Photo by: Ivy Aralia Nizar
Radio Documentary
Jaipur
The Pink City of Rajasthan
Jaipur is popularly known as the Pink City of Rajasthan and it is the most colourful city of India. The city is a fusion of Indian culture and modern encounters. Pink City has its own vibes and flavours that mix to perfection and offer an exposure which is totally different. Jaipur is all about monuments, forts, food, shopping, palaces, and many more things, and this radio documentary is all about Jaipur.
Photos by: Sanjana Jhawar
Photo by: Nishant Ghiya
Why is Jaipur the pink city?
Every building within the walled historic centre is painted a terracotta "pink" colour. The colour resembles the city's heritage and culture. The historical reason for the uniform colour of central Jaipur lies with the absolute power of Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh over his capital, and his extreme strategy to impress Prince Albert during his 1876 tour of India. The colour terracotta pink represents hospitality.
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Photos by: Sanjana Jhawar, Samyak Lodha, Shobhit Gupta