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Karnavati University (KU) is a private university [1] located in Uvarsad, near Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.The University was established in 2017 by the Karnavati Medical and Educational Trust through The Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2017, [2] which also established Swarnim Startup & Innovation University, P P Savani University and Indrashil University.
Ahmedabad (/ ˈ ɑː m ə d ə b æ d,-b ɑː d / AH-mə-də-ba(h)d), also spelled as Amdavad (Gujarati: [ˈəmd̪ɑʋɑd̪]), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat.It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court.
1074 – Karna of Chaulukya dynasty won Aashavalli and established Karnavati. 1094 to 1143 – Shantuvihar and Udayvihar are constructed. 1284 – The group of Mandap Durg's Zanzan visited Karnavati. 1297 – Alauddin Khalji won Gujarat. 1299 – Khilji's Army destroyed Doms and Temples of Aashavalli.
Ethnically sensitive examples include the proposals by the Bharatiya Janata Party (1990, 2001) to rename Ahmedabad (Hindi: अहमदाबाद) to Karnavati [5] and Allahabad (Hindi: इलाहाबाद) to Prayagraj (Hindi: प्रयागराज), the latter ultimately being officially adopted in 2018.
The earliest settlements were situated south of the current old city and on the bank of Sabarmati river.It was known as Ashaval or Ashapalli. In the 11th century, Karna of the Chaulukya dynasty made the town his capital and named it Karnavati (Karna's town), Shrinagar (prosperous city), and Rajnagar (king's town).
The railway connecting Ahmedabad with Bombay was opened in 1864. Ahmedabad grew rapidly, becoming an important center of trade and textile manufacturing. The city was greatly damaged by floods in 1868 and in 1875. [35] In 1877, the city suffered from fire. On 27 January 1877, there was an explosion of gunpowder in a Bohora's shop.
Gujarat University in Ahmedabad is the largest university in Gujarat. Kala Bhavan, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Resource centre in Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, one of the nine private universities in Gujarat
Karna is credited with defeating a Bhil chief of Ashapalli, and laying the foundation of the Karnavati city, identified with the modern Ahmedabad in western India. Karna married Mayanalladevi, [A] who was the mother of his son and successor Jayasimha Siddharaja.