Anand - A Town 'Utterly, Butterly Yummilicious'!
Anand is famous because of the dairy co-operative movement of India under the brand name of AMUL (Anand Milk Union Limited). Anand was the centre of the White Revolution. This......
Bhavnagar - The Rewarding Downtown
Bhavnagar has always been one of the important business centres of Gujarat mainly, dealing with cotton products. The city has also been famous for ocean trade, gems and silver......
Bordi - A Beach Town
Situated to the north of Mumbai, Bordi is at a distance of about 17 km from the tiny little town of Dahanu and is based in the Thane District in the state of Maharashtra. Dubbed......
Champaner - Royally Ravishing
Champaner was established by King Vanraj Chavda of the Chavda dynasty and named after his minister Champaraj. Some people say that the name has come from the champak flower......
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) is a Union Territory (UT) in western India and has Silvassa as its capital. Nagar Haveli is set between Gujarat and Maharashtra while Dadra lies a......
Daman - Glorious Days In The Sun, Sand And Sea
For over 450 years, Daman, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli were part of the Portuguese empire in India. On 19 December 1961, Daman and the other coastal enclaves of......
Kheda - Rich With Yore
Long ago Kheda was known as “Hidimba Van” because it is believed that Bhimsen of Mahabharata had killed a demon to marry Hidimba at this place. Kheda was initially......
Nashik - Then And Now
The city of Nashik is situated in Maharashtra and is known as the Wine Capital of India, given the quantity of grapes it produces. It is around 180 km away from Mumbai and close......
Pavagadh – Crowned By The Divine
Pavagadh is the hill next to Champaner and also the hill on which a famous Mahakali Temple is situated.Tourist Places In And Around Pavagadh The Mahakali Temple is fortified and......
Saputara - Of Galvanic Vistas
Saputara is a distinctly different place amongst the arid nature of Gujarat. It is on the north-east frontier of Gujarat and the second highest plateau in the Sahydari stretch......
Sardar Sarovar Dam – The Jewel Of Narmada
A dam built on the Narmada river, Sardar Sarovar Dam, is 1163 km from the river estuary. The foundation of this dam was laid by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1961 and ultimately, the......
Silvassa - Far From the Crowds
Silvassa is the capital city of the Indian Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It was known as Vila de Paço d'Arcos during the Portuguese rule. Far from the......
Tithal - For A Beachy feel
Tithal is a beach on the west of the Valsad town. Adjacent to the Arabian Sea, this beach is known as a black sand beach. Located in the south of Gujarat, Tithal Beach can be......
Udvada - A Holy Town
Udvada, a coastal town in Valsad district, is an important centre of the Parsis or the Indian Zoroastrians. The word Udvada literally meant grazing ground of camels, as that was......
Vadodara - An Aristocratic Acreage
Vadodara or Baroda, situated on the banks of the river Vishwamitri, was earlier the capital city of the Gaekwad state. Archaeological remains dating back to two thousand years......
Valsad - Of Beaches, Forts, Temples And What Not
Valsad is a coastal district and it derived its name from vad-saal that means hampered by banyan trees (vad). This area was full of banyan trees. Valsad is the first place where......