The only time you might have heard of Kheechan before is when you appreciated the remarkable efforts of ONE man, Ratanlal Maloo, in bringing over 15,000 Demoiselle Cranes to his little hamlet in Rajasthan from their homes in Mongolia and Eurasia, year after year! Today, Gangadharan Menon takes you on a little trip down the lanes of history and shows you the beautiful havelis that form part of Kheechan’s landscape.
1. Five centuries ago, Western Rajasthan was ruled by the Rajputs, the valiant warrior clan of India. They believed in violence, and lived and died by the sword. So the peace-loving Jains were not very comfortable settling in these parts.