WELCOME TO

GUJARAT

Presenter name :
G.M.MADHUSHREE
 GUJARAT
 Introduction
 cultural life
 Areas of growth
 Famous food
 Tourism
 Traditional dance
 Climate
 History

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 INTRODUCTION

The state is bounded primarily by

Pakistan to the northwest and by the
Indian states of Rajasthan to the north,
Madhya Pradesh to the east, and
Maharashtra to the southeast. Gujarat
also shares a small segment of its
southeastern border with the Indian
union territory of Dadra and Nagar
Haveli, and, together with the Ara b i a n S ea ,
i t surrounds the territory of Daman and
Diu.

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 CULTURAL LIFE
M u c h o f t h e c u l t u re o f G u j a r a t re f l e c t s t h e m y t h o l o g y
s u r ro u n d i n g t h e H i n d u d e i t y K r i s h n a ( a n i n c a r n a t i o n
o f t h e g o d Vi s h n u ) , a s t r a n s m i t t e d i n t h e P u r a n a s , a
c l a s s o f H i n d u s a c re d l i t e r a t u re . T h e o l d e r r a s n r i t y a
and raslila dance traditions honouring Krishna find
their contemporary manifestation in the popular
dance called garba. The dance is performed primarily
a t t h e Na v r a t r i f e s t i v a l ( S e p t e m b e r – O c t o b e r ) , w h i c h
h o n o u r s t h e d i v i n e f e m i n i n e ; d a n c e r s m o v e i n a c i rc l e ,
s i n g i n g a n d k e e p i n g t i m e b y c l a p p i n g t h e i r h a n d s . Al s o
c o m m o n l y p e r f o r m e d a t Na v r a t r i i s b h a v a i , a t y p e o f
p o p u l a r, r u r a l , c o m i c d r a m a t h a t d e p i c t s v a r i o u s
a s p e c t s o f r u r a l l i f e . Al l o f t h e ro l e s i n b h a v a i — b o t h
m a l e a n d f e m a l e — a re p l a y e d b y m e n .

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 AREAS OF GROWTH
O ne o f I ndi a ' s mo s t i n dus tr i a l i z e d s ta te s , G uj a r a t
ma i nta i ns a v a r i e ty o f i ndus tr i e s , the pr i nc i pa l o n e s
be i ng g e ne r a l a nd e l e c tr i c a l e ng i ne e r i n g a nd the
ma n ufa c ture o f te x ti l e s, v e g e ta bl e o i l s, c he mi c a l s ,
s o da a s h, a nd c e me n t. Ne w i ndu s tr i e s i nc l ude the
pro duc ti o n o f fe r ti l i z e r s a nd pe tro c he mi c a l s. Ma jo r
re s o urc e s pro duc e d by the s ta te i nc l ud e c o tt o n,
pe a nut s , da te s , s ug a rc a ne , a nd pe tro l . i n c a l c i t e,
g y ps u m, ma n g a ne s e, l i g ni te, ba ux i te, l i me s t o ne , a g a t e ,
fe l ds pa r a nd qua r tz s a nd a nd s uc c e s s ful mi ni n g o f
the s e mi n e r a l s i s do ne i n the i r s pe c i fi e d a re a s . G uja r a t
pro duc e s a b o u t 9 1 % o f I n di a ' s re qu i re d a mo unt
o f6 2 8 + 9 s o da a s h a nd g i v e s the c o untr y a bo ut 6 6 % o f
i ts na ti o na l re qui re me nt o f s a l t . Che mi c a l I n dus tr i e s i n
G uj a r a t c o unt fo r mo re t ha n 3 5 % o f I n di a n Che mi c a l s
pro duc ti o n .

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 FAMOUS FOOD
A gujarati thali typically comprise of one or two steamed
o r f r i e d s n a c k s c a l l e d f a r s a n s , a g re e n v e g e t a b l e , a t u b e r
o r a g o r u d s h a a k s ( s h a a k s a re m a i n c o u r s e s w i t h
vegetables and spices mixed together into a curry or a
spicy dry dish),a kathol (braised pulses like beans
c h i c k p e a o r d r y p e a s ) 1 o r m o re y o g u r t d i s h e s l i k e d a h i ,
kadhi (yogurt and pulses soup), raita or sweet shrikhand,
rice or khichdi, daal usually toor dal, and sweets like
halwas, basundi or shrikhand the sweetness, bitterness,
sourness and heat of each main course would vary
b e t w e e n d i s h e s , a n d t h e t h a l i h a s m o re c o l o u r s t h a n a
rainbow – the yellow of turmeric, the whiteness of dairy
p ro d u c t s , t h e re d n e s s o f t o m a t o s , t h e g re e n o f l e a f y
v e g e t a b l e s , t h e b ro w n o f p u l s e s , a n d t h e c o l o u r s o f
v a r i o u s s p i c e s , re l i s h e s a n d s a l a d v e g e t a b l e s , a re
harmoniously part of a single thali.

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 TOURISUM
Indi a' s f i r st wo r l d he r i t ag e Ci t y Ahe mdabad i n G uj ar at .
G uj a r at i s t he si xt h l ar g e st sta t e i n Indi a , l oc at e d i n t he
we st e r n par t of Indi a, wi t h a c oast l i ne of 1, 600 km
( 990 mi ) ( t he l o ng e st i n Indi a) . It i s one o f t he m ost
popul ar st at e s i n the c ount r y, wi t h an a nnual f oo t fa l l o f
19 . 8 1 mi l l i on to ur i st s i n 201 0–11 . [ 1 5 ] G uj ar a t o ff e r s sc e ni c
be auty from G re at Rann of K ut c h t o t he hi l l s of Saput a r a.
It i s t he wor l d' s sol e hom e of pure Asi at i c l i ons. [ 1 6 ]
Dur i ng t he Sul t anat e re i gn, H i ndu c r af t sma nshi p m i xe d
wi th Isl ami c arc hi t e c t ure, gi v i ng r i se t o t he
Indo- Sar ac e ni c st yl e . M a ny st r uc t ure s i n t he st a te are
bui l t i n t hi s f ashi on.
It i s a l so the bi r t hpl ac e o f M a ha tm a G a ndhi and
Sar dar Va l l a bhbhai P a t e l, the gre a t i c oni c f i gure s of
Indi a' s Inde pe nde nc e move m e nt .
Ami t abh B ac hc ha n i s c ur re nt l y t he br and ambassador of
G uj a r at Tour i sm. T he ‘ K hushboo G uj a r at K i ' c ampai gn
by Ami t abh B ac hc ha n has g rown t our i sm i n G uj ar at by
14 pe r c e nt , t wi c e t he nat i onal g rowt h r at e . [ 1 7 ]

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TRADITIONAL DANCE
Here is a list of 5 popular folk dances from
gujarat.

 Bhavai

 Dhandiya

 Garba

 Padhar

 Tippani

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 BHAVAI
he name Bhavai is derived from Sanskrit word
“Bhava” which means emotions/ feelings. The
Bhavai drama is a continuous performance
which lasts for the whole night without any
stage equipment. It includes issues from social
life in a satirical way. Usually women don’t
perform in Bhavai and male artists perform
female roles as well. the origin of the dance is
believed to be from Asait, a Brahmin from
north of Gujarat. Bhavai is usually performed
in open grounds drawing from the events in the
lives of the contemporary people.

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 DHANDIYA
This dance form actually stages a mock-fight
between the Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the
mighty demon-king. During dandiya, dancers move
their feet and arms in a complicated,
choreographed manner with dhol being used as
complementary percussion instrument. The sticks
(dandiyas) of dance represent the swords of Durga.

The costume for women is traditional like colorful

embroidered choli and ghagra with men wearing
special turbans and kedias. Garba is usually
performed before Aarti in the honor of the
Goddess, while Dandiya is performed after it as a
part of celebration .

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 GARBA
Garba is a form of dance where the name is
derived from the Sanskrit term Garbha (womb)
and Deep (lamp). Traditional garba is performed
around a central lamp or around Goddess Shakti.
This circular & spiral movements have
similarities to other spiritual dances like those of
Sufi culture. Traditionally, it is performed during
Navratri. The movements represent the cycle of
life from birth to death with the only thing
being Goddess Shakti. The dance symbolizes that
God, in feminine form in Garba, is the only
constant in a constantly changing world.Men and
women usually wear colorful costumes while
performing both garba and dandiya .

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 PADHAR
Padhar dance is one of the prominent folk
dances from Gujarat performed by people
belonging to Padhar Community. Padhar
people are followers of Hinduism and they
worship various forms of Goddess Durga.
When performing this dance form the people
are in a mood of excitement and frenzy.
People indulge in a lot of fun, merry making,
music and dance.

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 TIPPANI
Tippani folk dance from Gujarat comes from
Chorwad district. It has women from
seaside striking the floor with sticks and chanting,
while other women dance. With simple musical
equipment like ‘Thali’, the dancers produce the
music. It shows the boredom created by long
trips of their men to the ocean. This dance is one
of the patterns of the vigorous dance forms of the
folk dance in Gujarat. Although, the dance starts
gradually, the rapidity increase with the dancers
alternately striking the ground. Towards the end,
all women sit in rows and smack the floor very
fast. Costumes for the dance consist of a short coat
known as ‘“Kedia’ with tight sleeves .

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CLIMATE
Winter (November through
February) temperatures in
Gujarat usually reach a high in
the mid-80s F (about 28 °C),
while lows drop into the mid-
50s F (about 12 °C). Summers
(March through May) are quite
hot, however, with
temperatures typically rising
well above 100 °F (38 °C)
during the day and dropping
only into the 90s F (low 30s
C) at night

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