Fort Chanwa

Today I stay at the hotel. It's possible for the first time, since we stay for the first time at the same hotel for two nights. So I took my time to wash my cloths and use the pool. The hotel is a building of history.

In 1894, Kaviraj Muraridanji a civil servant of Maharajah Jaswant Singh ll, Ruler of Marwar, Jodhpur from 1876-1895 was granted the rarely known hamlet of Chanwa as "jagir" - a territory awarded in recognition of military operations.

There he built an exquisite little fortified haveli, today known as Heritage Hotel Fort Chanwa.

In 1941, however, the village of Chanwa became "khalsa" (owned by the state) as ironically Muraridanji fell victim to a law introduced by himself in the best interest of Marwar, whereby feudal states lacking a male successor or without a recognized adoption in lifetime of the deceased "jagirdar” (owner of the Jagir) were automatically resumed by the state, after his death.

In 1948, Chanwa was granted as "jagir" to Maharajah Dalip Singh, the youngest son of Maharajah Umaid Singh. However, over time the fortress sank into years of abandonment and decay.

In 1992, inspired by a wave of successful restorations to heritage properties and encouraged by the burgeoning tourism traffic into Western Rajasthan, Maharaj Dalip Singh, the 24th generation of direct descent from Rao Jodha, ruler and founder of Jodhpur in the 15th century, decided to open the gates of Chanwa to these new "invaders".

Today, Fort Chanwa has been restored and open up as hotel.Read more