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Ahmedabad pitch raises questions on Tests survival: GangulyNew Delhi, Nov 21 : Former captain Sourav Ganguly has warned cricket administrators to do away with the pitches that produced a tame draw between India and Sri Lanka in the opening Test at Motera and claimed that such flat tracks would... In this article: Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Sri Lanka, India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, and England |
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BBC News | 1 day ago
Tendulkar hits ton in stalemate
Page last updated at 11:22 GMT, Friday, 20 November 2009 First Test, Ahmedabad, day five (close): India 426 & 412-4 drew with Sri Lanka 760-7 dec Tendulkar has amassed more than 12,000 runs in his 160 Tests Sachin Tendulkar hit his...
In this article: Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Lanka, India, Virender Sehwag, and Gautam Gambhir
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 1 day ago
Cricket nations urged to preserve Tests
...playing positive cricket on pitches with something in them for bowlers. He singled out the current Test between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad as a turn-off to fans. "The wickets are just a disgrace in a lot of Test-playing countries," he...
In this article: California, International Cricket Council, Ricky Ponting, Cricket, India, and Cricket Australia
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Times of India | 2 days ago
1st Test: Sri Lanka power to 334-run lead against India
Sri Lanka power to 344-run lead against India REUTERS 19 November 2009, 01:38pm IST AHMEDABAD: Sri Lanka took control of the opening Test against India on Thursday after Mahela and Prasanna Jayawardene extended their sixth-wicket record...
In this article: India, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka, Prasanna Jayawardene, Reuters, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, and Mahendra Dhoni
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British clinched first biz deal in Ahmedabad
Ashish Vashi, TNN 19 November 2009, 02:22am IST AHMEDABAD: It is said that the water of Sabarmati turns its people into good businessmen. Ahmedabad provided a turning point in Indian history where the mother of all business deals was...
In this article: Jehangir, India, East India Company, James I, Ajmer, Spice Islands, and Delhi
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Cricket365 News | 3 days ago
Jayawardene goes big in Ahmedabad
A magnificent double century from Mahela Jayawardene put Sri Lanka in complete command on the third day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad. The former captain annihilated India's attack en route to an unbeaten 204 and contributed...
In this article: Mahela Jayawardene, India, Harbhajan Singh, Prasanna Jayawardene, Ishant Sharma, Daryl Harper, Sri Lanka, and Sachin Tendulkar
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Green lessons
...the dung is mixed with water and fermented to create gas, which is then piped to a large temple next door, the Jagganath temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat's biggest and most polluted city. The temple uses the gas to cook food for 1,000 pilgrims...
In this article: Climate change, Kartikeya Sarabhai, India, Carbon, Copenhagen, Coal, Physics, and Tin
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New Kerala | 5 days ago
Auto-rickshaws go off road in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, Nov 16 : Nearly 6,000 auto-rickshaws went off the road in the city today posing manifold problems to the commuters as the auto drivers protested the proposed hike in the price of compressed natural gas (CNG). All auto-rickshaws...
In this article: India
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Ahmedabad steps up hotel security, fearing terror strike
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Nov.14 : Security of hotels in Ahmedabad has been beefed up in the wake of reports that US terror suspect David Coleman Headley stayed at top-end hotels in various cities with the aim of conducting a recce for terrorist...
In this article: Lashkar-e-Taiba, LeT, Al Qaeda, and United States
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Two SIMI activists accused of triggering blasts brought to Ahmedabad
...Nov 6 : Two Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists arrested by Madhya Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) were brought to Ahmedabad on Thursday for their alleged links in the bomb blasts of last year. The arrested SIMI...
In this article: Students Islamic Movement of India and Indore
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'Pharmac India-2009'to be held in Ahmedabad from Nov 7-9
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Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ Amdāvād, Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and one of the largest urban agglomerations in India, with a population of approximately 52 lakhs (5.2 million). Located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, the city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970; the capital was shifted to Gandhinagar thenafter. In colloquial Gujarati, it is commonly called Amdavad.
Ahmedabad was founded in 1411 by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as the capital of the Gujarat Sultanate. The city is named after its founder. Under British rule, a military cantonment was established and the city infrastructure was modernised and expanded. Although incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during the British rule in India, Ahmedabad remained the most important city in the Gujarat region. The city established itself as the home of a booming textile industry, which earned it the nickname "the Manchester of the East." The city was at the forefront of the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century. It was the centre of many campaigns of civil disobedience to promote workers' rights, civil rights and political independence.
With the creation of the state of Gujarat in 1960, Ahmedabad gained prominence as commercial capital of the state.Once characterised by dusty roads and bungalows, the city is witnessing a major construction boom and population increase. A rising centre of education, information technology and scientific industries, Ahmedabad remains the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat and much of western India.
- Name:
- Gujarat
- Local Name:
- Ahmedabad
- Also Known As:
- Ancient City of Ashaval
- Type:
- mega city
- District:
- Ahmedabad
- Total Area:
- 205
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