The Gaekwad rule was established when the Marathas invaded Gujarat and took Vadodara away from the Babi Sultans. Then, sometime during 1847–1856, an unidentified poet wrote a garbo, a type of folk song and dance, that described Vadodara under Ganpatrao Gaekwad’s rule. Details about Vadodara at that time is provided in this garbo. The garbo’s names have been numbered, and…
