The city of Ahmedabad , also called as Manchester of the East, is situated in the western part of the country. It is the largest city of Gujarat and the seventh largest city of India . It is the educational, industrial and financial capital of Gujarat . It is now a mega city with a population of more than 5 million. The city provides a good platform for the industrial and IT development of the state. It is worthwhile to mention that the city is facilitated with two airports, ISRO, PRL, Science City , varied and ample industries in Electronic, IT and Computer sectors. These industries provide ample job opportunities for the students after completion of their studies. The city has a large number of engineers, architects, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and servicemen. All these cater an influencing environment, helping students to gear up and learn to cope with the dynamic world

General Information

Location        :        22.58 N Latitude, 72.35 E Longitude  

                            447 Km North to Mumbai (Air Distance)

Area             :        220 Sq. Kms

Altitude         :        55 Meters above sea level

Population      :        35,15,861 (45 lacs with AUDA limit)

Climate         :        Summer: April to June                           Max : 45.C     Min : 25 C

Winter  : November to February               Max : 30 C     Min : 5 C

Rainfall          :        Mid- June to Mid- September                   96.2 cms

Best Season   :        October to April

Clothing         :        Cotton in summer, light woolen in winter

Languages Known: Gujarati, Hindi and English

How to Reach: Ahmedabad is well connected by Air services of different airlines From Important cities of india and abroad. The city is a Junction on the western railway and connects well on the route from Mumbai to Delhi . It has long distance trains connecting almost all part of country.

Within the state Gujarat State Transport Services connects all part of the state with Ahmedabad. The city is connected by National & state Highway to major cities of India .

Local Transport: Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services connects all part of the city. As a private transport   three wheeler auto – rickshaws are available very easily (fair according to meter). Taxies are available on demand

Distance from Major Cities by Road :

Delhi: 915 Kms          Mumbai:               545 Kms

Jaipur:          657 Kms          Udaipur:                249 Kms

Mt. Abu:        220 Kms          Shri Nathdwara:     292 Kms

Vadodara:     111 Kms          Rajkot:                 225 Kms

Surat:           278 Kms          Sasan Gir:             385 Kms

       Ashaval, Karnavati, Ahmedabad ……………….. the largest city of Gujarat state is know by all these different names since its foundation on 4^th March, 1411 . Four pious men named Ahmed laid the foundation of the city, one of them was the Sultan Ahmed Shah. An amusing tale seeks the explanation of foundation of Ahmedabad: Once Sultan Ahmed Shah was camping on the banks of river Sabarmati. Surprisingly he saw a hare being chased by his doges, turning around in defiance and confronting their attackers. On the advice of  the saint that the site would be auspicious one for the rule Sultan decided to build a new capital on the banks of river Sabarmati. The foundation ceremony of the city was blessed by Sheikh Ahmed Khattu Ganj Baksh of Sarkhej- the spiritual advisor of Sultan and twelve Qalandar fakirs who were the direct disciples of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi . History revealed that the site of the present city has been occupied by Ashaval in the 11^th century, founded by Asha Bhil, a local tribal Chief. In 13^th century Karna  Solanki, King of Gujarat, captured city and named it after him as Karnavati.

         Today, the commercial capital of the Gujarat State and 7^th largest city of India has its own indefinable    charm, combining many traditional elements and the latest international blend. The present city is divided by the river Sabarmati in two parts, Eastern & Western Ahmedabad. The old city- eastern Ahmedabad  -reflects a superb social & architectural combination of Muslim, Hindu and Jain. Later the newer areas – western Ahmedabad- 2developed with more contemporary designs of architectures on the other bank of river. The famous French architect Le Corbusier designed several public & private building like IIMA and ATIRA. Ahmedabad was the capital of the state until the new capital city Gandhinagar was constructed.  The city was renowned as “Manchester of India” because of its leading textile industry.

      Under the guidance of Mahatma Gandhi, Ahmedabad played a major role in the freedom movement against the British. And every resident of Ahmedabad is proud of this fact. As a famous local poet Avinash Vyas says :

Ame Amdavadi ……………………….    

(We, residents of Ahmedaabd )

Jyanu Pani Lavyu tani, Bharat ni Azadi

(who forced the freedom of India ……. From the british )

Ame Amdavadi…………….

(We, residents of Ahmedabad)

       Ahmedabad presents the visitor with a thrilling view of its life and environment. An unhurried walk through the crooked and incredibly narrow lanes of one of the poles reveals the medieval characteristics of the city; the night bazaar at river bed – Gujarat offers anything under the dun at throw away prices in second hand condition; colourful   costumes of tribal people at road side shopping huts at law Garden; probably the only Vegetarian Pizza hut in the world; dazzling C.G. Road and its wide variety of shopping malls; huge multiplex theater complexes to provide all recreation facilities including movies, games, food, shopping etc. to the people of Ahmedabad. The Kankaria lake surrounded by Zoo, Balvatika & Garden is good entertaining center.

       Many monuments and archeological sites are of tourist attraction in Ahmedabad. Few of them are: Bhadra Fort, Sidi Saiyad’s Mosque, Jumma Masjid, Tombs of Ahmed Shah and his Queens, Rani Sipri’s Mosque, Sidi Bashir Mosque – commonly known as Shaking Minarets, Sabarmati Ashram, step well of Dada Harir, Hatheesingh Jain Temple, Kankaria, Museums.

        The city has many nationally renowned institutes like the National Institute of Design (NID) Indian institute of Management (IIMA), Ahmedabad Textile Industries Research Association (ATIRA), National Institute for Fashion Technology (NIFT), Indian Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM), Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Institute of Plasma Research (IPR), Space Application center (SAC), India Space Research Organization  (ISRO), Center for Environment Education (CEE), Center for Environment Planning and Technology (CEPT), Vikram sarabhai Community Science Center, LD Institute of Indology, Self Enployed Women’s Association (SEWA) etc….

Gandhi Ashram

       Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, came to Ahmedabad in 1915 and founded Satyagrah Ashram at Kocharab. Later in 1918 he Moved to a new ashram on the bank of river Sabarmati, where Maharshi Dadhichi livedcenturies ago. This ashram is now world famous as “ Sabarmati Ashram” or “Gandhi Ashram” Mahatma Gandhi stayed here and trained his followers till the end  of 1933, when he left the ashram for a march to Dandi against the slat law. Gandhi Ashram exhibits daily evening a sound and light show highlighting the national’s history.

Unique of Ahmedabad

A unique “Rathyatra”- procession of chariots for idols of Lord Krishna, Balaram & their sister Subhadra. The Rathyatra procession of Ahmedabad is very renown along with Jaggannath Puri in Orissa.

The only in India displaying vanities of kites by international kite flyers.

Ahmedabad has highest 2- wheeler density in Asia .

Ahmedabad produces a world’s longest Dosa recorded in Guinness world record book.