About AHMEDABAD?

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About AHMEDABAD?

Answer 1

...is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of 56 lakhs (5.6 million). Located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, the city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district, and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970; the capital was shifted to Gandhinagar thereafter. The city is sometimes called Karnavati, a name for an older town that existed in the same location; in colloquial Gujarati, it is commonly called Amdavad.

Ahmedabad was founded in 1411 by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as the capital of the Sultanate of Gujarat. The city is named after its founder. Under British rule, a military cantonment was established and the city infrastructure was modernised and expanded. Although incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during the British rule in India, Ahmedabad remained the most important city in the Gujarat region. The city established itself as the home of a booming textile industry, which earned it the nickname "the Manchester of the East." The city was at the forefront of the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century. It was the centre of many campaigns of civil disobedience to promote workers' rights, civil rights and political independence.

With the creation of the state of Gujarat in 1960, Ahmedabad gained prominence as the political and commercial capital of the state. Once characterised by dusty roads and bungalows, the city is witnessing a major construction boom and population increase. A rising centre of education, information technology and scientific industries, Ahmedabad remains the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat, and much of western India. However, this progress has been marred by natural calamities, political instability and outbreaks of communal violence.

Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around Ahmedabad has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashapalli or Ashaval. At that time, Karandev I, the Solanki ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged

In 10 th cetury, Hindu a successful war against the Bhil king of Ashaval. Soon after the victory, he established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati at the site currently known as Maninagar that is not part of modern Ahmedabad. Solanki rule lasted until the 13th century, when Gujarat came under the control of the Vaghela dynasty of Dholka and Ahmedabad was conquered by the Sultanate of Delhi.

Map of Ahmedabad, depicted in a miniature style painting on a cloth, circa 19th century

Map of Ahmedabad, depicted in a miniature style painting on a cloth, circa 19th century

In 1411, the rule of the Muzaffarid dynasty was established in Gujarat. According to tradition, Sultan Ahmed Shah, while camping on the banks of the River Sabarmati, saw a hare chasing a dog. Impressed by this act of bravery, the Sultan, who had been looking for a place to build his new capital, decided to locate the capital here and called it Ahmedabad.

In 1487, Mahmud Begada, the grandson of Ahmed Shah, fortified the city with an outer wall 10 km (6 miles) in circumference and consisting of twelve gates, 189 bastions and over 6,000 battlements. Ahmedabad was ruled by the Muzaffarid dynasty until 1573 when Muzaffar II was the Sultan of Ahmedabad. Gujarat was then conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1573. During the Mughal reign, Ahmedabad became one of the Empire's thriving centres of trade, mainly in textiles, which were exported to as far as Europe. The Mughal ruler Shahjahan spent the prime of his life in the city, sponsoring the construction of the Moti Shahi Mahal in Shahibaug. The armies of the Maratha generals Raghunath Rao and Damaji Gaekwad captured the city and ended Mughal rule in Ahmedabad. A famine in 1630 and the constant conflicts between the Peshwa and the Gaekwad armies virtually destroyed many parts of the city, causing its population to flee. The British East India Company took over the city in 1818 as a part of the conquest of India. A military cantonment was established in 1824 and a municipal government in 1858. In 1864, a railway link between Ahmedabad and Mumbai (then Bombay) was established by the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway (BB&CI), making Ahmedabad an important junction in the traffic and trade between northern and southern India. Large numbers of people migrated from rural areas to work in textile mills, establishing a robust industry.

The Indian independence movement developed strong roots in the city when, in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi established two ashrams — the Kochrab Ashram near Paldi in 1915 and the Satyagraha Ashram (now Sabarmati Ashram) on the banks of the Sabarmati in 1917 — that would become centres of intense nationalist activities. During the mass protests against the Rowlatt Act in 1919, textile workers burned down 51 government buildings across the city in protest at a British attempt to extend wartime regulations after the First World War. In the 1920s, textile workers and teachers went on strike, demanding civil rights and better pay and working conditions. In 1930, Gandhi initiated the Salt Satyagraha from Ahmedabad by embarking from his ashram on the famous Dandi Salt March. The city administration and economic institutions were rendered functionless by the large masses of people who took to the streets in peaceful protests in the early 1930s, and again in 1942 during the Quit India movement. Following independence and the partition of India in 1947, the city was scarred by intense communal violence that broke out between Hindus and Muslims.

The Sabarmati Ashram, home of Mahatma Gandhi

The Sabarmati Ashram, home of Mahatma Gandhi

Ahmedabad became the capital of the new state of Gujarat after the bifurcation of the State of Bombay on 1 May 1960. During that period, a large number of educational and research institutions were founded in the city, making it a major centre of higher education, science and technology. Ahmedabad's economic base was diversified with the establishment of heavy and chemical industries in its vicinity around the same period. But the growth in the next two decades was punctuated by political events in and around the city. In 1974, Ahmedabad occupied the centre stage in national politics with the launch of the Nav Nirman agitation — a protest against a 20% hike in the hostel food fees at the L.D. College of Engineering that snowballed into a mass agitation against general corruption to remove Chimanbhai Patel, then-chief minister of Gujarat. In the 1980s, a reservation policy was introduced in the country, which led to anti-reservation protests in 1981 and 1985. The protests witnessed violent clashes between people belonging to various castes.

On 26 January 2001 a devastating earthquake struck the city, centred near Bhuj, measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale. As many as 50 multistory buildings collapsed, killing 752 people and devastating the city's infrastructure. The following year, communal riots between Hindus and Muslims spread to Ahmedabad, paralysing the city for more than a month. The crisis resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1,044 people across the state. The displacement of thousands of Muslims led to the erection of refugee camps around the city.

In recent years, the effects of globalisation and the liberalisation of the Indian economy has energised the city's economy. The city has witnessed the establishment of scientific and service industries, the expansion of the information technology sector, and significant improvements in transportation and communications. Ahmedabad's population is growing, which has resulted in a construction and housing boom. However, this has challenged the city's infrastructure and power supply.

Answer 2

Ame Amdavadi.......

ક્યાં મળે ફ્રેન્ડસ મા આટલો પ્યાર,

કઇંક થાય ને મળવા આવે દોસ્ત હજાર,

ક્યાં એવી રીક્ષા અને ક્યાં એવા રસ્તા,

ત્યાની રેસ્ટોરન્ટ મોઘીં ને ત્યાના પાન સસ્તા,

amdavad મા જાત જાત ના લોકો વસતા,

ફ્રેન્ડસ જોડે ટાઇમ નીકળે હસતા હસતા.

ક્યાં એવો વરસાદ, ક્યાં એવી ગરમી,

કોને યાદ નથી મમ્મી ના ખોળા ની નરમી.

ક્યાં મળે છોકરીઓ આટલી હસતી શરમાતી,

ક્યાં મળે કોઇ સુરવાલ સાડીમા દિલ ધડકાવતી,

ક્યાં મળે કોઇને દુકાન આટલી સસ્તી,

ક્યાં મળે દુકાનદારોની આવી ઘરાક ભક્તી,

ક્યાં મળે કોઇને જીવન મા આટલી મસ્તી,

સૌથી બેસ્ટ આપડી AmdavadI વસ્તી..

ક્યાં એવી ઉત્તરાયણ, ક્યા એવી હોળી,

તહેવારો મા ભેગી થાય આખી ફ્રેન્ડસની ટોળી,

ક્યાં એવી નવરત્રિ, ક્યાં એવી દિવાળી,

ક્યાં એવા Friends na ડાન્ડીયા, ક્યાં એવા ધમાકા.

ક્યા મળે Ring Road ની રંગીલી સાંજ,

ક્યા મળે લવ-ગાર્ડનની ચટાકેદાર રાત,

ક્યા મળે એ ક્લબોની મજા, ક્યા મળે એ મોડી રાતોની રજા,

ક્યા મળે honest જેવી પાવ-ભાજી, ક્યા મળે choice jeva pizza

ક્યા મળે lucky જેવી ચા ને કોફી, ક્યા મળે univercity જેvo bન.

હોય એમા ભલે કોઇ ખરાબી, તો પણ ગર્વથી કહો હુ છું Ame Amdavadi

Answer 3

Ahmedabad

"LAND of SAND"..

I said Dis bcoz d total amount of sand in d city could easily exceed dat of SAHARA DESERT..

Has MALLS which r worse dan goverment's "PAY & USE" Toilets..

Chances of Seeing HIGH RISE BUILDING is like seeing ur NAME in IIM's list..(So rare)

People here see CCD as a branded CAFE..(Ha.Ha.Ha.)

Has Asia's biggest hospital whose working is so pathetic dat even a person coming with simple headache could die in seconds only..

Bcoz of it's horrible location

Garden doesn't provide HYGENIC AIR but creates SUFFOCATION..

Each type of POLLUTION wud be easily avialable..

Has d capacity to sustain one of d UGLIEST monument in d world i.E. L.J.I.B.A..

ACCIDENTS r INEVITABLE.

Roads r so strong that if v bounce a ball made of cotton, dan also it wud shatter into pieces.

Even Micheal Schumacher wud take atleast 3 years to reach Airport from S.G.Road..All in all a city where even an IMMORTAL wud DIE.....

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

what do u want to know.

go to wikipedia or www.gujarat.nic.in