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Gujarat also contributes around 20% share in India's industrial production and merchandise exports. According to a 2009 report on economic freedom by the Cato Institute, Gujarat is the most free state in India (the second one being Tamil Nadu). [144]
In 2006, Gujarat became the first state in India to electrify all villages of the state. [108] Narendra Modi led BJP retained power in 2007 and 2012 assembly elections. Anandiben Patel became the first women Chief Minister of Gujarat on 22 May 2014 as Modi left the position following win in 2014 Indian general election. [109]
After India gained independence on 15 August 1947, Surat became part of India. At that time it was a part of Bombay State. Later it became the part of Gujarat state. Along with Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nagpur and Vadodara, Surat became one of the fast growing cities and major commercial and industrial centers of Western India.
[6] [7] The joint study project, funded by Infosys Foundation and Government of Gujarat's Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, is intended to shed light on the period between the collapse of the Indus Valley Civilisation around 4,000 years ago and the emergence of Iron Age cities in northern India. Oxygen isotope analyses of extracted core ...
The 20,543 km 2 area around Gandhinagar is defined by Gujarat capital territory. Gandhinagar spans an area of 326 km 2 (126 sq mi). [1] The river frequently dries up in the summer, leaving only a small stream of water. Gandhinagar is India's tree capital with 54% green cover on its land area. [12]
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.
In Gujarat the new year is celebrated as the day after Diwali. As per the Hindu Calendar, it falls on Shukla Paksha Pratipada in the Hindu month of Kartik. As per the Indian Calendar based on the lunar cycle, Kartik is the first month of the year and the New Year in Gujarat falls on the first bright day of Kartik (Ekam).
This temple too was attacked many a times by Muslim foreign invaders. Panch Pandava Gufa [ 8 ] [Hinglaj Mata Gufa] - established near Lalghati in Somnath, close to Suraj Mandir is a cave temple that was expanded to present form in 1949 by the late Baba Narayandas.