Nadiad

Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir;^[1] It is the birthplace of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

Climate

Nadiad usually has mild winters and very hot summers, with an average of from 32 °C (90 °F) to 46 °C (115 °F), and an average rainfall from 70 centimetres (28 in) to 120 centimetres (47 in).

Attractions

Santram Mandir is located in the center of the town. It is known for its charity work. This old temple is visited by people on the day of full moon.^[2] Marida Darwaja and Amdavadi Darwaja are also nearby.

Shri Atmasiddhishastra Rachnabhoomi is a memorial that stands at the site of the creation of Atmasiddhi Shastra composed by Shrimad Rajchandra, a saint, poet and philosopher in 1895.^[3][4]

Transport

Nadiad is Well Connected With Railway and Road Transport. Nadiad Junction railway station is Major Railway Station in Kheda District and Indian Railways's "A" Category Railway Station Located in Ahmedabad-Mumbai Main Line. Nadiad has two extra lines. One goes to Modasa and other one goes to Petlad. Nadiad Junction railway station has four platforms. Indian Railway is going to extend Modasa Line to Shamlaji. Nadiad has a major bus stand. Nadiad is Zonal Division in Charotar Region. Kheda, Anand, Mahemdavad, Kapadvanj, Dakor, Mahudha, Borsad, Khambhat bus depot's Are Under Nadiad Division. Nadiad Division is Called by Amul. Nadiad is well connected to Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, Surat, Rajkot by bus. Other interstate services are operated by Nadiad Division from Nadiad. Nearest airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport located in Ahmedabad and it is 65 km away from Nadiad. A bullet train station, part of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, is also under construction in the southern part of the city.

Demography

As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Nadiad in 2011 is 218,095; of which male and female are 112,311 and 105,784 respectively. Although Nadiad city has population of 218,095; its urban / metropolitan population is 225,071 of which 115,903 are males and 109,168 are females.

Notable people

• Mansukhram Tripathi (1840 – 1907), writer
• Govardhanram Tripathi (1855 – 1907), novelist, author of the epic Gujarati novel Saraswatichandra
• Balashankar Kantharia (1858 – 1898), poet
• Manilal Dwivedi (1858 – 1898), writer
• Vallabhbhai Patel (1875 – 1950), politician
• Indulal Yagnik (1892 – 1972), writer, led Mahagujarat movement demanding separate statehood to Gujarat
• Verghese Kurien (1921-2012), Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur also known as "Father of the White Revolution" in India died here.
• Bakul Tripathi (1928 – 2006), humorist
• Dinsha Patel (born 1937), politician
• Amar Gupta (born 1953), computer scientist
• Praful Patel (born 1957), politician and businessman
• Axar Patel (born 1994), cricketer
• Babubhai Patel, politician
• Vishvesh Parmar, Bollywood singer, recording artist, music composer
• Mohsin Khan, actor

Education

Educational institutes located in Nadiad include:

• New English School(Gujarati Medium) and English Teaching School(English Medium)
• C. B. Patel Arts College
• Uni Trust Surajba Mahila Arts College
• Nadiad Ayurveda College
• J & J College of Science
• Dinsha Patel College of Nursing
• Dr.N.D.Desai Faculty Of Medical Science And Research
• t.j patel commerce college

References

1. ^ Shri Mai Mandir Archived 12 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. maimandir.org.
2. ^ Temples in Nadiad Archived 24 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. nadiad.in.
3. ^ Jaini, Jagmandarlal. The Atma-Siddhi: (or the Self-Realization) of Shrimad Rajchandra. Shrimad Rajchandra Gyan Pracharak Trust.
4. ^ "Shri Atmasiddhishastra Rachnabhoomi, Nadiad"

External links

• Nadiad Nagarpalika (Municipality)
• Bus services from Nadiad