Saurashtra desh no Itihas
(history of saurashtra land)
Author: Bhagwanlal Sampatram
Published in:1886
The book details the reign of rulers in Kutch, Central Gujarat and Saurashtra before India’s independence. It also provides readers an insight into the relation it shared with other princely states, the social and cultural ethos and profiles traders who offered monetary aide to the kings for the development of the region. In this book the word Saurashtra's etymology narrated in two ways. One is that is derived from Good State (Su-Rashtra) and the other meaning Saura Rashtra (Land of the Sun).
Source : Ahamadabadmirror.com
