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Kaba Gandhi No Delo |
Kaba Gandhi No Delo Rajkot is the place where the Great Indian Leader Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his stay in Rajkot in the early years of his life. Mahatma Gandhi father in the name of Karamchand Gandhi was also known as Kaba Gandhi. The name of the house has been derived form Gandhiji's father s name. In Gujarati the words Kaba Gandhi No Delo literally means Kaba Gandhi residence.How the residence got its name has an interesting reason behind it. Mahatma Gandhi father Karamchand Gandhi was popularly known as Kaba Gandhi. This is the reason why the house was named Kaba Gandhi No Delo, which mean s Kaba Gandhi residence. It is Gandhiji ancestral home and has now been renovated into a museum, which is called Gandhi Smriti and is a permanent exhibition place. The museum is open from Monday to Saturday. Kaba Gandhi No Delo is where India Father of the Nation grew up. You can easily locate the house in the old city of Ghee Kanta Road in Rajkot, which is one of the major tourist attractions in Gujarat....more |
Rotary Midtown Dolls Museum |
The Rotary Midtown Dolls Museum situated in the heart of Rajkot endeavors to showcase the manifestation of the cultural heritage and tradition through the medium of dolls. Spread over 9000 sq. ft., the Rajkot Dolls Museum began its journey on 24 July, 2004, and boasts of an awesome collection of dolls from about 93 countries across the world bearing the flag of their respective countries.The Rotary Dolls Museum of Rajkot allows both the adults and the children alike to enjoy over 1400 dolls that have ethnic values or are representative of the culture and tradition of the place of their origin. With love, concern and care for the communities, each of the dolls are marked in detail with their specialty and what it tries to manifest. This prompt the viewers and motivates them with more curiosity about the culture of various places and regions....more |
Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary |
The Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajkot was set up in the year 1988 by the Government, post its acquisition in the year 1975 by them. The Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajkot was granted the status of a reserve forest in the year of 1983. Prior to the year 1975, the Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajkot served as the shooting reserve that belonged to the former princely state of Wankaner also known as Central Saurashtra.Marked with fringes of hillocks around the bordering periphery of the arid shrubby plain land distinct with wild grass is the Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary got the status of Reserve Forest in the year 1983 before which it served as a shooting reserve that belonged to the former princely state of Wankaner also known as Central Saurashtra.....more |
Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary |
Located in Jasdan Taluka of Rajkot District Hingolgadh Sanctuary is a green
oasis in the dry plateau of Saurashtra. The Sanctuary is just 180 kms. away
from Ahmedabad. Extending over a forest area of 654.07 ha the sanctuary
represents dry deciduous scrub forests where the trees of Acacia Senegal
Gorad, Mytenus emarginata Vikalo Acacia nilotica Commiphora wightii Gugal
etc. dominate the landscape. The area is hilly, rugged and undulating.The
landscape presents a magnificent mosaic of grasslands and scrub forests. The
sanctuary gets full of life during rainy season with beautiful shades of
green colour all around and the area buzzing with lifChinkarae and various
life forms.....more
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Aji Dam Garden |
Aji Dam Garden Rajkot is a major Tourist Attraction in Rajkot. The Aji Dam
Garden in Rajkot is a beautiful garden beside the Aji Dam. The garden is
situated downstream and looks beautiful with lovely flower plants trees and
different types of floras. The Aji Dam Garden in Rajkot in Gujarat in India
also has amusement parks and zoos. There are food courts and children parks.
In the amusement parks both the adults and the children can have a nice
time. The Aji Dam Garden in Rajkot is a spot which is visited by people of
all ages.Aji Dam Garden is maintained by the Rajkot Municipal Corporation.
In the amusement park of the Aji Dam Garden people can spend a nice time
trying out the rides and eating snacks at the food courts. The Aji Dam
Garden at Rajkot in Gujarat in India also has a bird aviary, zoo and
crocodile park. This garden is situated at a distance of eight kilometers
from the city, on the outskirts which gives the visitors an opportunity to
move around in serene tranquility. During the winter season the Aji Dam
Garden, Rajkot looks more beautiful as the trees and the flowers are in full
bloom.....more
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