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Architecture of Gujarat

Architecture is perhaps only form of human endeavor, which provides an insight into man's ceaseless efforts at perfection, his attempt to express himself, his environment, his attitude towards life, his society and aesthetic sense. Literally, the whole length and breadth of Gujarat is dotted with ancient Buddhist, Jain, Hindu and Muslim monuments. The architectured thoughts involved in these monuments reflect the great heritage of Gujarat arts and culture.
Modern Architecture

Today Ahmedabad witnesses many buildings, which could be termed as a few of the finest example of modern architecture. It was the architecture of repute like Le Corbusier, Charles Correa and Louis Kahn, who has greatly contributed towards modern architecture in Gujarat.
The various creations by these three architects are testimony to the fact that they have been able to express individual, social and religious traditions and values.
Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier used enough concrete and brick in these works infusing them with a tactile sense of space and a magical height. His Indian and religious building combined cosmic and archaic themes, while his domestic designs were 'on the knife-edge of presentation'.
Louis Kahn

Kahn nature works used light geometry, construction and an intense abstraction to touch a timeless dimension.
Charles Correa

The basic philosophy of Charles Correa in planning the buildings, the architect has tried to give long corridors and wide arches, which provide shades and ventilation. One of the specimen of the buildings can be seen at Gandhi Ashram designed in 1962. He has successfully expressed his philosophy combining with regional traditions.

There are many buildings in Gujarat that bear the signature of these four genius, which could be witnessed from these living examples. 

RAO TRAVEL -Culture In Gujarat

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Gujarat has been a field of conquering races, which settled down here from time to time. From ancient times western gateway of India has been a place where lot of action, reaction and interaction between various ethnic and linguistic forces has taken place, which in turn resulted in the synthesis of many races and culture. Different races brought with them different political institutions, unique social customs, varied cultures and creeds.
The Aryans came by land, Persians, Arabs and Africans came by sea through Saurashtra ports for shelter, trade and at times, conquest. Then just before and after Chinese era, lords of Kunanas, Hunas and other tribes descended on Gujarat. The coming of these foreigners resulted in the fusion of various cultures and traditions.
The cultural diversity of Gujarat

The people of Kachha, a low and arid region with less than 15 inches of annual rainfall are hardy and endowed with a rare spirit of enterprise and a wonderful gift for business organization.
The people of peninsular Saurashtra are artistic and have a wealth of romantic and devotional literature.

The people of North Gujarat are simple, sober and more practical in their outlook.
In contrast, the people of Southern Gujarat are soft, pleasure loving, sophisticated and vivacious in their outlook.

The population of the highlands and the borderlands is wholly tribal but hardy and simple.

RAO TRAVEL - Textiles In Gujarat

Gujarat Handicrafts and textiles reflect a love of Colour, an eye for design and form. They are the expression of an initial artistic personality and rich cultural heritage. The state excels in both quality and design of textiles, traditional and modern. The larger variety mills are combined to produce a rich mingling of colours and textures.
The widest spectrum of woven fabrics are found in the resist technique. These range from patola, double ikat, to the bandhej tie and dye the woven mashru and the resist or resist or rescrved printing on cotton and silk.

Patola
Patolu and patola are the terms normally used in Gujarat for art of silk weaving with design in double ikat i.e. for fabrics where the wrap and weft threads are coloured in section by tie dying before weaving and are then woven to form intricate multi-coloured designs. Today, Patan Patola is one of the finest hand woven textiles produced. Besides, Patan the double ikat is found only in Bali in Indonesia.

Mashru
Mashru, a mixed fabric, woven with a combination of cotton and silk, was essentially for the use of Muslim men as there was a prohibition on their wearing pure silk. The tradition of mashru may have been influenced by weaving tradiions prevalent in Iraq and the Arab countries where the habits were strictly adhered to Mashru was woven all over india, though it survives today only in Gujarat.

Brocades
The brocades has a distinct style of weaving of silk satin cloth, gold brocading with coloured threads on the borders and in the lay technique in some cases. They carried traditional patterns of popat vel, stylized parrot flower border, jhardh, jhardh, flowering strub or tree motiff or the mango and ashorfi curcular gold coin. Today only ismple ashorfi brocade used in the rural areas is woven in Mehsana district of Gujarat.

Bandhani
The tied and dyed fabrics, known as bandhej or bandhani, of saurashtra and kutch are perhaps the finest produced in India. Amongst these, the most intricate and refined styles are to be found in Jamnagar, Bhuj and Mandavi. Jamnagar bandhej is produced on superfine cotton mulmul and muslim, sometimes combined with gold checks and motifs worked in Jamdani technique.

The Mandavi and Bhuj work is on silk with a woven gold border, had motifs embroidered in gold wire known as badla. Since the designs were circular and on a blue black background, they were known as chandrakhani or moonshaped.

Prints
The oldest known patterned fabrics from India are from Gujarat. They are resist dyed and printed cottons excavated at Fostate. Which was the centre of distribution of Indian printed cotton to the west. Their stylic delineation of the patterns was based on the decorative styles of west Indian paintings and designs.

The matani 
Pechedi made by the vaghris for ritual purpose used a combinations of block printing for the outline of the pattern and the painting of the mordants. The dominant motif is of the mother Goddess in her many forms and aspects.

Embroidery
Gujarat has the most vibrant, fine and varied collection of embroidery to be found in any part of India. The movement of pastoral no made and their settlement in different parts of Gujarat gave a wide variation in embroidery styles. Strong class and community instincts maintained the distinct style. Kutch in North Western Gujarat, and Saurashtra in western Gujarat have the finest embroidery and variety of styles.

Specimens of folk tradition, with its bold and igorous patterns and colours, are made by peasant women for their own use. It is this embroidery which even today enriched the life of the people of Kutch and Saurashtra.

RAO TRAVEL -Wild Life In Gujarat


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Sasan 
Reputed across the world for its population of Asiatic Lion, Gir National Park is a paradise for the connoisseurs of wildlife. Spread across an area of 1,412.13 sq Km, it has a rugged terrain and the steep rocky hillsides are covered in mixed deciduous forests. There are teak, ber, flame of the forest and banyan trees.
Velavadar
Velavadar in the Bhal region of Saurashtra is a unique grassland ecosystem that has attracted fame for the successful conservation of the Blackbuck, the wolf and the lesser Florican. The park spread over an area of 35 sq.kms, its grassland, the greenery and the quadrupeds are visible as far as the eye can see.florican.
Nalsarovar 
Situated 54 kms from the city of Ahmedabad is the bird sanctuary, Nalsarovar. It is the largest bird sanctuary in Gujarat and can boast of its scenic beauty as well as its feathered inhabitants. The Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary is the abode to a large species of our feathered friends. The sanctuary is visited by more than two hundred species of migratory birds in winter.
Zainabad 
Zainabad, located on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch is 100 Kms from Ahmedabad. It is the perfect entrance to the Little Rann of Kutch. The culture of Zainabad has a blend of both Saurashtra and Kutch, making it very unique. This is reflected in the architecture, arts and crafts of this region. The hospitality of the people of Zainabad is sure to touch your heart.

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Gujarat is the centre for some of India’s most exquisite handiwork. Kutch is known for its fabulous embroideries done in a variety of techniques developed by different communities including Hindu and Muslim pastoral groups whose women do embroidery for their trousseau or a second income as well as migrants from Sindh. Bandhani tie-and-dye is almost synonymous with Gujarat, which also produces fine handloom woven textiles and block-printed fabrics. Rare crafts that make their last stand in Gujarat include the double ikat Patola weaving of Patan and the Rogan painting on fabric done in Nirona village.
While hand-embellished textiles are a bedrock of the rural economy of Kutch and Surendranagar districts of Gujarat, these regions have equally fine terra cotta, metal and wood crafts.
All forms of arts and crafts in Gujarat reflect the aggressive individuality and religious impulses of an average Gujarati and his religious impulses. This very emotion has motivated the individual to tune stone, brass, bronze, clay wood etc. into life like objects that speak their own language. The various forms of arts and crafts in Gujarat include.


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Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's early civilizations. It is also known as Harappan Civilization. The two major important cities where civilizations flourished include
Lothal 
Lothal is the name of an ancient mound situated in the revenue jurisdiction of Saragwala village in Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad district. The word 'Lothal' meaning 'place of the dead' in Gujarati language is said to have been formed by combining the words Loth and Thal (sthal). Lothal is essentially a single culture site. The Harappan culture in all its various forms is well represented here.
The Harappans were attracted to the Lothal not only by its sheltered harbor with a rich cotton and rise growing hinterland by also by its bead making industry. The Indus dichotomy of dividing a city into a citadel or Acropolis and a lower town was followed in planning Lothal. The ruler and his entourage lived in the acropolis where houses were built on 3m high platform and provided with all the civic amenities including paved baths, underground drains and a well for potable water.
The lower town, which also enjoyed civic amenities, was subdivided into two sectors. The North-South Arterial Street flanked by shop was the main commercial center in which the rich merchants and ordinary craftsmen lived together. The residential sector lay to the east and west of bazaar.
How to reach
Situated at a distance of 6 kms from Lothal-Bhurkhi railway station. It is well connected by road with Bhurkhi, Dholka and other major towns like Bhavnagar and Rajkot.
Dholavira
Of all the Harappan sites the site of Dholavira locally known as Kotada, in the Khadir Island of Kutch stands apart. It is remarkable for its magnificent planning and enormity of area and deposit. Spread across an area of 600m, the site presents a Harappan city par excellence. On the present showing, it is one of the two largest settlements in India and the fourth or fifth in the subcontinent. It also enjoys the unique distinction of yielding an inscription of ten large-sized signs of the Harappan script.
Considerable pre-planning seems to have gone into the layout and construction of the Acropolis. The embattled 'middle town' admeasures about 350m east-west and 180 to 200. North-south and rises to a height of 8.60m from the general ground level. The built-up area of the 'lower town' occupies nearly 2/3 part of the eastern half of the fortified city. It measures 300m east-west and 350m. north-south approximately attaining the height of 7,50m. Like the 'middle town' this too reveals a constructed area having several built-up projections and open recesses at least on the north-east and south.
How to reach
It is a small village located near the north-western extremity of Khadir. It is approachable from Bhuj via Rappar by a good road.


RAO TRAVEL - Sea Ports in Gujarat


Hazira port and LNG regassification terminal
Introduction
The royal dutch/shell group of companies (Shell) is developing an all-weather port and liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regassification terminal at Hazira - Gujarat, north-west India. The Port will be ready to import LNG by the end of Quarter 1,2004, offering a cost effective solution to the end customer of LNG importation. The development plans also include solid cargo handling facilities (both bulk and general) for use by port customers.
Technical studies indicate that conditions at Hazira allow an all-weather port to be implemented at a minimum cost while providing round-the-year operations.
Porbandar port
Latitude : 21° 38'N
Longitude : 69° 37'E
Introduction
Porbandar is an all-weather port with direct berthing facilities. It is situated on the west coast of saurashtra facing the Arabian sea.
Commodities handled
Import: Fertilisers, Coal & LPG
Export:
Oil cakes, groundnuts, HPS, Salt, cement/Clinker, Chemicals, Raw Cotton, Clay Bauxite, Huilding Materials, reefer cargo, onions and fruits.
Jafrabad port 
Latitude : 20° 51' 56''N
Longitude : 71° 21'50'' E
Introduction 
Jafrabad is an all-weather direct berthing Port for small oceangoing vessels. It is situated in the Gulf of Cambay on the south west coast of Saurashtra, inside the Jafrabad Creek on the west coast of India.
Okha port
Latitude : 22° 28'N
Longitude : 60° 05'E
Introduction 
Okha is an all-weather port with direct berthing facilities. It is situated on the north-west coast of Saurashtra Peninsula, at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch on the west coast of India.
Import
Mineral Oil, coal, wheat, sulphur, coke, fertiliser
Export
Raw bauxite, calcium Bauxite, chemicals, salt, clinker.
Mundra port (GAPL)
Latitude : 22° 44' 24'' N
Longitude : 69° 47' 13'' E
Introduction 
Mundra Port dons a mantle of a 4000-year historical legacy of Gujarat's maritime glory. Today, Mundra once more opens up India's most natural gateway to the world.
Mundra Port is a fully commercial and professionally managed multi-purpose port making the optimum utilisation of all the resources, potential and abilities available. Its comprehensive range of maritime services are continuously enhanced to serve customers satisfactorily.
Mundra Port has practised a comprehensive and integrated development philosophy in the areas of marine structures, backup storage area, cargo handling facilities, and logistics, within the port with a single window operating system for the customer's satisfaction.
Mundra Port, the most advanced customer specialist port, is the only port in the country which offers state-of-the-art port services, including stevedoring, storage and cargo transfer (mechanised cargo handling), etc. under one umbrella.
Mandvi port
Latitude : 22° 49'N
Longitude : 69° 21'E
Introduction 
Mandvi is a fair-weather lighterage Port. It is situated on the right bank of river Rukmavati in the Gulf of Kutch. On the west coast of India.
Import
Fertilisers, Building Materials, Dates, General Cargo.
Export
Clay, Bentonite, Bauxite, cotton seeds, salt, oil cakes, general cargo.
Alang Ship-Breaking Yard
Latitude : 21° 21'N
Longitude : 72° 12'E
Introduction 
The ship-breaking yard at Alang is situated 50 kms from the district headquarters of Bhavnagar on the Bhavnagar-veraval coastal highway.
Equipment
A total of 183 plots are being developed for ship-breaking activities 92 in alang yard and 91 in sosiya Yard. Of these, 10 plots each of 6,000 sq. mtrs. Area have been earmarked for breaking VLCCs/ ULCCs.
Commodities Handled
Import of scrap vessels.
Important Features
  • Largest ship-breaking yard in the world.
  • Largest vessel beached was of 51,450 LDT.
  • Direct employment to about 25,000 akilled and unskilled labourers.
  • Indirect employment through downstream industries, viz. Re-rolling mills, foundries, oxygen plants, transporters, scarp yard, etc. Capacity to break about 4.0 million MT per annum.

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RAO Travel Services, Founded in 2001 December, founded by Mr. Divyang Singh RAO. " RAO Travel Services " a small tour company which is a well known name for Car Rentals, Designing holidays as per your needs in Gujarat & Rajasthan. The purpose of coming into this hospitality business was to provide services of ground transport professionally with a friendly attitude. We at RAO Travel Services believe " Service with Smile "

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