Introductions of AHMEDABAD
India Holiday Packages - Ahmedabad or as the locals say ‘Amdavad’ is the principal city of Gujarat. Sultan Ahmed Shah I founded the city in 1411, on the banks of the Sabarmati River. Ahmedabad means `established by Ahmed’. It is the second largest city in western India after Mumbai. Modern Ahmedabad straddles the river and spreads out on both sides with a population of close to 3.5 million. Though crowded, Ahmedabad provides an interesting introduction to Gujarat and is also a convenient base to explore the interesting places in the state - Indian Holiday Packages.
Holiday Packages for India - The city has been a thriving textile and commercial centre for the better part of the century and was renowned as the ‘Manchester of the East’. Mahatma Gandhi set up his Ashram on the western bank of the River Sabarmati in 1915. The Sabarmati Ashram became the nodal centre for India’s independence movement and the place from where Gandhi launched his famous Salt March (1930) to the small seaside village of Dandi in protest against the salt tax imposed by the British government - Holiday Packages to India.
Ahmedabad Hotels - Ahmedabad is a city of architectural delights. The old walled city is a labyrinth of by lanes (called ‘pols’) lined with exquisitely carved wooden ‘havelis’ (mansions), an area best discovered on foot. In the newer part you find several buildings that showcase India’s contemporary architecture - some designed by Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Correa and Doshi. And in the midst of these modern works are some of the finest monuments built in the Indo-Saracen style (a blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture) - Hotels in Ahmedabad.
Ahmedabad Hotels India - The city is the home of several institutions of higher learning. The National Institute of Design is the leading institution in the field in India. The Indian Institute of Management the foremost institute in the country for business management studies is housed in a campus designed by the American architect Louis Kahn. The Ahmedabad Textile Industry Research Association is one of the foremost institutions in the country engaged in research on textiles - India Ahmedabad Hotels.
India Holiday Packages Asia - The devastating earthquake that struck Gujarat on the 26th of January 2001 destroyed a large proportion of the monuments and residential buildings in many parts of the Ahmedabad, while others suffered major structural damage. Please check the current safety status when you plan a visit and keep in mind that entire villages, towns, markets, museums, monuments, buildings, forts and palaces on Gujarat have been either destroyed or are out of bounds - India Holiday Packages.
