Founded in 1612 by 
Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of Jadeja clan. Vibhaji was grandson of Jam Sataji of Nawanagar, present day Jamnagar. During British Rule, it was a regional headquarter (Residency).
It has been seat of Jadeja Clan (Rajkot Branch) since then.
Mahatma Gandhi, great Indian Leader, Father of the Nation and a thinker who is adored in India, spent his early years in Rajkot when his father was a Diwan to one of the Saurastra Nawab, and the house where Gandhi lived is now a museum named Kaba Gandhi No Delo. He went to school in here (Alfred High School, now known as Mahatma Gandhi High School).
Tourism in Rajkot
January 28th, 2010 by admin
Tourism in Rajkot
January 28th, 2010 by admin
Located on Yagnik Road,
Jagat Mandir or Universal Temple is a beautiful temple carved in red stones built in 1934. The temple is dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa and the main shrine or Garbha Griha houses a white marble image of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna sitting on a Lotus Vedi. it is a modern structure embodying the spirit of different religions – Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism.
Tourism in Rajkot
January 28th, 2010 by admin
Inauguration of the 
Saurashtra-Kutchh Philatelic Society Rajkot-India. Mahatma Gandhi’s School-Alfred High School, Rajkot-Gujrat. This cover is issued to commemorate the inauguration of the Saurashtra-Kutchh Philatelic Society, Rajkot-India & Philatelic Exhibition on 15 Aug 2004 at Rajkot with co-operation of Department of Posts, India. “Be Indian, Buy Indian and collect Indian Stamps”
Theme: Gandhi, Slogan, Personality
