Established by Dattatray Mujumdar, in house of Mujumdar no Wada at Raopura area, Narayan Guru Talim was registered as full-fledged akhada in 1880, during the rule of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III. Mujumdar was a fitness enthusiast & were famous in those years as he had written Vyayam Kosh that too of 10 Volumes & of 4 different languages. This is…
Arena
Located in narrow lanes of Bajwada, & established in 1908, this infamous akhada was formed by Ambu Purani & Chhotu Purani, the two freedom fighters, to encourage & train young citizens of baroda for resisting British rule. The akhada has been training fitness freaks in mud kushti, malkhambh, langdi, wrestling, judo & such other games. It is still few of…
Located in the Dandia Bazaar area of the city is the Shree Jummadada Vyayam Mandir, which literally translates to “Temple of Physical Education”. The institute was started by Jummadada in about 1853 as an Akhada, in the Warasia area. It was later expanded and went on to become Professor Manikrao’s Shree Jummadada Vyayam Mandir. Jummadada and the Akhada : Also…
What is today the Gaurav housing society behind the Bhaddar/Bhadra Kacheri, in earlier times would have been”Aggad” or the wrestling/battle arena. Historians say that the Bhadra locality has been home to this battle arena for almost 700 years. This battle arena is dated back to the 15th century to Sultan Muhammad Begada ruled the Baroda region and was patron of…
Situated in one of the corners of the old city, Bhaddar also known as Bhadra Kacheri is located in the area near Pani Gate, Vadodara. Now just a ghost of a building, this was the first known residence of the Gaekwads. Some trace the existence of this building, to the end of the 17th century, while others trace it further back…