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Uploaded by on Apr 11, 2011

Gujarat (Gujarati: ગુજરાત, Hindi: गुजरात, Gujǎrāt) is a state in western India. It has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,077 km²) with a coast line of 1,600 km, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula and a population in excess of 50 million. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the north, Maharashtra to the south, Madhya Pradesh to the east and the Arabian Sea as well as the Pakistani province of Sindh on the west. Its capital is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. Gujarat is home to the Gujarati-speaking people of India.

The state encompasses major sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, such as Lothal and Dholavira. Lothal is believed to be one of the world's first ports. Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch, served as ports and trading centers in the Maurya and Gupta empires. Mohandas Gandhi, considered India's "father of the nation", was a Gujarati who led the Indian Independence Movement against the British colonial rule.

Gujarat played an important role in the economic history of India throughout the history of India. The state has the fastest growing economy in India.It is also, one of the most industrialized states within the nation. Thus, making it the richest state with a GDP per capita income twice that of the country as a whole.

It has a rich history of achievers who shaped the Indian civilization and a long contemporary list of extraordinary men like Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Jagdish Bhagwati, Dhirubhai Ambani,Vikram Sarabhai who are architect of the modern India

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  • cool video.

    SHINTOMATHEW2000 5 months ago

  • jay garvi gujarat.

    nishupadhyay 7 months ago

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