In the rugged landscape of Gujarat’s Kutch, just 30 kilometres from Bhuj, stands a 120-year-old fort with a story of reinvention. The historic Darbargadh in Devpur village, built in 1905, has transformed into not just a heritage homestay but also a centre for education.

Royal roots in modern times

“My great-great grandfather, Thakore Sahib Verisalji Bawasaheb of Roha, built Darbargadh for his younger son,” explains Krutarthsinh M Jadeja, the current custodian of this ancestral property.

The manor, constructed in the classically ornamented Kutch-Roha style of architecture, survived both the 1956 Anjar earthquake and the devastating 2001 Bhuj earthquake, which damaged over a million structures.

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