History of Morbi and Tankara

It is said that once in Morbi, there were rivers of Milk and Ghee-a phrase used to show that Morbi was very prosperous .Morbi is sometimes also reffed as Paris of India. Morbi  had been among the Strongest states of India once. Morbi had been ruled by many rulers. From Mughals to Rajputs and  to Britishers and From Qutb-ud-din Aybak to Lakhdhirji Thakor.
At the time of Partition of subcontinent Morbi became part of now India.


Memon in Morbi and Tankara were businessman and they were involved the trade and production of cotton as the soil of Morbi had been very fertile and fruitful for cotton traders.At the time of partition many of the memon families decided to move to the newly born State.Yet many families did not find it suitable to leave their old settlement and stayed at Morbi and Tankara.


Morbi also called Morvi is a small town of Gujarat State. This beautiful city is located on the Bank Of Machchhu.It is  67 Kms away from the Rajkot and 245 Kms away from the Ahmedabad. Morbi was founded in the year of 1698. Morbi was the Capital of Rajput Jadeja‘s State. Morbi is famous for it’s Architecture and Building. The plan of this beautiful city reflects the Love of it’s former Ruler for Discipline, Thinking and Architecture. 

Mani Mandir Morbi

Morbi is vastly spread & covers over 12.5 million (125 lakh) hectors of area. Machchu is main river of Morbi.The water requirement are completed by the Machchu-2 dam constucted over Machchu river near Jodhpar village.

The splendid planning and infrastructure of this town owes itself to Sir Waghji, who ruled the town between 1879 and 1948. He was responsible for establishing a good road network, railway network and even two small ports Navlakhi and Vavania. The railway station itself is a work of art with its famous combination of Indian and European architectural elements.

The town of Morvi is known for its exports in cotton and grain. It has also seen industrial growth in clock manufacturing and exports of ceramics and roofing tiles.

Nagar Darwaza now called Nehru Darwaza

It has two lovely bridges on the River Machchhu. It has beautiful sculptures at the two ends and the other is a hanging bridge.The Mani Mandir of Morbi is an excellent example of Art. The Darwaza or Gates and the market of Green Bazar tell us about the commercial activities of the city. The main industry here is of making wall clocks . It is like a cottage industry in this city; every home produces them. The other is of pottery. The famous Parshuram Potteries produce a large variety of china crockery. A number of factories are also producing ceramic tiles of high quality.

Morbi suffered from a great flood in 1979,and once again a few years back it was hit by a massive earthquake but within a short time after both the disasters the city got its act together.

Tankara is situated 27 Km south of Morvi,It was a small village.It is most famous in the history as teh birth Place of Swami Dayananda Saraswati- A hindu Saint who was very much against Islam and Buddhism.