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This is the state which gave a world famous leader like Mahatma Gandhi and an iron man like Vallabhbhai Patel. At present, the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, is also a resident of Gujarat.
Gujarat is a prosperous state of India. It is situated on the west coast of the country. The area here is 196024 square kilometers, which is the fifth largest state in the country in terms of area. According to the 2011 census, 6383628 people live here, so it is also the ninth largest state in the country on the basis of population, its borders are with five states. Of these, 2 are union territories. Apart from this, the state borders with Sindh province of Pakistan. Gujarat is bounded by Rajasthan in the northeast, Daman Island in the south, Maharashtra in the southeast, Dadar Nagar Haveli in the east, Madhya Pradesh in the east. Talking about the rivers of the state, Sabarmati, Tapti, Narmada, Daman Ganga, major rivers pass through here. Apart from this, there is forest area on 7.52 percent of the total area of the state. The maritime boundary of the state is more than 1600 km long. This is the state which gave a world famous leader like Mahatma Gandhi and an iron man like Vallabhbhai Patel. At present, PM Narendra Modi is also a resident of Gujarat.
History of Gujarat
The history of Gujarat is considered to be more than 2000 years old. It is said that the western coast of Gujarat has been prosperous since ancient times, while the excavation of Lothal in Gujarat shows that this region was part of the Indus Valley Civilization in 3700 BC. Historians here believe that between 294 BC to 322 BC, Chandragupta Maurya ruled here. At that time they ruled in the Junagadh region of Gujarat, after the decline of the Gupta dynasty, the rule of Junagadh came to Senapati Bhattarka, it is believed to be the rule of the Gurjara Pratiharas between the eighth to the ninth century, after which the Solanki dynasty established its rule. authority was established. The Solankis are said to have dominated Gujarat in parts of western and central India until the thirteenth century, after the fall of the Solanki dynasty established the Baghela dynasty. Alauddin Khilji took the power of Gujarat in his hands after the fall of the Baghela dynasty. In the early years of the 11th century, Mahmud of Ghazni launched an attack on the rich temples of Gujarat. In 1027 AD Somnath temple was attacked and looted. Alauddin Khilji had attacked Gujarat from Delhi around 1297 AD. Then his rule was established over the whole of Gujarat. In this way, there was Muslim rule over Gujarat for 400 years, Gujarat came under the British around 18100 AD. Born here, Mahatma Gandhi fought for the country’s independence and forced the British to leave the country through the Quit India Movement. The Portuguese also arrived to rule Gujarat, but they could establish their kingdom only in Daman Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli of Gujarat. After independence, Gujarat was divided into two parts. Gujarat and a large part of Kutch used to be part of Bombay State (now Maharashtra). Apart from this, more than 100 princely states were maintaining their separate existence. On 1 May 1960, Gujarat was separated from Maharashtra and Ahmedabad was made the capital. During this, more than 100 textile factories were established in Ahmedabad. Due to this it came to be called Manchester. Gandhinagar was made the capital of Gujarat in 1971.
Major Festivals of Gujarat
The state of Gujarat is culturally different from other states. People here celebrate their festival every day. From the movement of the sun to the harvesting of the crop, the festival is celebrated here. Apart from this, the festival of Navratri is mainly celebrated in Gujarat, the world’s longest dance festival is also held here in Navratri, apart from this, the International Kite Festival is also organized during Makar Sankranti, Kite festival among the major festivals of Gujarat, Mudera, Dance Festival, Rann Utsav, Bhavnath Festival, Mahashivratri, Chitra Vichitra Fair are prominent.
Major Dances of Gujarat
Gujarat is culturally rich. Where there is no dearth of festivals and festivals, different types of dances are also organized on these special occasions. Bhanwari, Dandiya, Garba and Comment are the major dances performed by the local people during festivals and major celebrations in Gujarat.
Gujarat politically
There are total 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party is in power here since 1995. Whereas for 27 years, Congressmen are deprived of the pleasures of power. There are a total of 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state, for 14 years, the current Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, has also served as the Chief Minister.
culture of Gujarat
The state of Gujarat is endowed with culture. Hindu-Muslim, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi religious people live in different parts of the state. At the same time, kite flying in the state and the festival of Dandiya during Navratri is considered very popular in the country and abroad.
Agriculture and Industry in Gujarat
Gujarat is the leader in the production of tobacco, groundnut cotton. Apart from this, important industries like oil, soap are also established in the state. At the same time, industries like chemical, petrochemical, fertilizer engineering, electronics etc. are spread in different parts of the state. At the same time, sari industry is established in Surat of the state. With the help of the Sardar Sarovar project, 17.92 lakh hectares of equity land is irrigated.
transport in gujarat
Road transport in the state of Gujarat is in a developed state. The length of the roads in Gujarat is more than 80000 km. Whereas Ahmedabad is the main airport in the state. Apart from this, airports are also established in Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Surat, Jamnagar and Rajkot. At the same time, there are a total of 41 ports along the sea border of Gujarat, in which Kandla is the largest port of the state.
Major tourist places of Gujarat
Gujarat has major temples like Dwarka, Somnath, Palitana, Pavagadh, Ambaji, Bhadreshwar, Shamlaji, Taranga Girnar as religious tourist destinations. At the same time, Porbandar, the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi, is also developed as a historical tourist destination. Apart from this, along with Ahmedpur, Mandvi, Chorwad, Tithal beaches in Gujarat, hill tourist places of Satpura and lion sanctuary in Gir forest, wild donkey sanctuary in Kutch attracts a lot of tourists.
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