Shastrinagar | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 23°00′39″N72°38′14″E / 23.010702°N 72.637283°E Coordinates: 23°00′39″N72°38′14″E / 23.010702°N 72.637283°E | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
District | Ahmedabad |
Government | |
• Body | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
Languages | |
• Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 380013 |
Telephone code | 91-079 |
Vehicle registration | GJ |
Lok Sabha constituency | Ahmedabad |
Civic agency | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation |
Website | gujaratindia |
Shastrinagar is an area located in Ahmedabad, India. In 2002, it was cited as a "planned residential area". [1]
Ahmedabad is the largest city and former capital of 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 5,633,927 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 on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 23 km (14 mi) from the state capital Gandhinagar, which is its twin city.
This page provides a Historical timeline of Ahmedabad, the sixth largest city in India.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. The airport is located in Hansol, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of central Ahmedabad. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India. The Airport is the busiest and largest airport in the Indian state of Gujarat.
The Sabarmati river is one of the major west-flowing rivers in India. It originates in the Aravalli Range of the Udaipur District of Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of Khambhat of Arabian Sea after travelling 371 km (231 mi) in a south-westerly direction across Rajasthan and Gujarat. 48 km (30 mi) of the river length is in Rajasthan, while 323 km (201 mi) is in Gujarat.
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Ahmedabad University is a private, non-profit university in Gujarat, India, set up in 2009 by the Ahmedabad Education Society. It comprises four schools and four centres with opportunities for interdisciplinary scholarship. Ahmedabad University offers students a liberal education focused on research and interdisciplinary learning.
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Joravarsinh Danubhai Jadav is an Indian folklorist and proponent of the folk arts from Gujarat. Exposed to folk culture as a child, he studied history and culture in Ahmedabad. He has written and edited more than 90 works on folk culture, folk literature, and folk arts. He established the Gujarat Lok Kala Foundation for the promotion of folk arts. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019.
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