Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - History
Situated on the western coast of India, the name of the state is derived from Gujjarātta (Gurjar Rāshtra), which means the land of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - History
Situated on the western coast of India, the name of the state is derived from Gujjarātta (Gurjar Rāshtra), which means the land of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patan Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Patan Gujarat - History
Patan is an ancient fortified town, founded in 746 by Vanraj Chavda, the most prominent king of the Chavda Kingdom. He named the city Anh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia - Gujarat
Gujarat (Gu: ગુજરાત, De: गुजरात; Gujarāt, IPA [guɟra:t]; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes (incorrectly) Gujara...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patan, Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Patan, Gujarat - History
Patan is an ancient fortified town, founded in 746 by Vanraj Chavda, the most prominent king of the Chavda Kingdom. He named the city Anh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patan Gujarat: Encyclopedia - Patan Gujarat
Patan is a city in Gujarat state of western India. It is the administrative seat of Patan District. Patan Gujarat - History. Patan is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2001 Gujarat Earthquake: Encyclopedia - 2001 Gujarat Earthquake
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake took place on January 26, 2001 at 8:46 in the morning in Bhuj in India. This 6.9 magnitude quake, was the mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jyotirling: Encyclopedia - Jyotirling
A Jyotirling or Jyotirlinga or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where the Hindu God Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Linga o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharuch: Encyclopedia - Bharuch
Bharuch is located in Bharuch District, Gujarat. Bharuch - History. Bharuch was once a small village on the banks of the Narmada River. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmedabad: Encyclopedia - Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ in Gujarati) or Ahmadābād is the largest city in Gujarat and the 7th largest city in India with a popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vadodara: Encyclopedia - Vadodara
Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is the third-most populated town in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat, and is one of four towns in the st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dahod District: Encyclopedia - Dahod District
Dahod District is located in Gujarat state, it contains the city of Dahod. This district was carved out of Panchmahal district. Dahod cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajkot: Encyclopedia - Rajkot
Rajkot (2005 pop. 1,252,400) is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District. Rajkot - Locatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajasthan: Encyclopedia - Rajasthan
Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. It borders Pakistan to the west, Gujarat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Kshatrapas: Encyclopedia - Western Kshatrapas
The Western Kshatrapas, or Western Satraps, (35-405 CE) were Saka rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Udaipur: Encyclopedia - Udaipur
Udaipur (उदयपुर) is a city in Rajasthan, India. It is the historic capital of the former kingdom of Mewar, and the administra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia - Maharashtra
Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र in Devanagari) is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amul: Encyclopedia - Amul
Amul, acronym for Anand Milk Producers Union India Limited[citation needed], is a popular name of Kheda District Cooperative Milk Produce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarka: Encyclopedia - Dwarka
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Dwar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surat: Encyclopedia - Surat
Surat (Gujarati:સુરત) is a port city in the Indian state of Gujarat and administrative headquarters of the Surat District. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. At its greatest extent, Bombay Presidency comprised the present-day state of Gu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balwantrai Mehta: Encyclopedia - Balwantrai Mehta
Balwantrai Mehta (February 19, 1899 - September 19, 1965)was the second Chief Minister of Gujarat, India. Balwantrai Mehta - Pre-Independ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Gujarat Violence: Encyclopedia - 2002 Gujarat Violence
The riots were triggered on February 27, 2002 by a fire on a passenger train, the Sabarmati Express, passing through the town of Godhra. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hala: Encyclopedia - Hala
Hala is a gotra of Jats found in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh states in India and in Sindh area of Pakistan. According to the Bards of the Hala...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhoj: Encyclopedia - Bhoj
Bhoj was a great philosopher king and polymath of medieval India. He ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1010 to 1060....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gandhinagar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gandhinagar - History
In 1960, the old Bombay state was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat, with Ahmedabad as the first capital of Gujarat. Gandhinagar was pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmedabad: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmedabad - History
The history of Ahmedabad begins in the eleventh century with the Solanki King Karandev I, ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan). He waged a w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sourashtra Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Sourashtra Language - History
Though there is little historical evidence available to support the argument that the Sourashtrians lived in the Saurashtra region of Guj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navi Mumbai: Encyclopedia Ii - Navi Mumbai - History
The region was part of the kingdom of Ashoka and then various Hindu rulers of the Silhara dynasty until 1343, when it was annexed by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navi Mumbai: Encyclopedia Ii - Navi Mumbai - History
The region was part of the kingdom of Ashoka and then various Hindu rulers of the Silhara dynasty until 1343, when it was annexed by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pali Rajasthan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pali Rajasthan - History
The Pratihara dynasty of Rajputs, also known as the Gurjara-Pratiharas, established a kingdom in Marwar in the 6th century which included...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mewar: Encyclopedia Ii - Mewar - History
The history of Mewar over the past 1200 years is essentially the history of the dynasty and state founded by Bappa Rawal. Mewar - The Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Railway India: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Railway India - History
The Western Railway was created on November 5, 1951 by the merger of several state-owned railways, including the Bombay, Baroda, and Cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Indian Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Indian Navy - Origins
In 1612 Captain Best encountered and defeated the Portuguese at the Battle of Swally. This and piracy forced the British East India Compa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Geography
Maharashtra encompasses an area of 308,000 km² (119,000 mi²), the third largest in India after Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maharashtra: Encyclopedia Ii - Maharashtra - Geography
Maharashtra encompasses an area of 308,000 km² (119,000 mi²), the third largest in India after Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jodhpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Jodhpur - History
Jodhpur was founded on the strategic road linking Delhi to Gujarat enabling the city to profit from the trade of opium, copper, silk, san...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism And Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism And Hinduism - Jain-hindu Disputes
Despite a general doctrinal tolerance in the Hindu tradition, history shows instances of persecution against Jains such as in Tamil Nadu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Rajput Resistance To Muslim Invasions
In the early 11th century, Mahmud of Ghazni conquered the Hindu Shahi kingdom in the Punjab, and his raids into northern India weakened t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shekhawati: Encyclopedia Ii - Shekhawati - Role Of Marwaris
The development of the frescos in Shekhawati region is linked with the history of the Marwaris, the influential business community people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rajputs: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rajputs - Emergence Of Royal Clans
The first Rajput kingdoms are attested in the 6th century, and the Rajputs rose to prominence in Indian history in the ninth and tenth ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombay Presidency - Administration
The Presidency was divided into four commissionerships and twenty-six districts. The four divisions were the northern or Gujarat, the cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chalukya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chalukya - The Kalyani Chalukyas
The Chalukyas of Kalyani played an important role in shaping the history of Karnataka during the eleventh and twelfth centuries A. D. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chalukya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chalukya - The Kalyani Chalukyas
The Chalukyas of Kalyani played an important role in shaping the history of Karnataka during the eleventh and twelfth centuries A. D. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rashtrakuta: Encyclopedia Ii - Rashtrakuta - List Of Rulers Of Rashtrakuta
Earlier Rashtrakuta rulers were regional kings under the Chalukyas. Dantidurga was the first independent Rashtrakuta king. Rashtrakutas o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mumbai: Encyclopedia Ii - Mumbai - History
Present-day Mumbai was originally made up of seven isles. Artefacts found near Kandivali in northern Mumbai indicate that these islands h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - India: Encyclopedia Ii - India - States And Union Territories
India is divided into twenty-eight states (which are further subdivided into districts), six Union Territories and the National Capital T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - India: Encyclopedia Ii - India - States And Union Territories
India is divided into twenty-eight states (which are further subdivided into districts), six Union Territories and the National Capital T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Matunga: Encyclopedia Ii - Matunga - History
Matunga formed a part of the seven original island of Mumbai with Mahim (then known as Mahikavati). Mahim, or Mahikawati as it was known,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombay Presidency - Administration
The Presidency was divided into four commissionerships and twenty-six districts with Bombay City as its capital. The four divisions were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindi: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindi - Area
Hindi is the predominant language in the states and territories of Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajput: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajput - History
The first Rajputs kingdoms are attested in the 6th century, and the Rajputs rose to prominence in Indian history in the ninth and tenth c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marshall Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Marshall Texas - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 23,935 people, 8,730 households, and 6,032 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of India - The Sultanate Era
Military history of India - Samoothiris of Kozhikode. More famously known as the Zamorin, this small Kingdom welcomed the Portuguese in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharuch: Encyclopedia Ii - Bharuch - Commerce
Bharuch has always been prosperous because of its location on the Narmada River. Although water tends to be scarce in Gujarat, one never ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jainism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jainism - Jain Contributions To Indian Culture
While the Jains are only 0.4% of the Indian population, their contributions to culture and society in India have been considerable. The J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Udaipur: Encyclopedia Ii - Udaipur - Location
Udaipur is located in the mountains of Aravalli Range. It is located in the southern part of Rajasthan near the Gujarat border. Hindu hol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surat: Encyclopedia Ii - Surat - Education
Most of the schools in the area have Gujarati as the medium of instruction and are part of the Gujarat State Education Board, though the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombay Presidency - Territorial Expansion
During the 18th century, the Hindu Maratha empire expanded rapidly, conquering Konkan and much of eastern Gujarat from the disintegrating...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mewar: Encyclopedia Ii - Mewar - Geography
The northern part of Mewar is a gently sloping plain, drained by the Banas River and its tributaries, which empty northwest into the Cham...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sirohi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sirohi - Sirohi District
Sirohi District has an area of 5136 km². It is bounded on the west by Jalor District, on the north by Pali District, on the east by Udai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magus: Encyclopedia Ii - Magus - The Maga In India
The Zoroastrians form a very small ethnic group in India known as the Parsis. After invading Arabs succeeded in taking Ctesiphon in 637, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vadodara: Encyclopedia Ii - Vadodara - Economy
Vadodara enjoys a special place in the state of Gujarat. Till the early 1960’s Vadodara was considered to be a cultural and educational...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vadodara: Encyclopedia Ii - Vadodara - Education
The patronage of education started with Maharaja Sayajirao and the city has built further on the academic infrastructure established by h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarati Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarati Language - Geographic Distribution
Gujarati language - Official Status. It is officially recognized in the state of Gujarat, India. Gujarati language - Dialects. As wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarati Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarati Language - Vocabulary
The Gujarati spoken today takes vocabulary and even structure in some cases from Persian due to the more than five centuries of the rule ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gandhinagar: Encyclopedia Ii - Gandhinagar - Terrorist Attacks
During the 2002 Gujarat violence,as the rumour spread that muslims had burnt a train couch carrying devotees from ayodhya( this case is s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - States And Territories Of India: Encyclopedia Ii - States And Territories Of India - After 1956
The former French and Portuguese colonies in India were incorporated into the Indian Republic as the union territories of Pondicherry, Da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Sufism: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Sufism - Beliefs
Complementary to the prophets, the Spirit of Guidance has manifest various "Guides" who manifest the Inner Meaning of religion when the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombay Presidency - People
The Bombay Presidency had a large and diverse population. The census of 1901 gave a total of 25,468,209, out of which the chief religions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Madhya Pradesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Madhya Pradesh - Geography
Madhya Pradesh in hindi can be translated to Central Province, and it is located in the geographic heart of India. The state straddles th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magus: Encyclopedia Ii - Magus - The Maga In India
The Zoroastrians form a very small ethnic group in India known as the Parsis. After invading Arabs succeeded in taking Ctesiphon in 637, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bharatiya Janata Party: Encyclopedia Ii - Bharatiya Janata Party - List Of Bjp Mps In The 14th Lok Sabha
1 Advani, Lal Krishna - Gandhinagar (Gujarat) 2 Ahir, Hansraj Gangaram - Chandrapur (Maharashtra) 3 Ajgalley, Guharam - Sarangarh (SC) (C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balwantrai Mehta: Encyclopedia Ii - Balwantrai Mehta - Post-independene
After the independence he was twice elected as a Member of Parliament in India's Lok Sabha. As the Chairman of Estimate committee he prod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champaran And Kheda Satyagraha: Encyclopedia Ii - Champaran And Kheda Satyagraha - Kheda Gujarat
In Kheda, a district of villages and small towns in Gujarat, the peasants mostly owned their own lands, and were economically better-off ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champaran And Kheda Satyagraha: Encyclopedia Ii - Champaran And Kheda Satyagraha - Kheda, Gujarat
In Kheda, a district of villages and small towns in Gujarat, the peasants mostly owned their own lands, and were economically better-off ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narhari Parikh: Encyclopedia Ii - Narhari Parikh - Gandhi And Gujarat
Parikh was one of the earliest supporters of Gandhi in India, and teamed up with Mohanlal Pandya to work on a collection of missions for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narhari Parikh: Encyclopedia Ii - Narhari Parikh - Satyagraha In Gujarat
When the first revolts led by Gandhi, of the Indian Independence Movement broke in Gujarat, Parikh was the chief lieutenant of Gandhi and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Gujarat Violence: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 Gujarat Violence - The Role Of The Central And The Gujarat State Government In The Riots
Various independent human rights groups as well as major Indian newspapers have accused the Gujarat state government, led by Chief Minist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Diu: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Diu - Sultan Of Gujarat
The Egyptian fleet, manned mostly by Turks, was sent by the Mamlûk Burji Sultan of Cairo, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghauri, in 1507 to support...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Champaran And Kheda Satyagraha: Encyclopedia Ii - Champaran And Kheda Satyagraha - Success And Legacy
Gandhi's resulting fame spread like fire all over the nation. He had become a defining influence on Indian Nationalism. The proud peasant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narhari Parikh: Encyclopedia Ii - Narhari Parikh - Later Life
Parikh worked tirelessly with Gujarati women's and student's associations, labor and farmer grouops to alleviate people from social and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Konkan: Encyclopedia Ii - Konkan - Boundaries
The precise definition of Konkan varies, but most include Maharashtra's districts Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, the state of Goa, and the Kan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vadodara: Encyclopedia Ii - Vadodara - History
Vadodara's more recent history began when the Maratha leader Pilaji Gaekwad (or Gaekwar) conquered the city from the Mughal empire in 172...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bardoli Satyagraha: Encyclopedia Ii - Bardoli Satyagraha - The Crisis
In 1925, the taluka of Bardoli in Gujarat suffered from floods and famine, which hurt the crop produce, leaving farmers facing great fina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajkot: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajkot - History
Founded in 1612 by Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of Jadeja clan and Raju Sandhi. Vibhaji was grandson of Jam Sataji of Nawanagar, pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Educational Institutions
Gujarat has 10 universities and 4 Agricultural universities. Gujarat is home to the prestigeous Indian Institute of Management, located i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Demographics
Its official and primary language is Gujarati. The religion of the majority of its residents is Hinduism, in addition to significant perc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Economy
The economy of Gujarat shows that it is one of the most prosperous states of the country, having a per-capita GDP significantly above Ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Geography
Gujarat is the westernmost state of India. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and southwest, and Pakistan to the north. The sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Administration And Politics
On May 1, 1960, Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State of Bombay. These districts were further subdivided l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Tourism
Lothal is the site of the ancient ruins of the first Indian port, dating from the time of the Indus Valley Civilization. The Modhera Sun ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Administrative Divisions Of Gujarat
In 1960, Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State of Bombay. These districts were further subdivided later on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Demography
Its primary language is Gujarati. The majority of its residents are Hindus, with significant percentages following Islam, Jainism, Zoroas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Educational Institutions
Gujarat is home to an Indian Institute of Management, located in the city of Ahmedabad. The institute has been rated as the best in Asia ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Geography
Gujarat is the westernmost state of India. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and southwest, Pakistan to the north, by the stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Politics
Gujarat is governed by a Legislative Assembly of 182 members. Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) are elected on the basis of adult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Economy
It is one of India's most prosperous states, having a per-capita GDP significantly above India's average. [citation needed] Major Agricul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gujarat: Encyclopedia Ii - Gujarat - Tourism
Lothal is the site of the ancient ruins of the first Indian port, during the times of the Indus Valley Civilization. The Modhera Sun Temp...   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - G . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article