Gujarat has a long historical and cultural tradition. Gujarat is Situated on the western part of the Indian sub-continent, Gujarat gets its name 'Gujaratta', i.e. the land of Gurjars. The Gurjars passed through the Punjab and settled in some parts of Western India, which came to be known as Gujarat. According the Hindu epics Lord Krishna and his brother Balaram left Mathura to settle on the west coast of Saurashtra at Dwarka. Which is knows as ' Kushasthali '.

Gujarat has various kingdoms like Mauryas, Guptas, Pratiharas etc. The Chalukyan kings were able to put general prosperity and well being of the state. After this glorious respite, Gujarat faced troubled from the Muslims, Marathas and the British rules.

In the eighth century, the Parsees first landed in Sanjan on the shores of Gujarat, they fled from Iran. The Muslim influence left its lasting imprints on the local art and architecture and it known as the Indo-Saracenic style.

British set up warehouses in Surat in 1612, before that Portuguese settled in Diu, a small island, southern coast of Saurashtra.

Gujarat was a part of the earlier Mumbai, during the British Rule. In 1960, the 'Gujarati' population decided to separate from that union, After that two new states were resulted, namely Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Gujarat state came into existence on May 01, 1960. The state is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on the west, Madhya Pradesh in the south east and Maharashtra in south, Pakistan and Rajasthan in the north and north-east respectively. Gujarat has 1600 kms long Arabian Sea coastline. which is stretches from Kutchch in the West to Daman in the South and the hilly tract from Aravalli in the East to the Western hills with lush green forests, rivers as well as plains.

Gujarat has been recognized as one of the leading industrialized states in the country. There are many large and medium and also small scale industrial units. The principal industries are textiles, chemicals, and petro-chemicals complex of IPCL and Gujarat Oil refinery located near Baroda. Gujarat is also the main producer of tobacco, cotton and groundnut in the country.


People of Gujarat
Gujarat's population is overwhelmingly Hindu, with Muslim and Jain minorities. The diverse ethnic groups may be broadly categorized as Indic (i.e., northern-derived) or Dravidian (southern-derived). The former include the Nagar Brahman, Bhatia, Bhadela, Rabari, and Mina castes (the Parsis, originally from Persia, represent a much later northern influx); among the people of southern origin are the Bhangi, Koli, Dubla, Naikda, and Macchi-Kharwa tribes. The rest of the population, including the aboriginal Bhil tribe, exhibits mixed characteristics. Members of the scheduled castes and of the aboriginal tribes form nearly one-fifth of the state's population. Gujarati and Hindi are the state's official languages.

Gujarat Travel Destination

Gujarat has enormous tourism destinations where one can enjoy vacation. Gujarat has got numerous travel places of interest for tourists, ranging from Historic monuments to amusement parks. The charm of the various museums, mosques, and forts complements the simplicity of thestate. While visiting the Gujarat, one should keep the budget flexible. Gujarat has good Accomodation

facility, ranging from cheap hotels and guesthouse to 3star, 4star and 5star hotels. Also here in gujarat food is very good and very cheap. Gujarat is a birthplace of many freedom fighers, who played an important role to give the shape of modern india. Mahatna Gandhi carried the torch of national freedom and integration infusing the qualities of tolerance, brotherhood, non-violence and patriotism amongst Indians. Also Dadabhai Navrojji, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and more.

Festivals

Kite Festival in January; Modhera Dance Festival in January; Rann Festival in February/March; Bhavanath Fair at Junagadh in February-March; Chitra Vichitra Fair in March; Dang Durbar in March; Janmashthami in August at Dwarka; Bhadra Purnima at Ambaji in September; the three-day Tarnetar Fair in September; Navratri festival in September; Shamlaji Fair in November; Vautha Nomelo fair in November, near Ahmedabad; Somnath Fair in November/December.

Gujarat ranks 10th in population and 9th in area among the states of India. It has a colourful profile and an age-old heritage. Its land is fertile, beautiful and prosperous.

Capital : Gandhinagar

Area : 1,95,000 Sq. Kms. (6.10% of the total area of India)*

Population : 5 crores

Climate : 27º C to 44º C in summer, 14º C to 30 º C in winter, monsoon is from Mid. June to Mid. Sept.

Districs : 25*

Talukas : 235*

Vilages : 18114*

Local Language : Gujarati

Other Languages : Hindi, English, Sindhi, Marathi

Litercy Level : 65%*

Airports : Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Baroda, Bhavnagar, Surat, Keshod, Kandla, Porbandar, Bhuj

Gujarat is connected with Road, Railway and Airport. One can travel easily. Condition of the Roads is very good compare to the other states of India. Also Railway line is effective and easy to pick any corner of the state. Air way is also very good and also have outside india flights trafic.

Note : * All data is aprroximatly.