Jaipur, Aug. 22: You might just catch a Bradman performance in Jaipur this winter, not at the Sawai Mansingh stadium that became the home ground of another Aussie but at the City Palace.

If all goes according to Princess Diya Kumari’s plans, the palace will no longer remain a magnificent but mute monument that shuts down at the stroke of 5pm. It will, instead, begin to reverberate with the sound of music and dance after sundown.

And opera singer Greta Bradman, the granddaughter of cricketing legend Don Bradman, could be among the performers it plays host to.

Diya Kumari, custodian of the palace and several other properties of Jaipur’s royal Kachchawa family, has put in place plans to turn the palace into a “happening culture hub” so artistes from all over the world get a platform to showcase their talents and connect with a global audience.

At present, the only time the palace comes alive in the evenings is for an occasional wedding.

City Palace director Yunus Khimani said many countries, including Australia and Italy, had responded positively to the proposal and expressed interest in staging events and performances.

Khimani told The Telegraph: “There is a possibility that Greta Bradman may come here this winter.” But there is no confirmation yet.

With 2012 the birth centenary year of Sawai Man Singh, the last Maharaja of Jaipur and Gayatri Devi’s husband, the family wants to ensure that the celebrations are really special.

Sawai Man Singh, after whom the cricket stadium that was the home ground of Shane Warne in the IPL is named, was Diya’s grandfather.

Also on her radar is the makeover of another landmark, the not-so-famous Jaigarh fort. The family now wants the fort that stands on Cheel ka Teela (hill of eagles) to emerge from the shadow of the more famous Amer fort and tell its own tale.

The Jaigarh fort, built in 1726 by Sawai Jai Singh II, houses a cannon named Jaivana. Manufactured in the fort’s cannon barrel casting foundry, it was once known as the world’s largest cannon-on-wheels. According to experts, the Jaigarh foundry was probably one of the largest of its time.

Experts are exploring the possibility of re-creating the ancient cannon casting process to make it easy for tourists to appreciate its significance. Another proposal is to re-create the process on film.

Jaigarh had a unique water harvesting system comprising seven underground tanks, which are not open to the public.

Experts are mulling opening up these sources of water and implementing a bio-revival and eco-restoration programme. The target again is the tourist.

Tourists often skip Jaigarh Fort now because other than the cannon, they find nothing of interest, with the armoury and foundry closed.

There is also a plan to re-create the royal ambience of the palace complex — comprising the Laxmi Vilas, Lalit Mandir, Vilas Mandir and the Aram Mandir — inside the fort so tourists are transported back in time.

Sources said an Australian company involved with international cultural heritage conservation in the Asia-Pacific region had shown interest in the revival of Jaigarh fort.