Kelwara

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Kelwara

Head-quarters of the Kumbhalgarh pargana in the State of Udaipur, Rajputana, situated in 25 degree 7' N. and 73 degree 36' E., in the heart of the Aravalli Hills, about 2 ½ miles south of the Kumbhal- garh fort and 38 miles north of Udaipur city. Population (1901), 1,204. It was in Kelwara that Rana Ajai Singh found refuge when his father, Rana Lakshman Singh, and his seven brothers had been killed defending Chitor against Ala-ud-din at the beginning of the fourteenth century.