Jaigarh Public Charitable Trust

The Jaigarh Public Charitable Trust is responsible for Jaigarh, the fort founded in the 11th century for the protection of the city of Amber, nestled on the hill below it. The buildings and exhibits have been collected and commissioned by the Kachhwaha rulers of Amber and Jaipur over the centuries. The Trust was founded in 1982 by Brigadier Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh, continuing the tradition started by his father Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, of opening up Jaipur’s historic royal properties for public benefit. The Trust has an ambitious mandate including preserving and promoting Jaigarh and its collections; running the site as a museum; encouraging research on archaeology, metallurgy and other areas connected with the collections; and medical and poverty relief.