The capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur is not only the gateway to the state; it is also the most natural place to begin a discovery of its multi-faceted attractions. Jaipur is named after its founder the warrior and astronomer sovereign Sawai Jai Singh II (ruled 1688 to 1744). Jaipur is 260 km from Delhi and 240 km from Agra forms the most chosen tourism golden triangle of Jaipur, Agra and Delhi. Seizing upon this opportune time Jai Singh planned his new capital in the planes. Jaipur is a corroborative effort of Sawai Jai Singh's strong grounding in sciences and astrology and a young Bengali architect Vidyadhar with a strong instinct for planning. Stunning backdrop of ancient forts Nahargarh, Amer, Jaigarh and Moti Dungri are dramatic testimonials of the bygone era and a reminder of their lingering romance.

Jaipur`s architectural planning may have been ancient, but its execution was definitely modern. The old Jaipur painted in Pink can grip any visitor with admiration. The decision to move out of his hilltop capital Amer was also compelled by reasons of growing population and paucity of water. It a bustling capital city and a business centre with all the trapping of modern metropolis but yet flavoured strongly with an age-old charm that never fails to surprise a traveller. In the early seventh century the power of the great Mughals was dwindling with its aging Monarch Aurangzeb and after several centuries of invasions the north was now quite and the wealth of the kingdom had become greater than before.