Rajasthan Day Celebration

Rajasthan Day is celebrated on 30th March every year with lot of enthusiasm and many exciting and colourful events. These include cultural, classical and theatre events.

Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949. In significance of this and to make people of Rajasthan have a sense of pride in their state, this day is celebrated as a week long festival. The festival is jointly organized by Rajasthan government and Jaipur Virasat foundation. Main ceremony is performed in Jaipur, as it’s the capital of state but other major cities like Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer are also covered in the same vibration of festival for week long.

On 30th March 1949 Rajasthan was formed after merger of 22 princely states.Formation of present Rajasthan has passed through various stages. After independence in 1947 huge efforts were done by the government for uniting the divided states of Rajasthan. The process of integration  that started from March 17, 1948 lasted till November 1, 1956. The then 19 provinces ofRajasthan at the time of independence have now become a united state comprising 33 districts.Rajasthan is the biggest state(Geographically) of India. More than 50 stamps on various themes have been issued after independence on various themes of this colorful state.

PROGRAME(unconfirmed):
1. National Level Puppet Show : 29 & 30 Mar 2014: Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK)
2. Bharatnatyam Dance by eminent artist : 29 March evening: Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK)
3. Performance by renowned singers and musicians : 29/30 March Evening (around 6.30 PM): Central Park
4. Well Known Plays (theatre): 29th and 30 March Evenings: Pratap Sabha Ghar and Ravindra Manch

Please confirm Above Event with Rajasthan Tourism official site: http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/