The city of victory, Jaipur, presides over the fascinating desert State of Rajasthan and the city very nearly exemplifies the character of the state and its people: surrounded by rugged hills, each crowned by formidable fort; and beautiful places, mansions and gardens dotted throughout out its precincts.

The city was founded in 1727 AD by Maharaja Jai Singh who move this capital from Amber to the present site. Jai Singh's various talents are clearly exhibited in the city. The designing of the city was constructed by a young Bengali architect, Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, who laid the plan according to the Hindu treatise, the Shilp Shastra, Jaipur was built in the form off a rectangle divided into blocks with roads and avenues running parallel to the side.

Then in 1863 AD, Jaipur dressed itself in pink to welcome Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. Since then the city earned the epitaph " The Pink City" . The modern Jaipur, however, has surpassed the earlier limits and now, nearly extends to the very doors of the ancient capital of Amber.