL, 31 October 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151025065005weblink">weblink 25 October 2015, dead, Jaipur has emerged as a hub of automotive industries with JCB, Hero MotoCorp and Robert Bosch GmbH having their manufacturing plants in Jaipur.MAGAZINE, JCB inaugurates two new facilities at Jaipur – Motorindia,weblink 8 April 2022, Motor India, 17 December 2014, WEB, 30 October 2016, Auto component maker Bosch resumes operations at Jaipur plant,weblink 8 April 2022, Zee Business, WEB, M, Greeshma, 10 March 2016, Hero MotoCorp opens R&D facility in Jaipur,weblink 8 April 2022, www.ibtimes.co.in, en, There are chemical manufacturers in the city including Emami and National Engineering Industries.MAGAZINE, NEI's 75-year-old Jaipur plant wins IGBC certification,weblinkweblink 4 March 2021, 8 April 2022, Autocar (magazine), Autocar, 10 December 2020, en-US, The city is among top emerging IT hubs of India. Mahindra World City is an integrated business zone in Jaipur with several software and IT companies.WEB, Mahindra World City, Jaipur marches on Signs-up four new clients,weblink Mahindra Group, 9 July 2014, 14 July 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140714164725weblink">weblink dead, NEWS, 17 June 2011, Infosys to build facility at Jaipur SEZ, Economic Times,weblink 9 July 2014, The Government of Rajasthan have built Asia's largest incubator in Jaipur – the Bhamashah Techno Hub.WEB, 6 January 2021, Jaipur's New Avatar as an Emerging Business Hub {{!, Empyrealclub|url=https://www.empyrealclub.in/jaipurs-new-avatar-as-an-emerging-business-hub/|access-date=8 April 2022|website=www.empyrealclub.in|language=en-US}}Jaipur is a major hub for arts and crafts. It has many traditional shops selling antiques, jewellery, handicrafts, gems, bangles, pottery, carpets, textiles, leather and metal products. Jaipur is one of India's largest manufacturers of hand-knotted rugs.WEB, 26 May 2012, Development through Enterprise,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110927100159weblink">weblink 27 September 2011, 2 June 2012, NextBillion.net, WEB, 26 January 2012, Churu's Marwari, Nand Kishore Chaudhary's Jaipur Rugs a matter of discourse at Harvard,weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120130043458weblink">weblink 30 January 2012, 24 February 2012, Economic Times, Jaipur foot, a rubber-based prosthetic leg for people with below-knee amputations, was designed and is produced in Jaipur.WEB, Jaipur foot: History,weblink unfit,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090903120321weblink">weblink 3 September 2009, 5 November 2015, jaipurfoot.org, WEB, Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009),weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130510095705weblink">weblink 10 May 2013, 5 November 2015, Ministry of Home Affairs (India), Ministry of Home Affairs, World Trade Park Jaipur, is a shopping mall in Jaipur opened in 2012.

Culture and citiscape

Tourism

{{See also|List of attractions in Jaipur}}File:Nahargarh 080.jpg|thumb|Nahargarh FortNahargarh FortJaipur is a major tourist destination in India forming a part of the Golden Triangle.NEWS, Sharma, Aman, Air India's Jaipur-Agra flight suffering losses,weblink 5 February 2020, The Economic Times, 26 December 2019, In the 2008 Conde Nast Traveller Readers Choice Survey, Jaipur was ranked the seventh best place to visit in Asia.WEB,weblink Jaipur Seventh Best Tourist Destination in Asia â€“ Conde Nast Traveller Survey, bharatonline.com, 28 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110718130757weblink">weblink 18 July 2011, live, According to TripAdvisor's 2015 Traveller's Choice Awards, Jaipur was ranked first among the Indian destinations for the year.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150401221808weblink">weblink dead, 1 April 2015, World's best destinations, 28 March 2011, The Presidential Suite at the Raj Palace Hotel, billed at {{US$|45,000|link=yes}} per night, was listed in second place on CNN's World's 15 most expensive hotel suites in 2012.NEWS, Arnold, Helen,weblink World's 15 most expensive hotel suites, CNNGo, 25 March 2012, 11 April 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121102235454weblink">weblink 2 November 2012, dead, Jaipur was ranked eighth in "The Top 15 Cities in Asia".WEB, 8 July 2020, Travel+Leisure World's Best Awards 2020,weblink Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre (JECC) is Rajasthan's biggest convention and exhibition center.WEB, Accor to manage Jaipur's new convention centre,weblink M&IT India, 8 February 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160414045148weblink">weblink 14 April 2016, live, NEWS, Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre will make Pink City a meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions hub – Times of India,weblink The Times of India, 11 October 2014, 8 February 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150711114056weblink">weblink 11 July 2015, live, Visitor attractions include the Albert Hall Museum, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, City Palace, Amer Fort, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Birla Mandir, Galtaji, Govind Dev Ji Temple, Garh Ganesh Temple, Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple, Sanghiji Jain temple and the Jaipur Zoo.WEB,weblink Temples of Jaipur, jaipur.org, 31 October 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151124052739weblink">weblink 24 November 2015, live, The Jantar Mantar observatory, a collection of 19 astronomical instruments and Amer Fort are World Heritage Sites.WEB,weblink The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur â€“ UNESCO World Heritage Centre, whc.unesco.org, 31 July 2010, 1 September 2010,weblink 5 October 2010, live, Hawa Mahal is a five-storey pyramidal shaped monument with 953 windowsWEB, Hawa Mahal Jaipur – History, Architecture, Visiting Hours,weblink www.jaipur.org.uk, 1 February 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304041551weblink">weblink 4 March 2016, live, that rises {{convert|50|ft|m|order=flip}} from its high base. Sisodiya Rani Bagh and Kanak Vrindavan are the major parks in Jaipur.

Culture

Jaipur has many cultural sites like Jawahar Kala Kendra established by Charles Correa and Ravindra Manch. Government Central Museum hosts several arts and antiquities. There is a government museum at Hawa Mahal and an art gallery at Viratnagar. There are statues depicting Rajasthani culture around the city.WEB,weblink Culture Of Jaipur – Cultural Heritage, Art & Architecture of Jaipur, jaipur.org, 27 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150705211357weblink">weblink 5 July 2015, live, WEB,weblink Culture of Jaipur, 8 March 2016,weblink 9 July 2017, live, Jaipur has many traditional shops selling antiques and handicrafts, as well as contemporary brands reviving traditional techniques, such as Anokhi. The prior rulers of Jaipur patronised a number of arts and crafts. They invited skilled artisans, artists and craftsmen from India and abroad who settled in the city. Some of the crafts include bandhani, block printing, stone carving and sculpture, tarkashi, zari, gota-patti, kinari and zardozi, silver jewellery, gems, kundan, meenakari and jewellery, Lakh ki Chudiya, miniature paintings, blue pottery, ivory carving, shellac work and leather ware.WEB,weblink Why Jaipur is called pink city, mapsofindia.com, 5 November 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131019011352weblink">weblink 19 October 2013, live, WEB,weblink About Jaipur, Government of Rajasthan, 5 November 2015,weblink 14 June 2015, dead, Jaipur has its own performing arts. The Jaipur Gharana for Kathak is one of the three gharanas of the major north Indian classical dance form of Kathak.WEB,weblink Jaipur Kathak Kendra: Home, jaipurkathakkendra.nic.in, 14 September 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20171024151524weblink">weblink 24 October 2017, dead, The Jaipur Gharana of Kathak is known for its rapid intricate dance forms, vivacious body movements and subtle Abhinaya. The Ghoomar is a popular folk dance style.BOOK, Manorma Sharma, Tradition of Hindustani Music,weblink 2006, APH Publishing, 978-81-7648-999-7, 49–51, 3 October 2016,weblink 18 March 2017, live, BOOK, Jeffrey Michael Grimes, The Geography of Hindustani Music: The Influence of Region and Regionalism on the North Indian Classical Tradition,weblink 2008, 978-1-109-00342-0, 142–, 3 October 2016,weblink 17 March 2017, live, BOOK, Kumāraprasāda Mukhopādhyāẏa, The Lost World of Hindustani Music,weblink 2006, Penguin Books India, 978-0-14-306199-1, 154–, 3 October 2016,weblink 18 March 2017, live, Tamasha is an art form where Kathputli puppet dance is shown in play form.WEB,weblink Culture of Jaipur, jaipur.org, 31 October 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150705211357weblink">weblink 5 July 2015, live, Major festivals celebrated in Jaipur include Elephant Festival, Gangaur, Makar Sankranti, Holi, Diwali, Vijayadashami, Teej, Eid, Mahavir Jayanti and Christmas. Jaipur is also famous for the Jaipur Literature Festival, the world's largest free literature festival in which authors, writers and literature lovers from all over the country participate.WEB,weblink Jaipur literary festival, jaipur.org, 31 October 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151017092826weblink">weblink 17 October 2015, live,

Architecture

The city was planned according to the Indian Vastu shastra by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya in 1727.WEB,weblink Vidyadhar Garden in Jaipur, 5 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110513104427weblink">weblink 13 May 2011, live, There are three gates facing east, west, and north. The eastern gate is called Suraj pol (sun gate), the western gate is called Chand pol (moon gate) and the northern gate faces the ancestral capital of Amer.WEB,weblink Jaipur – The Pink City, 5 July 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110717033304weblink">weblink 17 July 2011, BOOK,weblink Building Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City, Vibhuti Sachdev, Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson, Oxford University Press, 2002, 978-0-19-566353-2, 5 November 2015,weblink 8 December 2015, live, The architecture of the city was heavily influenced by the 17th century architectural renaissance during Mughal rule in Northern India. The city was divided into nine blocks, two of which contained the state buildings and palaces, with the remaining seven allotted to the public. Huge ramparts were built, pierced by seven fortified gates.WEB,weblink About Jaipur, Government of Rajasthan, 5 November 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151103091000weblink">weblink 3 November 2015, live, The city is unusual among pre-modern Indian cities in the regularity of its streets, and the division of the city into six sectors by broad streets 34 m (111  ft) wide. The urban quarters are further divided by networks of gridded streets. Five-quarters wrap around the east, south, and west sides of a central palace quarter, with a sixth quarter immediately to the east. The Palace quarter encloses the Hawa Mahal palace complex, formal gardens, and a small lake. Nahargarh Fort, which was the residence of the King Sawai Jai Singh II, crowns the hill in the northwest corner of the old city.

Cuisine

Typical dishes include Dal Baati Churma, Missi Roti, Gatte ki Sabzi, Lahsun ki chutney, Ker Sangri, Makke ki Ghat, Bajre ki Ghat, Bajre ki Roti and Laal Maans.WEB, Cuisines Of Jaipur,weblink pinkcity.com, 31 October 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151016224734weblink">weblink 16 October 2015, live, 5 December 2012, Jaipur is also known for its sweets which include Ghevar, Feeni, Mawa Kachori, Gajak, Meethi thuli, Chauguni ke laddu, and Moong Thal.WEB,weblink Cuisine of Jaipur, Jaipur-pinkcity.webs.com, 28 March 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110514205332weblink">weblink 14 May 2011, WEB,weblink What to eat in Jaipur, jaipurtravel.com, 31 October 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151019022029weblink">weblink 19 October 2015, live,

Transport

Air

Jaipur International Airport is located in the southern suburb of Sanganer, which is located 13 km (8.1 mi) from Jaipur.It is the 13th busiest airport in India in daily scheduled flight operations. The airport handled 363,899 international and 2,540,451 domestic passengers in 2015–2016.WEB,weblink Jaipur International Airport, 19 February 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110614003327weblink">weblink 14 June 2011, dead, Jaipur Airport also provides air cargo services. During winter, sometimes flights towards Indira Gandhi International Airport are diverted to Jaipur Airport due to heavy fog in Delhi.NEWS,weblink Flights diverted to Jaipur, 19 February 2011, The Hindu, Chennai, India, 18 February 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110629124423weblink">weblink 29 June 2011, live, The airport was granted the status of international airport on 29 December 2005. The airport's apron can accommodate 14 aircraft, and the new integrated terminal building can handle up to 1,000 passengers at peak hours.

Rail

Jaipur Junction railway station was built in 1875 and is situated at the centre of Rajasthan. Serving almost 35,000 passengers daily, Jaipur Junction is the busiest station in Rajasthan. The cornerstone of the existing Jaipur railway station building was laid on 4 May 1956 by Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur and construction took three years to complete. The station harnesses solar energy technology to power its operations. Jaipur is the headquarters of Jaipur Railway division and North Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways.WEB, North Western Railway / Indian Railways Portal,weblink 6 May 2023, nwr.indianrailways.gov.in, Jaipur Junction is the busiest station in Rajasthan with more than 45,000 passengers daily.WEB, Jaipur Junction official website,weblink 6 May 2023, jaipurjunction.in,

Metro

(File:Jaipur 03-2016 34 Jaipur Metro.jpg|thumb|Jaipur Metro)Jaipur Metro commenced commercial operation on 3 June 2015.WEB,weblink JMRC Notification for commercial operations of metro, Jaipur Metro, dead,weblink 11 July 2015, Construction on the mostly elevated part of the first line, called Phase 1A, comprising 9.63 kilometres (5.98 mi) of route from Mansarovar to Chandpole Bazaar, started in November 2010, and was completed in 2014. The Jaipur Metro began commercial service between Chandpole and Mansarovar on 3 June 2015. The Jaipur Metro Rail system is India's sixth metro rail system. The Jaipur Metro is the first metro in India to run on triple-storey elevated road and metro track. Phase 1-B, from Chandpole to Badi Chaupar, began operation on 23 September 2020. Phase-1A is operational between Mansarovar and Chandpole consisting of nine stations namely Mansarovar, New Aatish Market, Vivek Vihar, Shyam Nagar, Ram Nagar, Civil Line, Railway Station, Sindhi Camp and Chandpole.WEB,weblink Metro Stations, Jaipur Metro Rail, 27 July 2015,weblink 18 May 2015, dead, The Phase-1B was constructed with an estimated cost of {{INR}}97.32 billion ($1.74 billion).WEB,weblink Jaipur Metro Rail Project, India, railway-technology.com/, 9 December 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151211144903weblink">weblink 11 December 2015, live, It became operational on 23 September 2020.NEWS, Ashok Gehlot inaugurates Phase I-B of Jaipur Metro,weblink 7 May 2022, Times Now, 23 September 2020, en, NEWS,weblink Work on Jaipur Metro 1B to start next year, The Times of India, 4 June 2019, 7 January 2020,

Road

(File:Way to Amer Fort (Amber Fort) Jaipur.jpg|thumb|Way to Amer Fort (Amber Fort) Jaipur)Jaipur is located on National Highway No.48 connecting Delhi and Mumbai. National Highway 52 links Jaipur with Kota and National Highway 21 links Jaipur with Agra. RSRTC operates bus service to major cities in Rajasthan and other states of New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Gujarat. City buses are operated by Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL)WEB,weblink JCSTL Website, Jaipurbus.com, 28 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110226113104weblink">weblink 26 February 2011, live, of RSRTC.WEB, Rajasthan State Road Transportation Company info,weblink India Transit, 4 December 2014,weblink" title="archive.today/20130126075557weblink">weblink 26 January 2013, dead, The service operates more than 400 regular and low-floor buses. Major bus depots are located at Vaishali Nagar, Vidyadhar Nagar and Sanganer. Jaipur BRTS was approved by the government in August 2006. Jaipur BRTS is managed by JCSTL, a special purpose vehicle formed by Jaipur Development Authority and Jaipur Nagar Nigam. In Phase I, two corridors have been proposed: a "North-South Corridor" from Sikar Road to Tonk Road and an "East-West Corridor" from Ajmer Road to Delhi Road. A section of the North-South Corridor from bypass near Harmada to Pani Pech became operational in 2010.WEB,weblink BRTS â€“ JDA Website, JDA, 28 March 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110326031300weblink">weblink 26 March 2011, WEB,weblink Traffic Diversion and Flow During Construction of BRTS, 27 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151016224734weblink">weblink 16 October 2015, live, Jaipur Ring Road is a project of Jaipur Development Authority to reduce increasing traffic of Jaipur cityWEB,weblink Development of New Express Highways, pib.gov.in, 7 January 2020, which connects NH-21 (Agra Road), NH-48 (Ajmer Road), NH-52 (Tonk Road), and NH-52 (Malpura Road) having a length of 150 km.WEB,weblink Jaipur Development Authority to commence land acquisition for Ring Road, 31 January 2019, DNA India, 7 January 2020, The 57 km out of 150 km long six-lane Jaipur Ring Road has been completed at a cost of Rs. 1217 crore. Bhawani Singh Road, which begins from Nehru Sahkar Bhawan and ends at the intersection where Birla Mandir is situated and hosts notable places like Rambagh Palace, Golf Club and Jaipur Development Authority Office falling on its path.WEB, Bhawani Singh Rd,weblink 12 October 2020, Bhawani Singh Rd, en,

Education

The city had three colleges, including a Sanskrit college (1865) and a girls' school (1867) opened during the reign of the Maharaja Ram Singh II.WEB,weblink Jaipur City or Jainagar, 1909, The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 399–402, 23 April 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100526201958weblink">weblink 26 May 2010, live, WEB,weblink Jaipur State, 1909, The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 382–399, 5 November 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151115051816weblink">weblink 15 November 2015, live, Public and private schools in Jaipur are governed by the Central Board of Secondary Education or Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, International Board of education and follow a "10+2" plan. This plan entails eight years of primary education and four years of secondary education. The secondary school includes two years of upper secondary education, which is more specific and diverse than the two years of lower secondary education before it.WEB, Clark, Nick, Education in India,weblink World Education News + Reviews, World Education Services, 4 February 2018,weblink 5 February 2018, live, February 2006, Languages of instruction include English and Hindi. Notable institutions in the city are: University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, ARCH Academy of Design, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Law University, Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, LNM Institute of Information Technology, National Institute of Ayurveda, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Subodh College and Vedic Kanya College. Admission to Engineering colleges in Jaipur, many of which are affiliated to Rajasthan Technical University (Kota), is through Rajasthan Engineering Admission Process. Some of the colleges that are affiliated to Rajasthan Technical University are Maharishi Arvind Institute of Engineering & Technology, Poornima College of Engineering, Arya Group of Colleges.

Communication

Major telecommunication providers include Airtel, Jio, VI (Vodafone-Idea) and BSNL which are providing mobile telephony and there are also various internet service providers in the city. The government of Rajasthan has started free WiFi at various public places like Central Park, Jantar Mantar among others. Rajasthan's first ISP Data Ingenious Global Limited still providing large number of broadband customers and email services in entire Jaipur.NEWS, How Ajay Data set up Data Infosys, Rajasthan's first ISP,weblink 19 June 2022, The Economic Times, 16 January 2012,

Media

Major daily newspapers in Jaipur include Amar Ujala,WEB,weblink Jaipur News in Hindi., 7 September 2017, Amar Ujala,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170907043958weblink">weblink 7 September 2017, live, Rajasthan Patrika, Dainik Bhaskar, Indian Express, Dainik Navajyoti and The Times of India.WEB,weblink Jaipur Guide, bhaskar.com, 27 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150723230728weblink">weblink 23 July 2015, live, WEB,weblink Dainik Navajyoti, dainiknavajyoti.com, 27 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150801073827weblink">weblink 1 August 2015, live, The state-owned All India Radio is broadcast both on the medium wave and FM band in the city. Private FM stations include Radio Mirchi (98.3 MHz), Radio City (91.1 MHz), My FM (94.3 MHz), FM Tadka 95 FM (95.0 MHz), Mirchi Love (104.0 MHz), Red FM 93.5 (93.5 MHz) and Gyan Vani (105.6 MHz). The city has a community FM channel in FM Radio 7 (90.4 MHz) by India International School Institutional Network. The public broadcaster Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati) provides a regional channel in addition to the private broadcasters.

Sports

File:Sawai-Mansingh-Stadium-Jaipur.jpg|thumb|Sawai Mansingh StadiumSawai Mansingh StadiumThe main cricket stadium in the city, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, has a seating capacity of 30,000 and has hosted national and international cricket matches.WEB,weblink Sawai Mansingh Stadium, worldstadiums.com, 5 November 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110924095432weblink">weblink 24 September 2011, live, It is also the home ground of IPL team Rajasthan Royals. Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Chaugan Stadium and Railway Cricket Ground are the other sporting arenas in the city. A new stadium has been proposed for Chonp Village with a seating capacity 75,000. It would be the third-largest cricket stadium in the world after the Sardar Patel Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground.NEWS, IANS, World's third largest cricket stadium to be constructed in Jaipur,weblink 27 March 2022, Business Standard India, 3 July 2021, NEWS, Nair, Sangeeta, 4 July 2021, India's second-largest cricket stadium to be built in Jaipur,weblink 27 March 2022, Jagranjosh.com, The city is represented in the IPL by Rajasthan Royals (2008–2016; 2018–present)WEB, Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL,weblink ESPNcricinfo, 24 January 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180924082133weblink">weblink 24 September 2018, live, WEB, The Return of the Royals,weblink 4 August 2019, 4 August 2019,weblink dead, and in Pro Kabaddi League by Jaipur Pink Panthers.NEWS, Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek's Pink Panthers,weblink 27 July 2014, The Hindu, Mumbai, 28 July 2014,

In popular culture

Paul McCartney wrote and recorded the Jaipur tribute song "Riding into Jaipur" (4:08) whose minimalist lyrics say: « riding to Jaipur, riding through the night, riding with my baby, oh what a delight, oh what a delight, it is. » The song was released on his 2001 studio album Driving Rain.Jaipur is the setting for the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and its sequel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which follow the adventures of a group of senior European ex-pats who retire to Jaipur and in the process discover their true selves.

Notable people

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• Ila Arun
• Asrani, actor
• Smita Bansal, actress
• Daulat Mal Bhandari
• Vikrant Bhargava
• Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
• Apurvi Chandela
• Ajay Data, entrepreneur
• Gayatri Devi, royal
• Anshu Jain, banker
• Syed Akbar Jaipuri, poet
• Hasrat Jaipuri, poet and lyricist
• Mungtu Ram Jaipuria, industrialist and educationist
• Rajaram Jaipuria, industrialist and educationist
• Ravi Jaipuria, businessman
• Sitaram Jaipuria, politician
• Irrfan Khan, actor
• Habib Miyan, oldest man in the world
• Aditya J Patwardhan, film producer and director
• Ravi Kumar Punia, soccer player
• Jesse Randhawa
• Kamal Singh Saroha, businessman
• Man Singh II, royal
• Ashish Sharma
• Shubhi Sharma, actressWEB, Shubhi Sharma donates masks and sanitisers worth Rs 3 lakh to fight against coronavirus – In Pics,weblink 31 December 2022, Zee News, en, WEB, 15 April 2020, Sambhavna Seth,weblink 31 December 2022, The Times of India, en,
• Sunil Vaswani
• Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf

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See also

• History of Jaipur
• List of districts of Rajasthan
• Outline of Rajasthan

References

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Further reading

• Bhatt, Kavi Shiromani; Shastry, Mathuranath (1948). Jaipur Vaibhawam (History of Jaipur written in Sanskrit). Re-published in 2002 by Kalanath Shastry, Manjunath Smriti Sansthan, Jaipur.
• Khangarot, R.S., Nathawat, P.S. (1990) Jaigarh- The Invincible Fort of Amer. RBSA Publishers, Jaipur.
• Sachdev, Vibhuti; Tillotson, Giles Henry Rupert (2002). Building Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City. Reaktion Books, London. {{ISBN|1-86189-137-7}}.
• Sarkar, Jadunath (1984). A History of Jaipur. Orient Longman Limited, New Delhi. {{ISBN|81-250-0333-9}}.
• Volwahsen, Andreas (2001). Cosmic Architecture in India: The Astronomical Monuments of Maharaja Jai Singh II, Prestel Mapin, Munich.

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