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Travel in Rajkot

Vibhaji Jadeja and Raju Sandhi founded Rajkot (the City of Princes) in the year 1610. Rashtriya Shala is said to have cooperated with the Mughal army for which he received some villages as a gift for his services. This bustling city was once the capital of the princely state of Saurashtra and the headquarters of [...]

Tourism in Rajkot

The First Forty Years of the Rajkumar College: An account of the origin and progress of The Rajkumar College (Rajkot) was prepared and abridged from the papers of the late Chester Macnaghten, first principal of the college and other sources. Compiled into 7 volumes by Maharaja Bhavsinhji of Bhavnagar, a distinguished alumnus, like his father [...]

Tourism in Rajkot

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 [...]