No matter where you take your journey to; no matter where you live today, the love for the city that you were born and grew up still lingers.

There are people of Udaipur who live far off but still remain connected to the city and then there are we, who live, breathe and watch Udaipur grow each day, in all its forms.

So if you think you are the true sons/daughters of Udaipur and know this city to its core; find out how well you pass this test! Don’t mind if you skip a point or two, you may still call yourself a True Udaipurite!

Ready?

1. FS

No, it’s not just FS or Fateh Sagar, it is the lifeline of every Udaipurite. You have seen it completely dried and in its full glory and still loved it. Morning, afternoon, late night, summer, winter, heavy rains or 42 degree in the city, you have been here and breath the air of FS.

2. Tu Udaipur nahi janta?

Many students and professionals, who now reside in different parts of the country/world, have always met someone who doesn’t know Udaipur. And boy! What moment of joy it is when you make the person sit and tell all about how beautiful the place, Udaipur is. Followed but ‘You should visit Udaipur.’

3. Eat here, Eat there!

Be it Sukhadia Cirlce’s Chaat, Ashok Nagar’s Golgappe, FS’ Sandwich and Bread Pakoda, Udiapole’s Poha, JMB’s Pyaaz ki Kachori, Lok Kala Mandal’s Vada Paav, Chetak’s Egg Bhurji and Chicken, Gulab Bagh’s Aloo Parantha, Lala ki Kachori, Jalebi at Delhi Gate, or Pav Bhaji at Town Hall.

You have grabbed a big bite of all the best foods of Udaipur and made many joints famous too!

4. Guide chahiye Guide?

So, your outstation friends or relatives are here for a visit. What do you do? Simple, put on your cap and be the perfect guide. You tour around the city at not just the famous tourist spots but your favorite places also. You can count the number of times you have been to the City Palace, Gangaur Ghat and SajjanGarh with them.

5. Been there, done that

We might have grudged the time when the only picnic spot we were being taken to was either Saheliyon ki Badi or Gulab Bagh. As the time passed, you realized throughout your school and college life, you have been to almost every picnic spot, dams, paal and temples in and around Udaipur.

Come monsoons and we pack our food basket and head to these places with our family members and enjoy every bit of it.

6. Photography

Udaipur turns every one into a photographer; that’s the beauty of this place. Somewhere, even if you in your sixties, you still have a vintage photograph of Udaipur being clicked by you, kept as your priceless possession.

Today, whether you have a DSLR or a 2 MP camera phone, you never fail to click sunsets at FS or the ghats of Lake Pichola.

7. Streets and Lanes

Udaipur’s old city has always been an attraction point for all tourists who flock in large numbers in the city. The dingy alleys, narrow streets, unusual names, jharokas, our ancestor’s homes, havelis and stray animals in the middle of the road never fail to impress us.

The beautiful, colorful houses and the ethnic old city charm is why we walk along the lanes to relive the old times where once our ancestors used to live.

8. Sense of Pride

While changing the channels of TV or radio or surfing through the internet, the word ‘Udaipur’ halts you in between and you go further and check the details. That inquisitiveness subsides only when you have known what the story was all about.

Remember, watching Goliyon ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, Ye Jawani hai Deewani, Guide, Phool Bane Angarey? How much you cheered and told all your friends that this has been shot in Udaipur. A sense of pride just sweeps in and tells you how lucky you are to be a part of this city.

9. Handicrafts

A leather bag or a dairy, jhootis, mojris, glittering wall hanging, wooden items, puppet hangings, silver jewelry, terracotta, block printed cushion covers or bed sheets, miniature paintings, marbles or a traditional glass item adores your house.

However unconventional or modernized your home is, there is a corner of your place that will have at least one of these items.

If after reading all the aforementioned points, you have a huge smile on your face and words like ‘Yeah’, ‘Exactly’, ‘So True’, ‘Ditto’ ‘Same to Same’ have been uttered then Congratulations, you are a True Udaipurite! Collar up and let the love for this place grow stronger in you.