Jaipur was planned as a city of trades, and its crafts are still its economy: the world’s largest coloured-gemstone cutting centre; the court jewellery of kundan and meenakari; the block printing of Sanganer and Bagru; blue pottery; the marble carvers of Chandpole; the lac bangle makers of Maniharon ka Rasta; the paper mills of Sanganer; the jutis of Ramganj; the quilts and tie-dye of the bazaars. Each page says where the craft is made and where to buy it.
Gems & Jewellery
The coloured-stone capital: emerald, ruby and sapphire cutting, the Johari Bazaar houses, the Sitapura exporters and the Gem Bourse.
Kundan & Meenakari
The court jewellery of Jaipur: stones set in pure gold foil on the front, enamel painted on the back.
Block Printing
Sanganer and Bagru, the two printing towns — the carved wooden block, the Sanganeri floral and the Bagru dabu in natural dyes.
Blue Pottery
The glazed, low-fired pottery of Jaipur — quartz, not clay, in cobalt blue and turquoise, revived in the 1960s.
Marble & Stone Carving
Makrana marble, the Khazane Walon ka Rasta carvers, and the statue and temple-image trade of Chandpole.
Lac Bangles
Maniharon ka Rasta, where the Manihar families shape lac over charcoal and set it with stones while you wait.
Handmade Paper
The cotton-rag paper of Sanganer, made in the town’s mills since the Mughal period and sold as cards, boxes and sheets.
Leather Jutis & Mojaris
The embroidered leather slippers of Rajasthan, made in the Ramganj lanes and sold in Bapu and Nehru Bazaar.
Quilts, Bandhani & Leheriya
The light Jaipuri razai, the tie-dye of bandhani and the diagonal stripes of leheriya — the textile trades of the bazaars.
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See also: Jewellery Workshops and Karigars of Jaipur — where the city’s jewellery is made.