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A campsite for the children of Polish refugees of [[World War II]] was built by [[K. S. Digvijaysinhji]], Jam Saheb Maharaja of Nawanagar in 1942, near his summer resort. He gave refuge to hundreds of Polish children rescued from Polish and Soviet camps.[{{cite web | title=Little Warsaw Of Kathiawar |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] | date=20 December 2010 | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/little-warsaw-of-kathiawar/268578 | access-date=7 May 2016}}][{{cite web | title=Good Maharaja saves Polish children – beautiful story of A Little Poland in India | website=newdelhi.mfa.gov.pl | date=10 November 2013 | url=http://newdelhi.mfa.gov.pl/en/news/good_maharaja_saves_polish_children___premiere_of_a_little_poland_in_india_in_new_delhi;jsessionid=A6A8EEBD502F3978A62F42449C9E01CC.cmsap2p | access-date=7 May 2016 | archive-date=16 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516221156/http://newdelhi.mfa.gov.pl/en/news/good_maharaja_saves_polish_children___premiere_of_a_little_poland_in_india_in_new_delhi;jsessionid=A6A8EEBD502F3978A62F42449C9E01CC.cmsap2p | url-status=dead }}] The campsite is now a part of the Sainik School, Balachadi.[{{cite web | title=Origin and History | website=Welcome to Sainik School Balachadi | date=27 April 2016 | url=http://www.ssbalachadi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=73 | access-date=7 May 2016}}] |
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A campsite for the children of Polish refugees of [[World War II]] was built by [[K. S. Digvijaysinhji]], Jam Saheb Maharaja of Nawanagar in 1942, near his summer resort. He gave refuge to hundreds of Polish children rescued from Polish and Soviet camps.[{{cite web | title=Little Warsaw Of Kathiawar |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] | date=20 December 2010 | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/little-warsaw-of-kathiawar/268578 | access-date=7 May 2016}}][{{cite web | title=Good Maharaja saves Polish children – beautiful story of A Little Poland in India | website=newdelhi.mfa.gov.pl | date=10 November 2013 | url=http://newdelhi.mfa.gov.pl/en/news/good_maharaja_saves_polish_children___premiere_of_a_little_poland_in_india_in_new_delhi;jsessionid=A6A8EEBD502F3978A62F42449C9E01CC.cmsap2p | access-date=7 May 2016 | archive-date=16 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516221156/http://newdelhi.mfa.gov.pl/en/news/good_maharaja_saves_polish_children___premiere_of_a_little_poland_in_india_in_new_delhi;jsessionid=A6A8EEBD502F3978A62F42449C9E01CC.cmsap2p | url-status=dead }}] The campsite is now a part of the Sainik School, Balachadi.[{{cite web | title=Origin and History | website=Welcome to Sainik School Balachadi | date=27 April 2016 | url=http://www.ssbalachadi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=73 | access-date=7 May 2016}}] |
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