Gujarat is one of the top industrialised states in the country. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was born in the state of Gujarat. Over the years the state has seen rapid industrial development, due to pro-friendly investor measures.
The Tata group operates its automobile plant at Sanand in Gujarat and also Reliance has the largest grassroots refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat. Besides this, the state has a number of LNG terminals and very popular ports. Gujarati is the largest spoken language in the state. The entire state today enjoys electricity, including the far flung villages. Gujarat also has a unique and healthy cuisine.
The capital of Gujarat is Gandhinagar. Baroda, Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot are some of the popular cities in Gujarat state. It is mostly vegetarian and comprises of rotis as well as rice. The food can be sweet as well as delightfully tasty at times. Dairy farming is also popular in Gujarat. In fact, the state is the largest producer of milk in the country.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
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| January 14 | Wednesday |
Makar Sankranti
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| January 26 | Monday |
Republic Day
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| March 06 | Friday |
Holi 2nd Day
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| March 28 | Saturday | |
| April 01 | Wednesday |
Annual Closing Of Bank Account
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| April 14 | Tuesday |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday
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| July 18 | Saturday |
Ramjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr)
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| August 15 | Saturday |
Independence Day
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| August 29 | Saturday |
Raksha Bandhan
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| September 05 | Saturday |
Krishna Janmastami
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| September 17 | Thursday |
Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
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| September 25 | Friday |
Bakri-Id (Id-Ul-Aza)
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| October 02 | Friday |
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
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| October 22 | Thursday |
Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi )
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| November 11 | Wednesday |
Diwali
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| November 12 | Thursday |
Vikram Samvat New Year Day
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| December 24 | Thursday |
Id-e-Milad
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| December 25 | Friday |
Christmas
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