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Gujarat was also known as Pratichya and Varuna. [114] The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. The capital, Gandhinagar is a planned city. Gujarat has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,030 km 2) with the longest coastline (24% of Indian sea coast) 1,600 km (990 mi), dotted with 41 ports: one major, 11 intermediate and 29 minor.
His poem, Jya Jya Vase Ek Gujarati, Tya Tya Sadakal Gujarat (Wherever a Gujarati resides, there forever is Gujarat) depicts Gujarati ethnic pride and is widely popular in Gujarat. [134] Swaminarayan paramhanso, like Bramhanand, Premanand, contributed to Gujarati language literature with prose like Vachanamrut and poetry in the form of bhajans.
Patel [2] is a title of the Koli caste of Gujarat in India which has the greatest importance in the Politics of Gujarat. The Koli Patels of Saurashtra benefited the most under the rule of Indian National Congress party. [3] [4] Koli Patels are recognised as an Other Backward Class caste by Government of Gujarat. [5]
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (India) Dave (દવે; Gujarati pronunciation: [ˈdəʋɛː] ) is a Gujarati Brahmin surname. This surname is common amongst the Audichya , Rajgor and Khedaval Brahmins hailing from the Indian state of Gujarat.
Agha Jani Kashmiri, was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet; Ayaz Jani, was a Sindhi-language poet; Chirag Jani (actor), an Indian film Actor Jyotish Jani, novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India
Rana is a given name and surname of multiple origins. Rana is also a historical title that is now used as an Indian surname. It is of Sanskrit origin, meaning "king", and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word rānī meaning "queen". [1] It was used as a title by the Rajput kings. [2]
In the Gujarat and Rajasthan region, the name 'Shah', 'Sha', or 'Sah' may be derived from Gujarati sah meaning "merchant" [3] (from Sanskrit sadhu meaning "honest, good") [3] and Prakrit Sahu [citation needed], while the actual spelling "Shah" was popularized by the Persian word for King.
Chowdhury (also: Choudhuri, Chaudhuri, Choudhury, Chaudhri, Chaudhary) is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is an adaption from Sanskrit.