The Heritage session of Coin display and discussion of Gaekwad era coins at Honest Jewellers on Monday morning was a revelation of the range of coins and the deep interest
I have been a Baroda resident all my life. And written extensively on its heritage buildings, history and what have you. But I had never seen this little jewel of
Kavant is a small town nestled in the district of Chota Udepur and is 80 kms from Baroda. Being a predominantly Tribal area with a large population of Bhils and
When we at Heritage Trust first planned doing Walks in and around Baroda, our attention, rather obviously, focused on the Walled City. We were not sure whether we could have
Do people in Baroda understand how lucky they are? Maybe not all. But one person certainly does. Sameer Khera, My friend, Baroda-wala and an eternal traveler. Photographs from his frequent
The word ‘museum’ conjures a very typical idea in most minds. Images of art, archeology, general, natural history and natural science, science and technology and history come to mind. But
The Oxford Dictionary describes museum as “a building in which objects of interest or importance are stored and displayed”. For the common people, the prime function of the museum is
Baroda State was considered one of the most progressive states and the credit for this goes to the vision and foresight of one of its most iconic rulers, H.H. Maharaja
(Disclaimer- Taking the conversation to an academia-oriented outlook, the column is an excerpt from the author’s work looking at cultural geographies and the role of heterogenous community in the making
Nothing speaks more about a city than its history and people. Connecting the population of an ever growing metropolitan, the city’s temples are symbols of not only spirituality but also
Local sightseeing is mostly you showing your relatives from out of town, the so to say “touristy places worth seeing “in one’s own city. But beyond this,are the several facets
Madhav Bagh, a heritage residence in the city of Vadodara, has an interesting story to tell. Located in the centre of the city, opposite ONGC in Pratapnagar, Madhav Bagh is
