Rajasthan

Capital - Jaipur.

Langauges:- Hindi & Rajasthan.

Old name - Rajputhana.

Formed on November 1st 1956.

Area wise Rajasthan is the largest state in India.

Jaipur is known as "Pink city".

Jaisalmer is known as "Golden City".

                                                 Udaipur is known as "City of lake".

Ajmer is the first fully literate district in North India.

Highcourt at Jodhpur.

Thar desert.

Pokran - India’s atomic explosion site is in Thar. (First explosion - 1974 May 18 & Second explosion - 1988 May 11 & 13.

Rajasthan is famous for handicraft & Marbles.

Khetri - Copper sinelting unit.

                                         Zink smelting plant at Devari in Udaipur.

Aravalli mountain ranges.




The river Luni Orginates from Aravalli. It is the o nly river through the desert.

Mount Abu Hill resort Dilwara temple in Mount Abu.

Amber palace.

Indira Gandhi Canal is the largest canal in India.

Panchayath Raj system was first introduced in Rajasthan in 1956.

Jaisalmer is the hottest place in India.

Dhandhuri is known as Army Village of India.

Sariska Tiger sanctuary is in Alwar.

Rathambhor national park is renamed as Rajiv Gandhi National park.

Bharathpur(Keoladeo) bird sanctuary - largest in India.

Ghana bird sanctuary,Great Desert national park.

Aapni Yojana with German help is for supplying clean drinking water.

Highest in the production of Marb;e, limestone & Mustard.

Dance forms - Leela, Chakri, Dhandiya.

Bhojan Mantra (vedic recitation before meals), is a system that Rajasthan Govt. is going to introduced in school & College hostels.