The princely state of Rajasthan
Arriving at the Maharana Pratap airport, the first thing you'll see is a large banner proclaiming, "Welcome to Udaipur - the City of Zinc." That's no exaggeration either. Hindusthan zinc has a production capacity of 1.0 million tonnes of zinc and lead concentrated mainly in Udaipur. But behind the industrial facade, Udaipur is more famously known as the City of lakes. Natural beauty and the beauty born of the thoughts and actions of man seem to be entwined in Rajasthan. A land of mythical heroes, brave Rajas willing to sacrifice their lives and even braver queens, Rajasthan really is the stuff of fairytales. The Udaipur palace of Rajasthan, where the current Raja resides truly resembles a larger than life fairytale palace. A rare mix of Edwardian, Hindu and Muslim architecture, millions of tourists arrive to witness the royal splendour of the City palace. Over 400 years back, Maharana Udai Singh shifted his seat of power from Chittorgarh to Udaipur, exhausted ...
