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Gujarat -
Country - India
Formation – 1 May 1960
Capital - Gandhinagar
Largest city - Ahmedabad
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District- 33
- Ahmedabad
- Vadodara
- Pleasure
- Chota Udaipur
- David
- kheda
- Mahisagar
- Panchmahali
- Gandhinagar
- Aravali
- banaskantha
- Mehsana
- Patna
- sabarkantha
- Rajkot
- Amreli
- Bhavnagar
- botad
- Devbhoomi Dwarka
- Gir Somnath
- Jamnagar
- Junagadh
- Morbi
- Porbandar
- Surendranagar
- Raw
- face
- Bharuch
- dang
- Narmada
- Navsari
- Tapi
- Valsad
Government-
• Bodies - Government of Gujarat
• Governor- Acharya Dev Vrat
• Chief Minister- Vijay Rupani (BJP)
• Legislature - unicameral (182 seats)
Parliamentary area
Rajya Sabha (11 seats)
Lok Sabha- (26 seats)
• High Court Gujarat High Court
Area-
• Total 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi)
Area Rank 5
Population (2011)
• Total 60,439,692
• Rank 9th (10th as per 2011 census report)
• Density 308/km2 (800/sq mi)
GSDP (2019–20)
• Total 16.49 trillion (US$230 billion)
• 216,458 (US$3,000) per person
Languages -
• Official -Gujarati
• Additional Officer -Hindi
Time Zone - UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO-3166 Code IN-GJ
Vehicle Registration -GJ
Literacy (2011) -78.03%
Sex Ratio (2011) - 919 /1000
Its capital is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad.
The Gujarati people of India are native to the state, and their language Gujarati is the official language of the state.
Symbols of Gujarat-
- Symbol of Gujarat - Gujarat government seal in all languages
- Song - "Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat" By Narmada
- Mammal - Asiatic Lion Adult Asiatic Lion
- Bird - Greater Flamingo
- Flower- Marigold (Galgota) African Marigold
- fruit - mango
- Trees - Banyan Great
Facts about Gujarat -
The state took its name from the Gurjars, who ruled the region between 700 and 800.
Stone Age settlements around the Sabarmati and Mahi rivers indicate the time of the Indus Valley Civilization while Harappan centers are also found at Lothal, Rampur, Amri, and other places.
Historical facts about Gujarat-
Inscriptions in the Girnar Hills show that the Mauryan emperor Ashoka expanded his territory to Gujarat in about 250 BC.
With its fall, control of the region came under the Sakas or Scythians.
The Solanki dynasty came to power during the 900s and Gujarat reached its zenith.
Then followed a long period of Muslim rule. Ahmad I, the first independent Muslim ruler of Gujarat, founded Ahmedabad in 1411.
In the 1570s, the Mughal emperor Akbar conquered Malwa and Gujarat.
The British East India Company made its first move in Surat in 1818 and the state came under the control of his rule.
Gujarat was divided into princely states. After Indian independence in 1947, Gujarat, except Saurashtra and Kutch, became part of Bombay State until May 1, 1960, when the government divided Bombay State into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Ahmedabad became the main city of the new state and housed the offices of the state government. He remained there till he shifted to Gandhinagar in 1970.
Gujarat is a state on the west coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km (990 mi) – most of which lies on the Kathiawar Peninsula – and a population of 60.4 million.
It is the fifth-largest Indian state by area and the ninth-largest by population.
Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the south, Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and Sindh province of Pakistan to the west.
The state has traditionally had low unemployment and is widely regarded as one of the most industrially developed states in India and a manufacturing hub.
The state includes some sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, such as Lothal, Dholavira, and Gola Dhoro.
Lothal is considered to be one of the first ports in the world.
Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch and Khambhat, served as ports and trading centers in the Maurya and Gupta empires, and during the succession of the imperial Saka dynasties from the Western Satrap era.
Along with Bihar, Mizoram, and Nagaland, Gujarat is one of four Indian states to ban the sale of alcohol.
The Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat is home to the only wild population of Asiatic lions in the world.
Some interesting facts of Gujarat -
Gujarat is derived from Sanskrit (Gurjara-Rashtra), Gurjar Rashtra.
Gujarat was known as Gurjatra (a country ruled or protected by the Gurjars) or Gurjarbhoomi (the land of the Gurjars) for centuries before the Mughal period.
Gujarat has the longest coastline of any other Indian state.
Gujarat has been one of the major centers of the Indus Valley Civilization.
It includes the major ancient metropolitan cities of the Indus Valley such as Lothal, Dholavira, and Gola Dhoro.
The first port of India was established in the ancient city of Lothal.
It is locally called the Jewel of the West.
Gujarat has seventeen airports, making it the state with the most operational airports in India.
Gujarat has the highest number of vegetarians than any other state in India.
Gandhinagar is the greenest capital city in the whole of Asia.
The first capital of Gujarat was Ahmedabad; The capital was moved to Gandhinagar in 1970.
In the year 2010, Forbes listed Ahmedabad as the third fastest-growing city in the world.
Gujarat is the safest state in India. It has a crime rate of 8.2 which is one of the lowest in India even after considering the communal riots of 2002.
Gujarat has the lowest number of crimes against women among all Indian states after Goa.
Surat is the richest city in India; With an average annual household income of Rs 450,000, ahead of Bangalore and Madras. According to the report of the National Council of Applied Economic Research
Arvind Mills of Ahmedabad is the world's third-largest denim manufacturer.
Gujarat is one of the most prosperous states in the country, with a per capita GDP of 3.2 times that of India.
The world's first pure vegetarian Subway and Domino's outlet opened in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat is the only state in India to have a statewide gas grid of 2,200 km.
The first all-vegetarian Pizza Hut was opened in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat is the only home of Asiatic lions.
Gujarat is the only extant natural habitat of lions outside Africa.
Of the 18,000 villages in Gujarat, 100% have electricity connections.
Gujarat has the largest OFC network of over 50,000 km.
The British East India Company made its first move in Surat in 1818.
Gujarat is the largest producer of milk in India.
Surat is the third cleanest city in India after Chandigarh and Mysore
The world's largest ship breaking yard is at Alang near Bhavnagar in Gujarat.
According to the Forbes 2010 report, Ahmedabad was listed as the third fastest-growing city in the world.
Rajkot is the ninth cleanest city in India.
Four of the top 10 richest persons in India are Gujaratis, namely Dilip Shanghvi, Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji, and Pallonji Mistry.
More than 8 out of 10 diamonds in the world are processed in the city of Surat in Gujarat.
Surat is considered to be the center of the diamond trade in the world after Antwerp, Belgium.
Forests and National Parks in Gujarat-
Gujarat has 4 national parks and 21 sanctuaries
Asiatic lion in Gir forest,
Wild donkey in the Rann of Kutch,
Indian Bustard in Bird Sanctuary,
Four-horned Antelope and blackbuck are among the many animals and birds protected in Gujarat
Whale shark breeds off Gujarat coast
Okha is a place where dugong is found
Gulf of Kutch is India's first marine national park
fall dry deciduous forest
majestic meadows
Vast landscape Little Rann of Kutch
Wetland Residence Nalsarovar
Marine Ecosystem Pirotan Islands
rich moist deciduous forest
Rivers in Gujarat -
- Sabarmati
- hot
- Narmada
- Daman Ganga
- Dadar
- Gomti
Famous places in Gujarat-
Somnath Temple :-
The Somnath temple, located at Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the west coast of Gujarat, India, is believed to be the first of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples of Shiva.
Dwarkadhish Temple :-
The famous Hindu temple of Krishna, known for its elaborate tiered main temple and dates back to 400 BC.
Sabarmati Ashram:-
The Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjacent to Ashram Road, four miles from the Town Hall on the banks of the Sabarmati River.
Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara:-
The term Maharaja Palace actually refers to a series of palaces in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, built since the Gaekwad, a prominent Maratha family.
Akshardham:-
Modern 10-story Hindu temple, with elaborately carved sandstone facade and water/laser show at night.
Queen's Vav:-
Rani ki Vav is an intricately constructed stepwell located in the city of Patan in Gujarat, India.
It is situated on the banks of the Saraswati river.
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad:-
The iconic yellow-sandstone mosque was built in 1424 by Sultan Ahmed Shah I, whose tomb is nearby.
Science Centre, Surat:-
Science Centre, Surat is a multi-facility complex in Surat, Gujarat, India, built by Surat Municipal Corporation in 2009, the first of its type in western India.
History of Gujarat-
Indus Civilization-
Dholavira is one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, with artificially created reservoirs with stepped steps to reach the water level.
Archaeological remains of washroom drainage system at Lothal.
Gujarat was one of the main central regions of the Indus Valley Civilization.
It includes the ancient metropolis of the Indus Valley such as Lothal, Dholavira, and Gola Dhoro.
The ancient city of Lothal was where India's first port was established.
The ancient city of Dholavira is one of the largest and most prominent archaeological sites in India belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization.
The most recent discovery was Gola Dhoro. Altogether about 50 Indus Valley settlement ruins have been discovered in Gujarat.
The ancient history of Gujarat was rich in the commercial activities of its inhabitants.
There is clear historical evidence of trade and commerce links with Egypt, Bahrain, and Sumer in the Persian Gulf during the period 1000 to 750 BC.
There were Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms such as the Maurya Dynasty, Western Satraps, Satavahana dynasty, Gupta Empire, Chalukya dynasty, Rashtrakuta Empire, Pala Empire, and Gurjara-Pratihara Empire, as well as local dynasties such as Maitraka and then. Chalukya.
The early history of Gujarat reflects the royal grandeur of Chandragupta Maurya, who conquered many of the earlier kingdoms of what is now Gujarat.
Pushyagupta, a Vaishya, was appointed the governor of Saurashtra by the Maurya regime.
He ruled over Girinagar (modern Junagadh) (322 BC to 294 BC) and built a dam on the Sudarshan Lake. Emperor Ashoka, a grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, not only ordered his inscriptions to be carved on the rock at Junagadh but also asked Governor Tusherfa to cut canals from the lake, where a former Mauryan governor had built a dam.
The Indo-Greek defeat of Demetrius in Gujarat occurred between the decline of Mauryan power and Saurashtra's coming under Maurya's present-day suzerainty of Ujjain.
In manuscripts from the 16th century, there is an apocryphal story of a merchant of King Gondapheres landing in Gujarat with the Apostle Thomas. The incident of the cup being torn by a lion may indicate that the port city described is in Gujarat.
For nearly 300 years from the beginning of the 1st century CE, the Saka rulers played a major role in the history of Gujarat.
The weather-strapped rock at Junagadh gives a glimpse of Rudradaman I (100 CE), the ruler of the Shaka satraps called Western satraps or satraps.
Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman I founded the Kardamak dynasty, which ruled from Anup on the banks of the Narmada to the Aparant region to the border of Punjab.
In Gujarat, several battles were fought between the South Indian Satavahana dynasty and the Western satraps.
The greatest and most powerful ruler of the Satavahana dynasty was Gautamiputra Satakarni who defeated the Western satraps and conquered parts of Gujarat in the 2nd century CE.
The Kshatrapa dynasty was replaced by the Gupta Empire with the conquest of Gujarat by Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
Skandagupta, the successor of Vikramaditya, left an inscription (450 CE) on a rock at Junagadh which details the governor's repairs to the embankment around Sudarshan Lake after it was damaged by floods.
Both Anarta and Saurashtra regions were part of the Gupta Empire. The Gupta Empire collapsed in the middle of the 5th century. Senapati Bhataraka, the Maitraka general of the Guptas, took advantage of the situation and in 470 he established what came to be known as the Maitraka kingdom.
He shifted his capital from Giringar to Vallabhipur near Bhavnagar on the eastern coast of Saurashtra.
The Maitrakas of Valabhi became very powerful with their rule over large parts of Gujarat and adjoining Malwa.
A university was established by the Maitrakas, which was known far and wide for its scholarly activities and was compared with the famous Nalanda University. It was during the rule of Dhruvasena Maitraka that the Chinese philosopher-traveler Xuanzang/I Tsing visited along the Silk Road in 640.
Gujarat was known to the ancient Greeks and was familiar to other western centers of civilization by the end of the European Middle Ages.
The oldest written record of Gujarat's 2,000-year maritime history is recorded in the Greek book The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First Century.
Medieval History-
Beginning in the 8th century, the Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate established an empire named after the growing religion of Islam, which stretched from Spain in the west to Afghanistan and modern-day Pakistan in the east.
Qasim's successor al-Junaid eventually suppressed Hindu resistance within Sindh and established a secure base.
Arab rulers tried to expand their empire to the southeast, culminating in the Khilafat campaigns fought in India in 730; They were defeated and expelled west of the Indus River, possibly by an alliance of the Hindu rulers Nagabhatta I of the Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty, Vikramaditya II of the Chalukya dynasty and Bappa Rawal of the Guhila dynasty.
After this victory, the Arab invaders were driven out of Gujarat. General Pulakeshin, the Chalukya prince of Lata, received the title of Avanijanashraya (Refuge of the people of the earth) by the Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya II for his victory in the battle at Navsari and was awarded the "Repeller of the Repeller", where the Arab troops inflicted a crushing defeat. faced.
The end of the 8th century marked the beginning of the Kanauj Triangle period. Three major Indian dynasties – the northwest Indian Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, the South Indian Rashtrakuta dynasty, and the East Indian Pala Empire – dominated India from the 8th to the 10th centuries.
During this period the northern part of Gujarat was ruled by the north Indian Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty and the southern part of Gujarat was ruled by the south Indian Rashtrakuta dynasty.
However, the earliest archival records of the Gujjars of Broch confirm that the royal bloodline of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty of Dadda I-II-III (650–750) ruled South Gujarat.
Southern Gujarat was ruled by the South Indian Rashtrakuta dynasty until it was annexed by Tailapa II, the South Indian ruler of the Western Chalukya Empire.
To escape persecution by Muslim invaders in the process of conquering Iran, the Zoroastrians of Greater Iran migrated to the western borders of South Asia (Gujarat and Sindh) during the 8th or 10th century.
The descendants of those Parsi refugees came to be called Parsis.
Thereafter, Laṭa in southern Gujarat was ruled by the Rashtrakuta dynasty until it was annexed by the Western Chalukya ruler Tailapa II.
The Chalukya dynasty ruled Gujarat from c. 960 to 1243.
Gujarat was a major center of the Indian Ocean trade, and their capital Anhilwara (Patan) was one of the largest cities in India, with an estimated population of 100,000 in the year 1000. After 1243, the Solankis lost control of Gujarat to their feudatories, of whom the Vaghela chiefs of Dholka dominated Gujarat. In 1292 the Vaghels became tributaries of the Yadava dynasty of Devagiri in the Deccan. Karnadev of the Vaghela dynasty was the last Hindu ruler of Gujarat.
He was defeated and overthrown by the superior forces of Alauddin Khilji from Delhi in 1297.
With his defeat, Gujarat became part of the Gurjara Empire, the Muslims, and the Rajputs' hold over Gujarat would never be restored.
According to Barnes (2017), pieces of printed type cotton made in Gujarat were discovered in Egypt, providing evidence of medieval trade in the western Indian Ocean.
These pieces represent the Indian cotton traded in Egypt during the Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk periods from the tenth to the sixteenth centuries.
Similar Gujarati types of cotton were traded as far east as Indonesia and referred to the wider Indian Ocean medieval trade.
Muslim rule-
Islamic Conquest, 1197-1614
After the Ghori's assumed a position of Muslim supremacy over northern India, Qutbuddin Aibak attempted to conquer Gujarat and annex it to his empire in 1197 but was unsuccessful in his ambitions.
An independent Muslim community flourished in Gujarat for the next hundred years, supported by Arab traders who settled on the west coast.
From 1297 to 1300, Alauddin Khilji, the Turkic-Afghan Sultan of Delhi destroyed the Hindu metropolis of Anhilwara and incorporated Gujarat into the Delhi Sultanate.
The sultanate weakened after Timur sacked Delhi in the late 14th century, the Muslim Khatri governor of Gujarat, Zafar Khan Muzaffar (Muzaffar Shah I) asserted its independence, and his son Sultan Ahmed Shah (reigned 1411–1442 ) founded Ahmedabad. Capital. Khambhat took over Bharuch as the most important trading port of Gujarat. Gujarat's relations with Egypt, which was then the major Arab power in the Middle East, remained friendly over the next century, and the Egyptian scholar, Badruddin-ad-Damamimi, spent several years under the Sultan's shadow before moving to the Bahmani Sultanate. spent in Why the Deccan?
Shah-e-Alam, a famous Sufi-saint of the Chishti Order, who was a descendant of Makhdum Jahanian Jahangsht from Bukhara, soon arrived in a group that included the Arab theologian Ibn Suwaid, several Sayyid Sufi members of the Aydars family of Tarim in Yemen, the Iberian court Were. The interpreter Ali al-Andalusi from Granada and the Arab jurist Bahraq from Hadramaut was appointed the prince's teacher.
Among the illustrious names to come during the reign of Mahmud Begada were the Shiraz philosopher Haibatullah Shah Mir and the Persian scholarly intellectual Abu Fazl Ghazaruni who taught and adopted the author of the Akbarnama, Abul-Fazl ibn Mubarak.
Later, a close alliance between the Ottoman Turks and the Gujarati sultans to effectively protect Jeddah and the Red Sea trade from Portuguese imperialism encouraged the existence of the powerful Rumi elite within the kingdom, who sought to maintain relations with the Turks. He took over the post of Vazirs in Gujarat. state.
Humayun also briefly occupied the province in 1536 but fled due to threats from Raja Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. The Sultanate of Gujarat remained independent until 1572 when the Mughal Emperor Akbar conquered it and annexed it to the Mughal Empire.
The Surat port (the only west-facing Indian port) then became India's major port during the Mughal rule to achieve widespread international fame. The city of Surat, famous for its cargo exports of silk and diamonds, came on a par with contemporary Venice and Beijing, which were some of the greatest trading cities in Europe and Asia, and earned the distinctive title, Bab al-Makkah (the Gate of the Gates). . Maize).
Attracted by the religious renaissance that took place under Akbar, Mohammad Ghaus moved to Gujarat and established spiritual centers for the Shatari Sufi order from Iran, founded a Toda mosque, and produced devotees such as Wajihuddin Alvi of Ahmedabad, who had many successors. During the height moved to Bijapur. of the Adil Shahi dynasty
At the same time, the Zoroastrian high priest Azar Kayvan, a native of Fars, immigrated to Gujarat, founding the Zoroastrian school of illuminations, which attracted prominent Shia Muslim admirers of the Safavid philosophical revival from Isfahan.
An early 14th-century Maghrebi adventurer, Ibn Battuta, who came to India with his entourage, remembers in his memoirs about Cambay, one of the great emporia of the Indian Ocean, that in fact:
Maratha Empire -
Peshwa Bajirao riding the first horse
When the building of the Mughal Empire began to crack in the mid-17th century, as the Marathas were consolidating their power in the west, the great Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked Surat in southern Gujarat, first in 1664 and then twice. In 1682.
These attacks marked the entry of the Marathas into Gujarat.
However, before the entry of the Marathas into Gujarat, the Europeans had made their presence felt, with the Portuguese leading them, followed by the Dutch and the British.
The Peshwas had established their sovereignty over parts of Gujarat and collected taxes and tributes through their representatives.
Damaji Gaikwad and Kadam Bande divided the Peshwa's territory between them, Damaji established Gaekwad's dominion over Gujarat and made Baroda (present day Vadodara in southern Gujarat) his capital.
The ensuing internal war between the Marathas was fully exploited by the British, who intervened in the affairs of both the Gaekwad and the Peshwa.
In Saurashtra, as elsewhere, the Marathas faced resistance.
The decline of the Mughal Empire helped create large peripheral kingdoms in Saurashtra, including Junagadh, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, and a few others, which resisted large-scale Maratha incursions.
Tourism in Gujarat-
Some of the popular tourist places in Gujarat include:
- Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
- Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary
- Rann of Kutch
- Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka
- Somnath Temple, Somnath
- Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaba Gandhi No Delo, Rajkot
- Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Gandhinagar
- Great Rann of Kutch
- stepwells of gujarat
Saputara -
A hill station in Gujarat
The natural environment of Gujarat includes the Great Rann of Kutch and the Saputara hills and is the only home of purebred Asiatic lions in the world.
During the historical reign of the Sultans, Hindu craftsmanship blended with Islamic architecture, giving rise to the Indo-Saracenic style. Many structures in the state have been built in this way.
It is also the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, great eminent figures of India's independence movement.
Amitabh Bachchan is currently the brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism.
Statue of Unity in front of Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada in Kevadiya Colony
Museums and Monuments
Gujarat has a variety of museums of different styles which are housed by the state museum department of the premier state museum, the Baroda Museum, and Picture Gallery in Vadodara, which is also the location of the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum.
Kirti Mandir, Porbandar, Sabarmati Ashram, and Kaba Gandhi no Delo are museums related to Mahatma Gandhi, the first being the place of his birth and the latter two where he lived during his lifetime.
Kaba Gandhi no Delo in Rajkot displays a part of a rare collection of photographs related to the life of Mahatma Gandhi.
Sabarmati Ashram is the place where Gandhi started the Dandi March.
On 12 March 1930, he pledged that he would not return to the ashram until India got independence.
The Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum is located within the Lakshmi Vilas Palace, the residence of the erstwhile Maharajas of Vadodara.
The Calico Museum of Textiles is managed by the Sarabhai Foundation and is one of the most popular tourist places in Ahmedabad.
The Lakhota Museum in Jamnagar is a palace converted into a museum, which was the residence of the Jadeja Rajputs.
The museum's collection includes artifacts from the 9th to 18th centuries, pottery from nearby medieval villages, and whale skeletons.
Other famous museums in the state include the Kutch Museum in Bhuj, the oldest museum in Gujarat established in 1877, the Watson Museum of Human History and Culture in Rajkot,
Gujarat Science City and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad.
In October 2018, the world's tallest statue in memory of independence leader Sardar Patel was unveiled.
The 182-meter high Statue of Unity is the newest tourist attraction with over 30,000 visitors every day.
Transport in Gujarat -
List of airports in Gujarat -
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Surat Airport
There are two international airports (Ahmedabad and Surat),
Nine domestic airports (Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Kandla, Porbandar, Rajkot, Vadodara, Amreli, Keshod),
Two private airports (Mundra, Mithapur) and
Three military bases (Bhuj, Jamnagar, Naliya) in Gujarat.
Two more airports (Ankleshwar, Rajkot) are under construction.
The three disused airports are located at Deesa, Mandvi, and Mehsana; the Final service is a flying school.
Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) has been established by the Government of Gujarat to promote the development of aviation infrastructure in the state.
These airports are operated and owned by the Airports Authority of India, the Indian Air Force, the Government of Gujarat, or private companies.
Rail-
Railway stations in Gujarat and Indian Railways
Further information: Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Passenger Corridor
Gujarat comes under the Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
Ahmedabad Railway Station is the most important, centrally located, and largest railway station of Gujarat which connects all the important cities of Gujarat and India.
Vadodara railway station is the busiest railway station in Gujarat and also the ninth busiest railway station in India.
Other important railway stations are Surat Railway Station, Bhavnagar Terminus, Rajkot Railway Station, Sabarmati Junction, Valsad Railway Station, Gandhidham Junction, Anand Junction, Godhra Railway Station, etc.
Indian Railways is planning a Delhi-Mumbai dedicated rail freight route passing through the state.
The 39.259 km (24.394 mi) long tracks of Phase I of MEGA, a metro rail system for Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are under construction.
It is expected to be completed by December 2018.
Its construction started on 14 March 2015.
Sea-
Kandla Port, Kutch
The state of Gujarat has the longest coastline of 1214 km in India.
Kandla Port is one of the largest ports serving Western India.
Other important ports in Gujarat are Navlakhi Port, Magdalla Port, Port Pipavav, Bedi Port, Porbandar Port, Veraval Port, and the privately owned Mundra Port.
There is also a Ro-Ro ferry service in the state.
Street-
Bus Terminal in Vadodara
Ahmedabad BRTS
List of National Highways in Gujarat and List of State Highways in Gujarat
The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) is the primary body responsible for providing bus services within the state of Gujarat and also with neighboring states.
It is a public transport corporation that provides bus services and public transport within Gujarat and to other states of India. Apart from this, there are many services provided by GSRTC.
Mofussil Services - Connects major cities, smaller towns, and villages within Gujarat.
Intercity bus services - connect major cities - Ahmedabad, Surat, Veraval, Vapi, Vadodara (Baroda), and Rajkot.
Interstate Bus Service - Connects various cities of Gujarat with neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
City Services - GSRTC provides city bus services to Surat, Vadodara, Vapi, Gandhinagar, and Ahmedabad within the state of Gujarat.
Parcel Services - A service used to transport goods.
Apart from this, GSRTC provides special bus services for festivals, industrial areas, schools, colleges, and pilgrimage sites, buses are also given on a contract basis to the public for some special occasions.
There are also city buses in cities like Ahmedabad (AMTS and Ahmedabad BRTS), Surat (Surat BRTS), Bhavnagar (BMC City Bus)) Vadodara (Vinayak Logistics), Gandhinagar (VTCOS), Rajkot (RMTS and Rajkot BRTS), Anand. VTCOS) etc.
Auto rickshaw is the common mode of transport in Gujarat.
The Gujarat government is promoting bicycles to reduce pollution and for this freecycle, rides have been initiated for the commuters.
What is Gujarat famous for?
Gujarat is famous for its rich cultural heritage, which includes the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, its historical importance as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel, its diverse architecture and its diverse cuisine.
It is also known for its textile industry, especially for its silk and traditional fabrics such as khadi and bandhani.
Additionally, Gujarat is known for its industries including pharmaceuticals, petroleum and chemical, automobiles, and diamond cutting and polishing.
Gujarat is also famous for its wildlife and natural beauty with several national parks and wildlife sanctuaries like Gir Forest National Park, Velavadar Blackbuck National Park and Marine National Park.
The state is also home to several religious and historical sites such as the Somnath Temple, the Dwarkadhish Temple and the Rani ki Vav stepwell.
Gujarat is also known for its vibrant festivals such as Navratri, Diwali and Rann Utsav.
Gujarat is also known for its beaches, such as the famous beaches of Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat and Bhavnagar.
What is the culture of Gujarat?
The culture of Gujarat, a state in western India, is diverse and reflects the region's history.
It is known for its rich tradition of folklore, handicrafts and textiles.
The state is also famous for its food, which includes dishes like Dhokla, Thepla and Khandvi.
Gujarat is also known for its vibrant festivals, such as Navratri, the kite festival of Uttarayan and Rann Utsav.
The state is also known for its rich history, architecture and its association with Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
Gujarat is also known for its rich history of art and architecture.
The state is home to many ancient forts, palaces and temples, such as the Sun Temple in Modhera, the Rani ki Vav in Patan and the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad.
The state has a rich history of traditional handicrafts like bandhani (tie-dye), block printing and embroidery, which are widely practiced even today.
Gujarat ApniIt is also known for rich musical tradition, which includes both classical and folk forms.
The state is home to many classical musicians and is also known for its traditional folk music and dance forms such as Garba and Dandiya Raas.
The culture of Gujarat is also heavily influenced by its religious and spiritual traditions.
There are many Jain and Hindu temples in the state, as well as the famous Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar.
Gujarat is also known for its business acumen and entrepreneurship. The state has a long history of trade and commerce, and many successful business leaders and entrepreneurs have come from Gujarat.
Overall, the culture of Gujarat is a unique blend of tradition and modernity, reflecting the state's rich history and diverse heritage.
What is Gujarat famous food?
Gujarat is known for its vegetarian cuisine, which includes dishes such as dhokla, khandvi, thepla, dal dhokli and bhakri.
Some of the popular non-vegetarian dishes of Gujarat include Khaman, Surti Undhiyu and Sarson ni Machhi.
Sweet dishes like Basundi, Shrikhand and Ghari are also popular in the state.
What is the main festival of Gujarat?
The main festival of Gujarat is Navratri, also known as "Garba". It is a Hindu festival celebrated for nine nights and ten days in honor of Goddess Durga.
During Navratri, people gather in large groups and dance in traditional attire to the beat of drums, while singing and performing Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat.
This festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and is one of the most popular festivals in Gujarat.
Why is Gujarat called the land of legends?
Why is Gujarat called land of legends?
Gujarat is known as the "Land of Legends" because of its rich history and cultural heritage.
The state has a long and storied past with many famous kings, warriors, poets and saints who have left their mark on the region.
Additionally, Gujarat has a rich tradition of storytelling and folklore, with many legends and myths being passed down through generations.
This rich cultural heritage has helped shape the identity of Gujarat and its people, earning it the nickname "Land of Legends".
Who is the father of Gujarat?
Ravi Shankar Maharaj inaugurated the state of Gujarat when it was created on 1 May 1960.
Mahatma Gandhi is often referred to as the "Father of Gujarat" because of his important role in the Indian independence movement and his strong association with the state of Gujarat.
