Jaipur, India

INTRODUCTION

Jaipur, a capital city in Rajasthan, India is in the east-central part of the state surrounded by hills, fertile alluvialplains to the east and south, hill chains and desert areas to the north and west as a walled town. To gain more knowledge on Jaipur, let’s look at the history and its colonial roots of religion and culture.

Historical

Founded in 1727by MaharajaSawai Jai Singh, the late 20th and early 21stcenturies saw a mixed Hindu-Muslim population growth between 1991-2011with numerous bombing attacks on mosques and Hindu temples as targets. In 1858, Rajasthan became an official British colony and was under the British regime until 1947,when India first gained its independence. Jaipur, known as “The Pink City,”was established in 1876 when MaharajaRam Singh had most of the buildings pink (color of hospitality) to prep for Queen Victoria’s visit from Britain.

Social And Cultural

Since Jaipur has a lot of beauty with its ‘straight-line planning’,it is a popular tourist destination with its economy mostly used for commercial trade with major road, rail and air connections. With a population of over 3 million people, its economy is also based on tourism, gemstone cutting, jewelry manufacturing, and information technology. There are other industries that serve a purpose for engineering, metalworking, hand-loom weaving, distilling, glass manufacturing, hosiery, carpets, blankets, shoes and drugs. Jaipur’s hub is presented with the City Palace, home to the royal familyof Jaipur and Jantar Mantar, an 18th century open-air observatory that is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2010,the Hawa Mahal (Hall of Winds),Ram Bagh palace, the Nahagarh, Tiger Fort, its museum and library.

Environmental

Jaipur’senvironmental aspects are shown in a desert climatewhere its streets are lined with trees with public and private gardens. In terms of temperature, it becomes very hot for most of the year at 110degrees F during the summer.Most of the homes in Jaipur are constructed with flat, walled rooftops for people to sleep on the hottest nights.