Gujarat

Location : West India
Type Of Place : Indian State
Gujarat is a state in western India. It has an area of 75,686 sq mi with a coastline of 1,600 km, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula, and a population in excess of 60 million. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the north, Maharashtra to the south, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea as well as the Pakistani province of Sindh on the west. Its capital is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. Gujarat is home to the Gujarati-speaking people of India. The state encompasses major sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, such as Lothal and Dholavira. Lothal is believed to be one of the world's first ports. Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch and Khambhat, served as ports and trading centers in the Maurya and Gupta empires. Mahatma Gandhi, who led the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule, was a Gujarati. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, independent...
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GUJARAT : 2002 AND 2013
At present Parliament Election are door step and again people in political class are shouting about Gujarat in 2002, its is shameful that every election time such bullfighting, mud mounding, happens most of them not from the Gujarat. I am from Gujarat, we in 2013 feel that we are in the very advanced and developed state of INDIA, we do not have power cut, we do not have water cut, we do have good quality Roads, Good Communication technology, better economy, low unemployment, city like Surat , more »
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List of Tourist Places in Gujarat
Gujarat is the 7th largest state in India, located in the western part of India with a coastline of 1600 km.It is one of the most popular tourist regions in the country. The ‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki' campaign by celebrity Amitabh Bachchan has i more »
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'Communal Modi banned from USA'
What a news! Narendra Modi gets BANNED from speaking at the prestigious Wharton School in USA. Apparently, Mr. Modi's communal nature was the reason behind the ban.Why can't America get over the Gujarat riots? Modi will soon be our Prime Minister more »
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