Ravindra Manch, Jaipur located in the Ram Niwas Garden was one of the 17 cultural centers envisaged by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1961.It was opened to public on 15th August 1963 by the then cultural minister Mr.H.Kabir. It has been newly refurbished by an expenditure of 90 lac rupees.It has all the facilities needed [...]
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A Village For The Elephants Of Amber
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Elephants, GuestHouse, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Marriage, Museums, Travel, india, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged aldea, Amber, जयपुर, भारत, by, Dorf, elefant, elefante, Elephant Village, helfant, Jaipur, Kunda, mahawat, near jaipur, Pachyderms, RTDC, villaggio on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Elephants have been around Jaipur even before the foundation stone of Jaipur was laid.They were being used in the Royal armies and in the Royal shikars.They also helped to build Jaipur.
Now a days they are a very popular mode of transport up the Amer hill. The ride is much in demand by the foreign [...]
In Remembrance
Posted in Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Marwari, Sculpture, Travel, culture, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged 1959, 21st october, 5th november 1963, インド警察, シャヒディディワス, シリマティ ウシャラニ アフジャ, ジャイプールー, ティリムリテイ彫像。, ナラヤナシングサーカール, パンディット ジャワハルラル ネヘル, ポリシュメモリヤール, ラッダック, जयपुर, भारत, Indian Police Force, １０月２１日, １９５９年, １９６３年１１月５日, Jaipur, Ladhak, Narain Singh Circle, Police memorial, Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru, Shaheed Diwas, Smt.Usha Rani Hooja, Trimurthy Sculpture on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On 21 st October 1959 a unit of Indian Police Force martyred itself defending the Indian soil against the Chinese in Ladhak. Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru,the then Prime Minister, decided to honour their ultimate sacrifice by declaring 21 st October as Indian Police Force’s Martyrs Day. Smt.Usha Rani Hooja was commissioned with the task of casting [...]
An Animal Fair With A Difference
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Donkey, Fairs, Folk Deity, Folk Tale, GuestHouse, Hotels, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Marwari, Melas, Travel, culture, india, pets, rajasthan, rajasthani, tagged Horses, Marwari, Donkey, Kathiawari, Mules, Looniyawas, Shyam Karan Horse, Shyan Karn Horse, 驢馬, 馬, カティヤワリ, ロニヤワス, マルワリ, 騾馬, シャムカラヌ馬 。, cheval, pferd, cavallo, caballo, ferd, esel, asino, asno, eyzl, mulet, maulesel, mulo, mula, moyleyzl, जयपुर, भारत on October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every year in the month of October, for the past 500 years, a four day animal fair is held in Bhawgarh Bandhya, near jaipur, in the Looniyawas village. Held in honour of the Sri KhalKhani Mata-this fair showcases the best of Donkeys money can buy.There is sale and purchase of donkeys,race featuring donkeys,poem recitals in [...]
Jaipuri Razai-A Quilt Like None Other
Posted in Accomodation, Around Jaipur, Blogroll, City Life, Comments, Details, Hotels, Jaipur, Jaipuri, Travel, culture, india, tagged जयपुर, भारत, cotton, Hand Block Prints, india, Jaipuri Quilts, rajasthani, Razais on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are quilts and there are Jaipuri Razais.All sorts of quilts are made in Jaipur but the quilts which have earned the jaipuri razai sobriquet are around 700 to 800 gram in weight with outer covering made of very soft cotton cloth which is hand block printed in vegetable dyes in pastel colours and the [...]
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