Once a small village is famous for being the hometown of
the premier business and industrial family the Birlas. The town is also for
its The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani is an all-India
Institute for higher education. Its engineering college is reputed to be the
top ten colleges in India. .
Late Mr G.D. Birla - an eminent industrialist and an associate of Mahatma
Gandhi, founded the Institute. Other places of interest are The BITS Museum,
Shiva Ganga, Saraswati temple and the Pachwati. Pilani is connected by bus
and road from Delhi and Jaipur and the nearest railhead is Chirawa. Pilani
also has good hotel accommodations