Ahmedabad is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 makes it the fifth-most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban agglomeration population estimated at 6,357,693 is the seventh-most populous in India. Ahmedabad is located near the banks of the Sabarmati River, 25 km (16 mi) from the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, also known as its twin city.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India. The airport is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Gujarat. The airport is the 7th busiest airport in India.
The Narendra Modi Stadium, is a cricket stadium situated in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, India. It is the largest stadium in the world, with a seating capacity of 132,000 spectators. Owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and is a venue for Test, ODI, T20I, and Indian Premier League cricket matches.
Naroda is a fast-growing area in Ahmedabad, northeast of central Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Kasturbhai Lalbhai was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He co-founded the Arvind Mills along with his brothers and several other institutes. He was a cofounder of the Ahmadabad Education Society which initiated Ahmedabad University and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He served as the chairman of historic and influential Anandji Kalyanji Trust that manages Shatrunjaya and several other Jain pilgrimage centers, for 50 years.
Karsanbhai Khodidas Patel is an Indian billionaire businessman, industrialist and founder of the Nirma group a company with major business interests in cements, detergents, soaps and cosmetics. As of 2021 Forbes has listed his net worth at US$4.9 billion. He has interests in education, and founded leading pharmacy college and a leading engineering college/ university.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group based in New Delhi, India. The organisation represents the interests of trade and commerce in India, and acts as an interface between issues and initiatives. The goal of this organisation is to promote both domestic and international trade, and reduce trade barriers while fostering conducive environment for the growth of trade and industry of India.
Anandiben Mafatbhai Patel is an Indian politician serving as the 20th and current Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also served as 17th Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Governor of Chhattisgarh. She has served as the first female Chief Minister of Gujarat. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 1987. She was the Cabinet Minister for Education from 2002 to 2007.
Vallabhbhai Gobarbhai Kakadiya is a Member of Legislative assembly from Thakkarbapa Nagar constituency in Gujarat for its 12th, 13th, and 14th legislative assembly. He is a state-level minister of transport.
Jaideep Patel is a medical doctor who runs a pathology lab in Naroda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India. He served as the Gujarat state general secretary for Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a Hindu nationalist organisation, during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Parimal Dhirajlal Nathwani is an Indian politician and industrialist. He is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh. He has also served as a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand from 2008-2020. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Andhra Pradesh in the 2020 Rajya Sabha elections. His two earlier seats in the Parliament of India was from Jharkhand.
Hardik Patel is an Indian politician and social activist. He rose to prominence in July 2015, where he led the Patidar reservation agitation that sought Other Backward Class (OBC) status for the Patidar caste.
Ajay Patel is Chairman of Gujarat State Co-operative Bank and Ahmedabad District Co-Operative Bank. Patel is also involved in sports associations, primarily as president of Gujarat State Chess Association and vice president of the National Rifle Association.
St. Xavier's Loyola Hall is a Catholic school that offers primary, secondary and higher secondary education in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Since 2006, it has been a co-educational school; prior to 2006, it was an all-boys school.
Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Gujarat since September 2021. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He started his political career in municipal bodies of Ahmedabad before being elected the member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly representing Ghatlodia constituency in 2017.
In October 2018, there were incidents of attacks on Hindi-speaking migrants; from the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh; in Gujarat after the alleged rape of a 14-month-old in a village near Himmatnagar in north Gujarat.
Shardaben Anilbhai Patel is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament.
Canna Hasmukh Patel is an Indian architect and interior designer based in Ahmedabad. Patel is also a visiting faculty at CEPT University and also works as a guide for the various architecture students at CEPT. Detailing and integration of art in her interiors and architecture are trademarks of her work. Patel firmly believes in simplicity and a holistic link between Interiors & Architecture.
Guruprasad Mohapatra was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) who had held several important positions in the Gujarat State Govt and also in the Central Govt of India. At the time of his demise in June 2021 due to COVID-19 he was holding the position of the Secretary of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in Govt of India.
