New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS): The Ministry of Tourism's 'Dekho Apna Desh' webinar series titled "Bundi: Architectural Heritage of a Forgotten Rajput Capital" this Saturday focused on Bundi in Rajasthan and explored how its architectural history can drive tourism in the region.

In shadows of erstwhile power centres of medieval India, are small historic towns largely unknown today beyond their immediate geographical context. While focus has always been on historic and provincial cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, the smaller cities and towns spread across vast unvisited hinterland of India have been less explored in terms of attention.

Bundi, the erstwhile capital of Hada Rajput province known as Hadauti located in south-eastern Rajasthan, is one such place. The webinar was presented by Charudatta Deshmukh, an Architect-Urban Planner.

Deshmukh presented a comprehensive understanding of architectural heritage of Bundi as primary driver for growth of Tourism in Bundi and in south-eastern Rajasthan among other issues.

Bundi is also known as city of stepwalls, blue city and Choti Kashi. In ancient times, the area around Bundi was apparently inhabited by various local tribes, of which the Parihar Tribes, Meena were prominent.

'Dekho Apna Desh' webinar series is an effort to showcase India's rich diversity under 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'. The series is presented in technical partnership with the National e-Governance Department of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.