Our Story
Har Mod ki Kahani
The company is named after a promise: that in Rajasthan there is a story waiting at every turn of the road. Here they are, city by city.
What the name means
A story at every turn
हर मोड़ पर एक नई कहानी।
Rajasthan does not hand you its history in a museum. It is in the ramp cut for elephants, the width of a street laid out three hundred years ago, the wall that runs further than you can see. You come round a bend and there is another one.
That is the whole idea behind how we plan a trip. Anyone can drive you between four forts. What we try to do is make sure you know what you are looking at when you get out of the car — and that somebody local is there to tell you.
So we wrote them down. Every city we work in, every fort, stepwell, lake and temple in it, and the story behind each — the documented history where there is one, and the folklore where that is all anybody has.
The collection
27 cities, 164 stories
pick a city and start reading
6 storiesJaipurJaipur, known the world over as the Pink City, is more than rose-washed walls and busy bazaars. Its forts and palaces each hold a story: latticed windows built for queens who could not be seen, a pleasure house sunk into a lake, a cannon that was fired only once, and stone instruments that measured the stars. Here are the city's best-loved landmarks and the tales behind them.Read
6 storiesBundiBundi in Rajasthan is known as the City of Stepwells and the Queen of Hadoti. Valour, painting and a few unusual love stories all live in its lanes together. The town takes its name from Bunda Meena, and in 1242 CE Rao Deva Hada won it and founded the Hada dynasty here. Forts, stepwells, lakes and painted walls — Bundi keeps a story in almost every corner.Read
6 storiesKotaKota is known today as India's coaching capital, a city of textbooks and classrooms. Yet the town on the banks of the Chambal was long the land of the brave Hada Chauhan Rajputs, and it wears that older identity quietly. Palaces, still lakes, cave shrines and deep ravines sit within easy reach of the study halls, each carrying a story that belongs to a very different Kota.Read
7 storiesJhalawarJhalawar district in Rajasthan is known for its water-wrapped landscapes, its orange orchards and a rich historical inheritance; it is nicknamed the state's Cherrapunji and its Nagpur. The town began in 1791 as a military cantonment raised by Jhala Zalim Singh, diwan of Kota, against Maratha raids, and by 1838 it had become a princely state in its own right under its first ruler, Rana Madan Singh.Read
6 storiesBharatpurBharatpur is known as the eastern gateway to Rajasthan. Maharaja Suraj Mal laid its foundations in 1733, and tradition holds that the city takes its name from Bharat, the brother of Lord Ram. Its unconquered forts, its royal past and a celebrated bird sanctuary that fills with visiting flocks every winter have earned the city admirers from every corner of the world.Read
6 storiesAlwarSet in the folds of the Aravallis, Alwar is known as the Lion Gate of Rajasthan — the threshold where the desert's history begins. Its forts, lakes, cenotaphs and forest shrines are far more than old stone: behind each one breathes a curse, a love story or an episode from the epics. Come, and the tales will find you.Read
6 storiesSikarSikar district sits at the heart of Rajasthan's Shekhawati country, where sturdy hilltop forts, frescoed merchant havelis and temples heavy with devotion stand within a short drive of one another. Its painted mansions and miracle-touched shrines pull travellers from across India and beyond, and in religious and cultural tourism this modest district now outdraws far larger cities.Read
5 storiesChuruChuru sits in Rajasthan's Shekhawati region and is known as the gateway to the Thar desert. Carved havelis, drifting dunes and old-world architecture give the town its face, but its real wealth lies in its stories. Every fort, lake and shrine here carries a tale of courage, sacrifice or devotion, and those tales carry a visitor back through the centuries.Read
6 storiesJhunjhunuSet in Rajasthan's Shekhawati belt, Jhunjhunu is a town where the walls do the talking. Its old merchant mansions, painted inside and out with vivid frescoes, and its centuries-old forts have earned it admirers from across the world. Marwari trading wealth, the histories of Rajput and Kayamkhani rulers, and temples of deep local faith all sit side by side in these lanes.Read
4 storiesPushkarTucked into the Aravalli hills just fifteen kilometres from Ajmer, Pushkar is one of the holiest towns in Hinduism — so revered that devotees call it Tirtharaj, the king of pilgrimage sites. A sacred lake ringed by stone ghats sits at its heart, with temples climbing the ridges above and narrow bazaar lanes running down to the water. Almost every corner here carries a story from the old scriptures.Read
7 storiesBhilwaraBhilwara is known across Rajasthan as the textile city, yet its real wealth lies in its history and living folk culture. The town is said to take its name from the Bhil tribe who settled here, the same clansmen who once stood beside Maharana Pratap in his struggle against Akbar. Around it lie forts, waterfalls, temples and a revered gurudwara, each carrying a story of its own.Read
8 storiesChittorgarhChittorgarh holds the largest fort in India, spread across some 700 acres on a hill above the plain, and the heaviest history in Rajasthan. It was sacked three times, and three times the women of the fort chose the fire over capture. What survives is a victory tower, a palace where a wet nurse gave up her own son, and the temple of a queen who walked away from all of it to sing.Read
6 storiesUdaipurUdaipur, the city of lakes, was founded in 1553 by Maharana Udai Singh II. After the Mughal emperor Akbar took Chittorgarh, the Maharana laid out a new and safer capital for Mewar among the sheltering hills of the Aravallis. Ringed by water, ridgelines and marble palaces, the city still seems to tell Mewar's story of courage in every lane you wander down.Read
6 storiesRajsamandRajsamand district, cradled by the Aravallis, is Mewar country: proud history, warrior legend and wide, calm water. It takes its name from the great lake raised here by Maharana Raj Singh I. Between the unbeaten ramparts of Kumbhalgarh, the battlefield pass of Haldighati and the temple towns of Nathdwara and Kankroli, almost every stop in the district comes with a story attached.Read
7 storiesDungarpurDungarpur sits in Rajasthan's far south and is fondly called the City of Hills. Tradition holds that Rawal Veer Singh of Mewar founded it in 1258 CE. The land was then held by a Bhil chieftain named Dungaria, and after defeating him in battle the prince named the new town in his honour. Green hills, still lakes and the folk tales of the Vagad region give the place its character.Read
6 storiesDausaDausa is one of Rajasthan's most historic districts, fondly called the city of the gods. Its name is said to come from the Sanskrit dhau-sa, meaning as beautiful as heaven. Turn back the pages of history and you find that this was the first capital of the Kachhwaha dynasty. Today its stepwells, hilltop forts and miracle-working temples draw travellers just as powerfully as they once drew kings.Read
5 storiesKarauliKarauli, in eastern Rajasthan, is known for its proud past, its carved architecture and its deep-rooted faith. The town was once called Kalyanpuri, founded in 1348 CE by the Yaduvanshi ruler Arjun Pal, and its royal house has always traced its descent directly from Lord Krishna. Red sandstone palaces, hillside shrines and centuries of local storytelling make it a rewarding stop for travellers exploring this corner of the state.Read
5 storiesDholpurDholpur is known as the Red Diamond City, the land of red stone. The Chambal river, its rugged ravines and the distinctive red sandstone quarried here have made the town famous well beyond Rajasthan. Alongside its historic buildings, Dholpur is equally celebrated for its mythology — forts, a clock tower, tombs, a royal hunting lodge and a sacred lake, each carrying a story of its own.Read
6 storiesBeawarSet among the Aravalli hills, Beawar is a historic Rajasthani town and district with a character all its own. It was founded in 1836 by a British officer, Colonel Charles George Dixon. Straight parallel lanes, four old gateways, green hill country and a Badshah fair drenched in Holi colour — every corner here carries a story worth hearing.Read
5 storiesNagaurNagaur wears its history lightly, but that history runs deep. In the age of the Mahabharata this stretch of country was called Jangaldesh, and its capital Ahichhatrapur is the town we now know as Nagaur. Three threads are woven through the land here: the courage of Rajput arms, the devotion of Sufi saints, and the tenderness of the bhakti poets. Forts, cenotaphs, shrines and temples carry those stories.Read
7 storiesHanumangarhHanumangarh, in Rajasthan's far north, was known in ancient times as Bhatner. Its present name comes from a rather good story: in 1805 Surat Singh, the ruler of Bikaner, defeated the Bhati kings and took their fort. The victory fell on a Tuesday, the day held sacred to Hanuman, so the raja renamed the town Hanumangarh.Read
5 storiesSri GanganagarSri Ganganagar, Rajasthan's northernmost district, sits right against the border with Pakistan, and water from the Gang Canal has turned this stretch of desert into a broad belt of green farmland. Its stories are just as varied: a tomb built on a love legend, a Sikh shrine beside a desert pond, an old fort on the Ghaggar, border posts, and buried remains of the Indus Valley Civilisation.Read
6 storiesPaliPali, in the heart of Marwar, brings together a proud history, deep religious devotion and the quiet beauty of the Aravalli hills. In ancient times the town was known as Pallika, and its present name recalls the Paliwal Brahmins who first settled here. Temples, a great dam, lakeside gardens and hill caves make this a town where almost every stop carries a story of its own.Read
5 storiesJodhpurJodhpur, the blue city on the edge of the Thar, is the old heart of Marwar, and almost every lane here carries a story of its own. A fort on a high ridge, royal memorials in white marble, the gardens of an older capital and a market that never quite empties — history and folklore run side by side. Here are the places worth your time and the tales attached to them.Read
5 storiesJaloreTucked into Rajasthan's south-western corner, Jalore was known in older texts as Jabalipur. Its granite hills carry forts that armies struggled for years to breach, its Aravalli ridges hold temples reached by ropeway, and its people carry a long memory of defiance. Travellers come for the stone carving and the hilltop views, and stay for the stories that every wall and shrine seems to hold.Read
9 storiesBarmerBarmer sits deep in the Thar, a district where golden sand, folk music and centuries of history meet. The town is said to have been founded in the thirteenth century and to carry the name of its founder, Rawat Bahad Rao — Bahadmer, softened over time into Barmer. Its temples, hilltop fort and rolling dunes introduce travellers to the true character of Rajasthan's desert country.Read
8 storiesBanswaraBanswara is the corner of Rajasthan where the desert picture falls away entirely. Known fondly as the City of Hundred Islands and the Cherrapunji of Rajasthan, the district is ringed by green valleys, running rivers and wooded hills. Tribal culture, ancient temples and folk tales are worked so deeply into the soil here that every stop carries a story, and every bend in the road opens something new.Read
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