Thakore
Kalapi was famous poet in Gujrat. He wrote romantic poems
at Roha hill because atmosphere of Roha was peaceful and close
to the nature with many peacocks and other birds which can
be seen here even now. Roha is called Sumari Roha after the
princesses of the Sumara state Umarkot in Sindh.
Fleeing
Allaudin Khilji the princesses sought asylum with Abda, who
died fighting Allaudin. Consequently the princesses took Samadhi
at Roha. The present Thakore of Roha, Thakore Virensinhji
Saheb lives in Bhuj and would like to develop the Roha hill
as a tourist point. |