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Diamond Jubilee Institute

Some times it is surprising to know how much one single person can change the lives of thousands of people in just a short period of time. One such person was Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III who changed the face of Baroda forever and put the city on the map of the country.  So in 1938, when the Maharaja completed 60…

Pratap Vilas Palace (Lal Baug Palace)

Housing the only Railway University of India, the Pratap Vilas Palace was commissioned for the crown prince of Baroda in 1908. Now known as ‘The National Academy of Indian Railways’ or ‘Bharatiya Rail Rashtriya Akademy’ (in Hindi), earlier it was known as the Railway Staff College. Railway Academy : After independence, the Bombay Province had taken over these premises on lease…

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