Kheda is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. Kheda was known as Kaira during the British Raj. It was ths former administrative capital of Kheda district. The city is known for tobacco farming. The nearest railway station is Mahemadavad Kheda Road and the nearest airport is Ahmedabad Airport.
Narhari Dwarkadas Parikh was a writer, independence activist and social reformer from Gujarat, India. Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he was associated with Gandhian institutes throughout his life. He wrote biographies, edited works by associates and translated some works. His writing also reflected Gandhian influence.
Kheda District was also known as Kaira District in British Raj. Kheda District one of the thirty-three districts of Gujarat state in western India. It is part of the region known as Charotar, consisting of Kheda and Anand districts. Kheda was Former Administrative Capital In British Raj. Now Nadiad is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Siddhpur, also spelled Sidhpur, is a Town, municipality and headquarter of Sidhpur taluka in Patan district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a historical place located on the bank of the endorheic Saraswati River, which is probably a remaining of the ancient Sarasvati River.
Gopaldas Ambaidas Desai (1887–1951) also called Darbar Gopaldas Desai was a prince who ascended the throne of the State of Dhasa currently known as Gopalgram in Saurashtra and a noted Gandhian political and social activist. He is remembered as the first prince in India who gave up his principality to become a freedom fighter against the British Raj.
Rampur ( ) is a village in Kheda district, Gujarat, India. It is located at 22°39'27"N / 72°46'26"E and 3 km far east of Vaso.
Mahisagar district is a district in the state of Gujarat in India that came into being on 26 January 2013, becoming the 28th district of the state. The district has been carved out of the Panchmahal district and the Kheda district. District Name Mahisagar given from "Mahi River". Lunawada is the district headquarters of Mahisagar. It started its operation in full-fledged from 15 August 2013.
The Talaja Caves are located in Bhavnagar district of the Indian state of Gujarat at Talaja. The rock cuts are carved out into deserted conical rocks. The rock cut group include 30 caves among which about 15 are water tanks. The cave has unique architecture known as Ebhal Mandapa. The halls are plain. "On the facade there are chaitya windows with a broad bank below them." The chaitya and cells were carved during a time of Buddhist influence in the 2nd century BC.
Matar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Kheda district. Matar Assembly Constituency represent Kheda.
Balasinor is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Mahisagar and Kheda district. He was cabinet transport minister in Shankersinh Vaghela’s government and cabinet education minister in Keshubhai Patel’s government. He is MLA since 1990, he got elected in 2022 as member of legislative assembly and this is his 6th term, he has massive influence all over the Mahisagar district and he is a renowned political leader of Gujarat
Dahod is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Dahod district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
Palana is a village in Vaso taluka, Kheda District, Gujarat, India. It has a panchayat raj system. Two lakes are within the village boundaries, and a canal runs nearby. Communities in the village include Hindu, Rjput, Prajapati, Patel, Bhraman, Harijan, Vaishnav, and Muslim. Palana was named after Pala Patel.
The Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 was a satyagraha movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat in India organised by Mahatma Gandhi during the period of the British Raj. It was a major revolt in the Indian independence movement. It was the second Satyagraha movement, which was launched 7 days after the Ahmedabad mill strike. After the successful Satyagraha conducted at Champaran in Bihar, Gandhi organised the movement to support peasants who were unable to pay the revenue because of famine and plague epidemic.
The Galteshwar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located at Sarnal village near Dakor in Kheda district, Gujarat, India. The 12th century temple is unique in its style and of its period because it is built in central Indian Malwa style, bhumija, without influence of Paramara architecture and with influence of Gujarati Chaulukya architecture. It has a square garbhagriha as well as octagonal mandapa.
Kanjari Boriyavi Junction railway station is a railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located in Kanjari, Kheda district of Gujarat, India. Kanjari Boriyavi Junction railway station is 8 km far away from Anand railway station and 11 km far away from Nadiad railway station. Passenger, MEMU and few Express trains halt at Kanjari Boriyavi Junction railway station. Kanjari Boriyavi Junction railway station is also connected to Vadtal by rail.
Mahemadavad Kheda Road railway station is a railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India. This Station Connects to Kheda City and Mahemdavad Town. Mhemadavad Kheda Road railway station is 18km from Nadiad railway station. Passenger, MEMU, and a few Express/Superfast trains halt at Mahemadavad Kheda Road railway station. This railway station's nearest city is Kheda.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory in India. The territory was constituted through the merger of the former territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Plans for the proposed merger were announced by the Government of India in July 2019; the necessary legislation was passed in the Parliament of India in December 2019 and came into effect on 26 January 2020. The territory is made up of four separate geographical entities: Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman, and the island of Diu. All four areas were formerly part of Portuguese India, with a joint capital at Panjim, Goa. They came under Indian rule in the mid-20th century after the Annexation of Goa and of the Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman and Diu were jointly administered until 1987, when Goa was granted statehood after the Konkani language agitation. The current capital is Daman and Silvassa is the largest city.
Meshwo or Meshwa is a river flowing in the north and central parts of Gujarat, India. It is the tributary of the Sabarmati and subtribunary of the Vatrak River. It rises in the Panchara hills of Aravalli range in the Dungarpur district of Rajasthan and enters Gujarat at Shamlaji.
Vithalbhai Haveli is a haveli (mansion) in Vaso, Kheda district, Gujarat, India. It was built in the late 19th century and features four floors adorned with beautifully carved wooden pillars, window frames, beams, ceilings and doors.
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