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History. The city was planned by Chief Architect H.K. Mewada, a Cornell University graduate, and his assistant Prakash M Apte. [9][10][when?] It was developed in the 1960s. Demographics. According to the 2011 census of India, Gandhinagar had a population of 208,299. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.
The city of Gandhinagar was established on 2.8.1965. The new capital was named Gandhinagar for the purpose of maintaining a lasting memory of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. Due to the division of the old Mumbai State, the State of Gujarat was formed on 1-5-1960 .
History of Gandhinagar states that the city was established around 1960. The city got an identity of its own when the state of Mumbai was divided into two separate states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Mumbai since then became a part of Maharashtra and Gandhinagar became a part of Gujarat as a state.
Gandhinagar was named for Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement. Built to supplant Ahmadabad as capital, the city was begun in 1966. State government offices were transferred to Gandhinagar in 1970, and the city subsequently became a commercial and cultural centre in Gujarat. An expressway connects Gandhinagar with ...
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Sep 16, 2024 · Gandhinagar is the capital city of the state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar, named after Mahatma Gandhi, was established in 1965 as the new capital of Gujarat to replace Ahmedabad. Gandhinagar is known as the greenest capital city in Asia.
The region the Gurjjaras settled was called Gujarat by the tenth century, when Mulraj Solanki, the founder of the Hindu Chalukyan dynasty, established his capital at Anhilwara Patan. Anhilwara in time came to be replaced by Ahmedabad, which was selected by Muzaffar Khan as his sultanate's capital in 1412.
Feb 10, 2023 · The backstory. The idea of Gandhinagar, according to published accounts, had been floated before Gujarat was formally inaugurated on May 1, 1960. Dr Jivraj Mehta, chief minister-designate had announced nearly two months earlier that the capital of Gujarat would be the newly created city of Gandhinagar named after the Mahatma.
