From hipster festivals to chic cafes, how Jaipur became India's 'it' city

Hipster festivals, contemporary art spaces, chic boutiques and cafes have aided Jaipur's transformation

"Lagta hai kachori talenge iss mein (It looks like they will fry kachoris in this),” a woman with an infant in her arms tells her husband. They are staring at a large pot filled with dark liquid at the Sculpture Park at Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur. The object in focus is an art installation called Transience by Mark Prime, which has one droplet falling into the pot at a time, depicting the “kinetic” relationship between sound and time. The helpful descriptor on the wall besides the installation, in English and Hindi, seems to be an irrelevancy.
 

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