Gujarat

Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. Its capital is Gandhinagar, a planned city close to Ahmedabad, the former state capital and the commercial center of Gujarat.

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Gujarati - State - India - Maharashtra - Pakistan - Rajasthan - Gandhinagar - Ahmedabad

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The state of Gujarat was created on May 1, 1960, out of the northern, predominantly Gujarati-speaking portion of Bombay state. The southern, predominantly Marathi-speaking portion of Bombay state became Maharashtra.

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May 1 - 1960 - Gujarati - Bombay state - Marathi - Maharashtra

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Gujarat has become one of the fastest-growing states in the country; as of 2002, Gujarat had an average per capita income of Rs. 7500 (Current 1992 prices), compared to Rs. 6400, the average for all Indian states.

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Gujarat has given India two of the most prominent leaders in the independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Though his birthplace is disputed, it is certain that the Gujarati language was also the mother-tongue of the "father of Pakistan", Quaid-e Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Gujaratis have also been active in the arts and the sciences; Vikram Sarabhai, a Gujarati, was the father of India's space program. They are, however, mostly noted for their entrepreneurial spirit.

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Mahatma Gandhi - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Mohammed Ali Jinnah - Vikram Sarabhai

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