Rajasthan Mukundra Hill Tiger Reserve in Kota. The state was formed on 30 March 1949 when Rajputanathe name adopted by the British Raj for its dependencies in the regionwas merged into the Dominion of India. Its capital and largest city is Jaipur. Other important cities are Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer and Udaipur. Rajasthan literally means "Land of Kings" or "King's Abode" (from "raja" "king" and "-sthan" "land, abode" from Sanskrit "sthā́na"). The first mention of the name "Rajasthan" appears in the 1829 publication "Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India", while the earliest known
Bhopal–Jaipur Express Bhopal–Jaipur Express The Bhopal–Jaipur Express is a daily express train which runs between Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. It previously ran as the "Bhopal–Ajmer Express" from Bhopal to Ajmer, a pilgrimage spot in Rajasthan, and prior to that as the "Bhopal–Ratlam Intercity Express". The number for the train were : The train was also known as Ajmeri Express which signifies the nearby destination of the train that is Ajmer Train number 19655 departs from Bhopal Junction daily at 1700 hrs., reaching Jaipur, the next day at