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Jaipur is considered
by many urbanists to be one of the best
planned cities. Almost all Northern Indian
towns of that period presented a chaotic
picture of narrow twisting lanes, a confusion
of run-down forts/temples/palaces and temporary
shacks that bore no resemblance at all to
the principles set out in Hindu architectural
manuals, which calls for strict geometric
planning. Thus, for Sawai Jai Singh II and
the Bengali Guru Vidyadhar (who was a 'Shaspati'
- Hindu Priest Architect), the founding
of Jaipur was also a ritual and a golden
opportunity to plan a whole town
according to the principles of Hindu
architectural theory.
Jaipur has 45
Colleges, 6 IITs, 2 Agricultural colleges,
5 higher technical college and 40 Engineering
colleges. There are also a number of specialized
course colleges for Polytechnical colleges
(Khaitan Polytechnic), medical colleges,
hotel management colleges, 554 Secondary
& higher secondary schools, 1,460 Higher
primary schools, 2,905 Primary schools,
Agricultural research centre. It also offers
vocational courses like M.D.P.(mind development
program)and E.D.P.(entrepreneurship development
program)by Efficient education foundation
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