About Kishangarh

Kishangarh was founded by the Jodhpur prince Kishan Singh in 1609. Kishangarh was the capital of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, which was located in the Rajputana Agency. It had an area of 2210 km² (858 miles²) and a population in 1901 of 90,970. This figure for population represented a decrease of 27% over the census figure of 1891, something presumably attributable to the famine of 1899-1900. The state enjoyed an estimated revenue of Rs.34,000/- and paid no tribute to the British Raj. In 1840, Prithvi Singh, became the 15th Maharaja of Kishangarh, and reigned till his death in 1879, after which he was succeeded by his son, Sardul Singh.

Major Daulat Singh ji from Sardar Singh ji ki Dhani was Prime Minister of Shahpura State, later on he was Jagir Commissioner in Govt of Rajasthan, He has served Rajasthan State as distinguished bureocrate, later on he was honoured having accorded with the Managing Directorship of The bank of Rajasthan Ltd. Advocate Ghanshyam Das Chaudhari was the first Chairman of Municipal Board Kishangarh after Independence. His son. Justice Kishan Swaroop Chaudhari is the only person elevated as Judge, Rajasthan High Court from Kishangarh subdivision The state was founded in the early 17th century by Kishan Singh, a younger son of the raja of Jodhpur, during the reign of Akbar (r.1556-1605). He was a courtier of the Mughals, and was rewarded for services rendered to the emperor Akbar. In 1818, Kishangarh first came into direct relations with the British by entering into a treaty, in common its neighbouring states, for the suppression of the Pindari marauders by whom the country was at that time overrun. The chief, who held the title of Maharaja, was a Rajput of the Rathor clan. Maharaja Madan Singh ascended the throne in 1900 at the age of sixteen, at a time when the state was reeling from the impact of a devastating drought. The administration under him and his diwan was widely deemed worthy of approbation; irrigation from tanks and wells was extended and factories for ginning and pressing cotton were started. A social reform movement for discouraging excessive expenditure on marriages made remarkable impact during his reign. The present maharaja (sic) is Brijraj Singhji. The town of Kishangarh has a beautiful palace-hotel known as PhoolMahal. The city also has a large pond known as the Gond Talav. There are many picnic and religious places situated at the banks of Gond Talav such as Mukham Vilas and Bhairu Ghat. The city also have a small temple of nine planets known as NavGrah. The Kishangarh Fort is being surrounded by canal that was built by Kishan Singh.

Kishangarh is a city and a municipality in Ajmer district of Rajasthan. It is 27 Km from Ajmer. It is well connected via Indian Railways and National Highway No 8. It is the birth place of the Kishangarh style of painting, which is known for the beautiful depiction of a courtesan known as Bani Thani. In recent years, Kishangarh has come to be known as the marble city of India. It is purported to be the only place in the world with a temple of nine planets. Kishangarh State was founded by the Jodhpur prince Kishan Singh in 1609. Kishangarh was the capital of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj, which was located in the Rajputana Agency.

Kishangarh Painting emerged as a distinctive style in the middle of 18th century under the patronage of Maharaja Sawant Singh. Nihal Chand, a gifted artist in the Maharaja's court, produced some highly individualistic Radha and sophisticated works. This style continued into the 19th century and a series of paintings of the Gita Govinda were produced in 1820. The most famous Kishangarh painting is called Bani Thani.The Indian government has engraved it on one of it's postal stamps.

In recent time kishangarh is known as Marble City of India. It is the bigest marble mandi of ASIA . Kishangarh there are 600 Gangsaw estabilished mfg. marble slabs & tiles. The Investment in marble units is of Rs. 5000 Crore approx. Kishangarh Handicraft is also having its oun mark in handicraft industry across world.