GUJRAT

Formation day: 1st may 1960

Capital: Gandhi nagar

Known for :

 Jewel of western india

 Manchester of the east
 Has longest coastline 1600 km
 Largest producer of cotton, salt, and groundnut in India
 Gulf of khambhat- older than ancient harappan civilization dates back around 4000 years

First Governor: Shri Mehdi Nawaz jung(01/05/1960 to 31/07/1965)

Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of
Gujarat, in the state's capital Gandhinagar. As of 2008, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected
from single-member constituencies. It has term of 5 years, unless it is dissolved sooner.

FREEDOM FIGHTERS FROM GUJRAT

1. Mahatma Gandhi: Known as the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi played a central role in India's
struggle for independence through non-violent civil disobedience and Satyagraha movements.

2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: A prominent leader in the freedom struggle and the first Deputy Prime Minister
and Home Minister of independent India. He was instrumental in the integration of princely states into the
Indian Union.

3. Morarji Desai: A freedom fighter who later became the Prime Minister of India, he was actively involved in
the non-cooperation movement and the Quit India movement.

4. C. Rajagopalachari: A prominent figure in the Indian independence movement, he was known for his
involvement in the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement. He was the last Governor-
General of India and a statesman.

5. Kasturba Gandhi: The wife of Mahatma Gandhi, she actively participated in various civil disobedience
movements alongside her husband.

6. Usha Mehta: She was a prominent Gandhian and freedom fighter who played a significant role in the Quit
India Movement. She is also known for running an underground radio station during the movement.

7. Indulal Yagnik: A leader in the civil disobedience movement and a prominent figure in Gujarat's
independence struggle.

8. Vinoba Bhave: A disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave actively participated in the Bhoodan movement
and the Sarvodaya Movement for social reform and non-violence.

9. Ravishankar Maharaj: A freedom fighter and social reformer who worked for the upliftment of the
marginalized sections of society.

10. Sushila Nayyar: A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, she was involved in various freedom movements and
later became a prominent medical practitioner.
SCIENTISTS BORN IN GUJARAT:

1. Vikram Sarabhai: Born in Ahmedabad, Vikram Sarabhai is often referred to as the "Father of the Indian
Space Program." He played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) and made pioneering contributions to space science and technology.

2. C. N. R. Rao: Born in Bangalore, Mysore State (now in Karnataka) but with ancestral roots in Gujarat, C. N. R.
Rao is a renowned chemist who has received numerous awards and honors for his work in solid-state and
structural chemistry.

3. Shivram Bhoje Chavan: Born in Kalyanpur, Gujarat, Shivram Bhoje Chavan was a notable Indian
astrophysicist who made significant contributions to the study of cosmic rays and high-energy astrophysics.

4. Vashishtha Narayan Singh: Born in Basantpur, Bihar, but later settled in Varanasi, Vashishtha Narayan Singh
was a prominent mathematician who had a significant impact on number theory and other mathematical
fields.

5. Pankaj Jani: Born in Surat, Gujarat, Pankaj Jani is a renowned pediatric surgeon who has contributed to the
field of pediatric surgery and has received numerous awards and recognition for his work.

6. Deepak Pental: Born in Anjar, Gujarat, Deepak Pental is a notable geneticist and plant biologist known for
his work in agricultural biotechnology, particularly in the development of genetically modified crops.

Name Occupation Known As

Jalaram Bapa Hindu Saint Jogi Jalaram, Jalaram Bapa

Politician, writer, Independence activist and Father of the

Mahatma Gandhi
philosopher, lawyer Nation of India

Indian Freedom Fighter, First Home

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Politician, lawyer
Minister Of India, Loh Purush (Iron man of India)

Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik Politician, writer, editor Independence activist and founder of Gujarat state

Father of the Nation of Pakistan, first Governor-

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Lawyer, politician
General of Pakistanfounder of Pakistan

Vikram Sarabhai Scientist Father of India's space program

Azim Premji Industrialist Chairman of Wipro

Amit Shah politician Home minister of India

Sujan R. Chinoy Ambassador/diplomat

Praful Bhavsar Scientist Director, Space Applications Center, ISRO

C. Kumar N. Patel Electrical engineering IEEE Medal of Honor

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Prime Minister of India & Former Chief Minister of

Narendra Modi Politician
Gujarat

Dhirubhai Ambani Business Reliance Industries

Mukesh Ambani Business Reliance Industries Ltd.

Anil Ambani Business Reliance Industries (ADAG Group)

Uday Kotak Business Kotak Mahindra Bank

Dilip Shanghvi Business Sun Pharmaceutical

Pranav Mistry Scientist inventor and computer scientist

P. N. Bhagwati Justice chief justice of India

Bharat Ratna for his contribution in the field of public

Gulzarilal Nanda Politician
affairs

Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways,

Mansukh Mandaviya Politician Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of
India

Morarji Ranchhodji Desai Politics Bharat Ratna for his contribution in public affairs

Born in Junagadh, First Triple Century by a

Hanif Mohammad Cricketer Pakistani, First Pakistani First Class Cricketer to make
a quadruple century

Homai Vyarawalla Photojournalist Padma Vibhushan

established National Institute of Design in

Dashrath Patel Designer
Ahmedabad, Padma Bhushan

Mallika Sarabhai Dancer, activist Padma Bhushan

Umashankar Joshi Literature or philosophy

Gulabdas Broker Literature or philosophy Padma Shri

Zaverchand Meghani Literature or philosophy Known as "Rashtraiya Shayar", title given by Gandhiji

Thakkar Bapa Misc-Social Worker famous for his works for the upliftment of tribes

Morarji Desai Politics Indian Prime Minister who got highest civilization
award (Bharat Ratna, Nishan-e-
Name Occupation Known As

Pakistan from India and Pakistan respectively)

Nautamlal Bhagavanji
Business, Activism Gujarati businessman
Mehta

revered Jain poet, philosopher and the spiritual guru

Shrimad Rajchandra Religion
of Mahatma Gandhi

Zain Bhikha Religion

Ahmed Deedat Religion

Dayananda Saraswati Social reformer founder of Arya Samaj

Morari Bapu Religion

5th spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan

Pramukh Swami Maharaj Religion
Sanstha

Ankita Raina Sports tennis, India No.1 singles player

Razor sharp, extremely creative advertising person

Pondy Advertising
who is going to change the landscape of advertising

Cowasji Shavaksha
Entrepreneur founder of the modern port of Aden
Dinshaw (Adenwalla)

founder and chairman of the Avari Group of

Byram Dinshawji Avari Hotelier
companies

Avabai Jamsetjee builder of Mahim Causeway, connects two islands of

Philanthropist
Jeejeebhoy Bombay and Salsette (north Bombay)

Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Sir Philanthropist founder of B.J. Medical College, Pune

Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Sir Philanthropist opened sea trade with China; J J Hospital

Cowasjee Jehangir, Sir Civil engineer master constructor of Bombay

founded the first vernacular newspaper on the

Fardunjee Marzban Business
Indian subcontinent Bombay Samachar

Hormusjee Naorojee
Business financier and industrialist in Hong Kong
Mody, Sir

Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Business founded the first textile factories in India
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Sir

Industrialist,
Cyrus Poonawalla co-founder of the Serum Institute of India
pharmacologist

Cowasji Jehangir 1st Baronet, including various academic buildings of the Bombay
Readymoney Sir philanthropist University.

Jehangir Hormusjee founded Hong Kong's first brewery; established the

Industrialist
Ruttonjee first anti-tuberculosis sanatorium in the far-east

Nowroji Saklatwala Industrialist Chairman of Tata group

Ratan Tata Industrialist Chairman of Tata group (1991–2012)

Homi Nusserwanji
guided the development of India's first nuclear
Sethna Padma Chemical engineer
explosive device.
Vibhushan awardee

delegate at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference; co-

Ardeshir Darabshaw author of the Bombay Plan; founder-director of the
Economist
Shroff Investment Corporation of India; first Indian
chairman of the Bank of India

Industrialist and
Dorabji Tata, Sir Sir Dorab Tata Trust
philanthropist

founder of the Tata group of companies, titled a

"One-Man Planning Commission" by Jawaharlal
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata Industrialist
Nehru Known as the Father of Modern Indian
Industries

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy

Industrialist founder of India's first commercial airline: Air India
(J. R. D.) Tata

Shipwright and naval

Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia builder of the first dry-dock in Asia
architect

Ness Wadia Business joint-Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing

Mahipatsinh Chavda Academic Vice chancellor, psychologist.

Mahzarin Banaji Professor of Psychology Harvard University

Jamshed Bharucha President, Cooper Union formerly, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
at Dartmouth College (first Indian American to serve
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as the dean of a school at an Ivy League institution).

Cultural-studies theorist;
Homi K. Bhabha Harvard University.
professor

Professor of Nuclear
Rusi Taleyarkhan Purdue University.
Engineering

Ardeshir
Indian Army, winner of the Param Vir Chakra, India's
TaraporeLieutenant Military
highest award for gallantry
Colonel

Aspy Engineer Military former Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force.

Fali Homi Major Military former Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.

former Indian Army chief and the Second Indian Field

Sam Manekshaw Military
Marshal

Jal Cursetji Military former Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy

Adi M. Sethna Military former Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army

Lieutenant General, father of Karan Bilimoria, Lord

FN Billimoria Military
Bilimoria

Nariman "Nari" Contractor Cricketer coach at the CCI Academy.

Nauheed Cyrusi Arts and entertainment model, film actress, television presenter

Maneckji Nusserwanji High priest and religious

Zoroastrisms
Dhalla scholar

first captain of the Indian women's Cricket team –

Diana Eduljee Cricketer
from 1978 till 1993

Human rights
Zerbanoo Gifford
campaigner

Aban Marker Kabraji Pakistani ecologist Asian regional director of IUCN

Rustom Khurshedji
Journalist and editor founder of India's first tabloid, Blitz.
Karanjia

Jivanji Jamshedji Modi Sir Religion Zoroastrian scholar, Ph.D. from Heidelberg,
Germany, recognition and awards, for scholarship,
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from Sweden, France, and Hungary.

Asian Squash Federation Junior Coach of the Year

Cyrus Poncha Sports
2003–4.

Pakistani parliamentarian and owner of Muree

Minocher Bhandara Politician
Brewery.

Second Asian to be elected to the House of

Mancherjee Bhownagree Politician
Commons (Conservative).

Pakistani diplomat, ambassador to more countries

Jamsheed Marker Politician
than any other person; recipient of Hilal-i Imtiaz.

Author, parliamentarian and a member of the

Minoo Masani Politician
Constituent Assembly.

Member of the ANC and aided Nelson Mandela in

abolishing apartheid in South Africa. Later served for
Frene Ginwala Politician
7 years as Speaker Of the House of Parliament in
South Africa

Jamshed Nusserwanjee
Politician former Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years.
Mehta

former Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, former

Justice Dorab Patel Justice Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and human
rights campaigner.

Cowasji Jehangir J.P.; introduced income tax in India; first baronet of

Justice
(Readymoney) Bombay.

judge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as

Rustam S. Sidhwa Justice one of the original eleven judges of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

welfare activist, third Asian to be elected to

Shapurji Saklatvala Socialist workers
the House of Commons (Communist, Labour).

Ajay Bhatt Computer architect inventor of USB

Indian theosophist and

B. P. Wadia pioneered the creation of workers unions in India.
labour activist

political activist, co-creator of the Indian nationalist

Bhikaiji Cama Politician
flag.
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journalist and politician; Indian MP under Jawaharlal

Feroze Gandhi Politician Nehru; father of Rajiv Gandhi and grandfather
of Rahul Gandhi.

Rajiv Gandhi Politician Prime minister of India and father of Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi Politician Indian Politician, Member of Parliament

political activist, co-founder and first President of

Pherozeshah Mehta, Sir Politician the Indian National Congress, founder of the Bombay
Municipal Corporation.

Kalubhai Maliwad Politician Member of 2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly

first Asian to be elected to the House of

Economist, political
Dadabhai Naoroji Commons (Liberal), first to publicly demand
activist
independence from Great Britain.

social activist, Mayor of Bombay. Member of

Khurshed Framji Nariman Politician
the Indian National Congress.

Sam Piroj Bharucha Justice Chief Justice of India

S. H. Kapadia Justice Chief Justice of India

jurist, recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma

Fali Sam Nariman Justice
Vibhushan

Nanabhoy ("Nani")
Justice prominent jurist and economist
Palkhivala

Soli Jehangir Sorabjee Justice former Attorney-General of India

Rattanbai Petit Justice second wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah

first Indian to be appointed appraiser of precious

Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja Justice stones to British Indian customs. Awarded the title
of Khan Sahib.

Mumbai-born Lancaster doctor executed for

Bukhtyar Rustomji Justice
murdering his wife and a maid

Jehangir Sabavala Arts and entertainment painter

Keshubhai Patel Politician former Chief Minister of Gujarat

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Dahyabhai Patel Politician Indian freedom fighter, politician

Babubhai Jashbhai Patel Politician Chief Minister, Gujarat

Agriculturist and
R. K. Singh Patel
politician

I. G. Patel Economist Indian economist

Chimanbhai Patel Politician Indian politician

Manibehn Patel Politician Indian freedom fighter

Tribhuvandas Kishibhai
Politician Indian freedom fighter, activist
Patel

Amit Patel Doctor American surgeon

Vimla L. Patel Doctor Canadian psychologist

Ramanbhai Patel Doctor Indian chemist

Nisha Patel Police British police officer

Akhil Patel Sports English cricketer

Chai Patel Doctor British doctor and businessman

Hemish Shah Business British stock brocker

Nand Kumar Patel Politician Indian politician

Karsanbhai Patel Business Indian industrialist

A. K. Patel Politician Indian politician

V. G. Patel Economist Indian author, economist

Harilal Manilal Patel Judiciary Fiji-Indian lawyer

Patel Sudhakar Reddy Politician Indian revolutionary

Apoorva D. Patel Doctor Indian physicist

Prahlad Singh Patel Politician Indian politician

Name Occupation Known As

Shiv Kumar Patel Judiciary Indian outlaw

Framjee Nasarwanjee
Business Indian merchant, philanthropist
Patel

Chandrakant T. Patel Science

Sheela Patel Politician Indian activist

Telecommunications
Sam Pitroda Padma Bhusan
engineering

Businessman and
Ratilal Chandaria Gujarati Lexicon founder
philanthropist

Juned Patel Indian Politician Indian National Congress

Ranchhodlal Chhotalal Business

Ramesh Oza Hindu preacher Bhagwad Kathakar

Morari Bapu Hindu preacher Ram Charit Manas Kathakar

Hardik Patel Politician social and political leader

Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and

Anandiben Patel politician
former CM of Gujarat