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Uncanny resemblance between Juni Haveli of Rajpipla and Lord’s Cricket Ground pavilion at London

December 4, 2020 Albert Trott Chhatravilas Palace Dhanaji Jadav Dorset Square Emperor Aurangzeb Indrajit-Padmini Mahal (Vadia Palace) Junaraj (Old Rajpipla Juni Haveli (Old Palace) Long Room Lord's Pavilion Lord's Maharaja Peelajirao Gaekwar of Baroda Maharana Chhatrasinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Jeetsinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Verisalji I of Rajpipla Marathas Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Middlesex County Cricket Club Mughal Emperor Akbar Mughal Empire Nandod Taluka Rajpipla Rajpipla Kingdom Rajpipla Royal Family Rajpipla State Ratanpur (Limbodhra) Regent's Canal Rest of the World XI River Karjan Sachin Tendulkar Satpura Hills Satpuras Shane Warne St. John's Wood Thomas Lord Thomas Verity Vijay Palace Western Satpuras Leave a comment

The old Rajpipla Fort atop Devchhatra (Devastra) or ‘Abode of the Gods’ Hill in the Western Satpuras, a reminder of rich history wrapped in exquisite landscape

February 12, 2018 Dediapara Devchhatra (Devastra) Hill Devchhatra Hill Gohil Rajput dynasty Gohil Rajput Dynasty Of Rajpipla Gujarat India Junaraj Lal Darwaza Nandod Rajpipla Rajpipla Kingdom Rajpipla State River Karjan River Narmada River Terav Sagbara Satpura Hills Western Satpuras Leave a comment

Wheel comes a full circle. Ro-Ro ferry replicates the mediaeval sea route of the legendary Mokhdaji Gohil

October 22, 2017 Arjunsinhji (Samarsinhji) Bhavnagar Bhavsinhji Dahej Dev Chhatra Dungarsinhji Ghogha Gohil Rajput dynasty Gohil Rajput Dynasty Of Rajpipla Gohilwad Gulf of Cambay Hathasani Maharana Arjunsinhji of Rajpipla Mokhdaji Gohil Muhammad bin Tughlaq Narendra Modi Pirambet Island Rajpipla Kingdom Rao Chokrana Parmar Ro-Ro Ferry Sarvaiya Saurashtra Thakor Mokhdaji Gohil of Ghogha Western Satpuras 2 Comments

The historic 18th century Juni Haveli (Old Palace) of the kingdom of Rajpipla

September 12, 2017 British Empire Chhatravilas Palace Chittor Damaji Jadhav Emperor Akbar Emperor Aurangzeb English East India Company Gohil Rajput Dynasty Of Rajpipla Government of Gujarat Indrajit-Padmini Mahal (Vadia Palace) Junaraj Junaraj (Old Rajpipla Juni Haveli Juni Haveli (Old Palace) Maharaja Peelajirao Gaekwar of Baroda Maharana Bhairavsinhji Maharana Chhatrasinhji Maharana Jeetsinhji Maharana Pruthurajji Maharana Udai Singh of Mewar Maharana Verisalji I Marathas Mewar Kingdom Mughal Empire Muzaffar Shah Nandod (New Rajpipla) Rajpipla Rajpipla Kingdom Ratanpur River Karjan River Narmada Satpuras Sultans of Ahmedabad Veer Vinod Vijay Palace Western Satpuras Leave a comment

Junaraj, the mediaeval capital of the Gohil Rajput dynasty of Rajpipla

January 30, 2016 Devchhatra Hill Emperor Akbar Ghogha Gohil Rajput dynasty Junaraj (Old Rajpipla Maharana Arjunsinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Jeetsinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Verisalji I of Rajpipla Nandod (New Rajpipla) Pirambet Rajpipla Kingdom Rao Chokrana Parmar River Karjan Sultans of Ahmedabad Thakor Mokhdaji Gohil of Ghogha Western Satpuras 8 Comments

Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’ …..1 – Chapter 1 : CHASING A DREAM

January 2, 2013 A Maharaja's Turf Benjamin Disraeli Bombay Presidency City and Suburban Diomed Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby Embargo Epsom Derby 1934 First Epsom Derby 1780 First World War Gohil Rajputs Grand National of Belgium Ostend 1927 Horse Racing Illustrated Weekly of India Imperial Cadet Corps Dehra Dun Indian Derby Calcutta 1919 Indra Vikram Singh Irish Derby Curragh 1926 Irish Two Thousand Guineas Juna Raj (Old Rajpipla) Lord's Maharaja Sir Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Chhatrasinhji of Rajpipla Maharana Gambhirsinhji of Rajpipla Marcus Marsh Old Windsor Olympics Otto von Bismarck Queen Elizabeth II Queen Victoria Racing with the Gods Rajkumar College Rajkot Rajpipla State Rewakantha Agency River Narmada River Tapti Rolls-Royce Royal Hunt Cup Ruler of Wankaner Sir Charles Bunbury Sir Winston Churchill Steve Donoghue Tattenham Corner Tipster Wembley Western Satpuras Wimbledon Windsor Lad Yuvrani Phul Kunverba of Rajpipla Leave a comment

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When the British royal family saw Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla winning the Epsom Derby of England in 1934. Excerpts from Indra Vikram Singh’s book ‘A Maharaja’s Turf’
What The Racing Gazette wrote about Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla in November 1921
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How ‘the threatened fragmentation’ of India was averted by the rulers of sovereign Indian States by signing the Instrument of Accession and Standstill Agreement just before independence. Excerpt from ‘The Story of the Integration of Indian States’ by V.P. Menon
On this day, 6th June in the year 1934, Maharaja Vijaysinhji of Rajpipla won the blue riband of the turf, the Epsom Derby of England. He wrote about the enthralling event in the Sporting Times a couple of months later

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