Gujarati Samaj at Udaipur

Udaipur was founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II as the final capital of the erstwhile Mewar kingdom, located to the southwest of Nagda, on the Banas River, the first capital of the Mewar kingdom. Legend has it that Maharana Udai Singh II came upon a hermit while hunting in the foothills of the Aravalli Range. The hermit blessed the king and asked him to build a palace on the spot, assuring him it would be well protected. Udai Singh II consequently established a residence on the site. In 1568 the Mughal emperor Akbar captured the fort of Chittor, and Udai Singh moved the capital to the site of his residence, which became the city of Udaipur.
As the Mughal empire weakened, the Sisodia ranas, and later maharanas (also called the Guhilots or Suryavansh), who had always tried to oppose Mughal dominance, reasserted their independence and recaptured most of Mewar except for Chittor. Udaipur remained the capital of the state, which became a princely state of British India in 1818. Being a mountainous region and unsuitable for heavily armoured Mughal horses, Udaipur remained unmolested from Mughal influence in spite of much pressure.
Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur was the only royalty who did not attend the Delhi Durbar for King George V in 1911. This fierce sense of independence earned Udaipur the highest gun salute in Rajasthan, 19 against the 17 each of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bundi, Bikaner, Kota and Karauli. After India's independence in 1947, Maharana Bhupal Singh, the King of Udaipur, acceded to the Government of India, and Mewar was integrated into India's Rajasthan state.

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All Chief Ministers of Gujarat

Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta Shri Balwantray Mehta Shri Hitendra K. Desai Shri Ghanshyambhai C. Oza






Shri Chimanbhai J. Patel Shri Babubhai J. Patel Shri Madhavsinh F. Solanki Shri Amarsinh Chaudhary






Shri Chhabildas Mehta Shri Keshubhai Savdasbhai Patel Shri Sureshchandra Rupshanker Mehta Shri Shankersinhji Laxmansinhji Vaghela




Shri Dilipbhai Ramanbhai Parikh Shri Narendra Modi

Ahmedabad Pics at Night

Ahmedabad pics at Midnight

Have you ever see your city in midnight? Here I have some pics from Ahmedabad wich are taken at Night. Its amazing that you show traffic and area are covered with people and suddenly its empty at night. Enjoy……..

Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan Of Ahmedabad

Makar Sankranti or Sankranti or Sankranthi marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path. Traditionally, this has been one of many harvest days in India.

Owing to the vast geography and diversity of culture in India, this festival is celebrated for innumerable reasons and in innumerable ways depending on the climate, agricultural environment, cultural background and location.
Sankranti is celebrated since last 6000 years, as archeological findings in Latin America prove that the Mayans celabrated something similar to Sankranthi with Pongal, Pala kayalu, as some kind of spring festival.

Sankranti is the Sanskrit word, which refers to the transmigration of the Sun from one Ra-shi(zodiac in Indian astrology) to the other. Hence there are 12 such sankrantis in all. However, the Sankranti festival usually refers to Makara Sankaranti, or the transition of the Sun from Dhanu rashi (Sagittarius) to Makara rashi (Capricorn).

For this purpose, the Zodiac signs are considered sidereally, and not tropically, as in western astronomy, thus not accounting for the Earth's precession. The festival therefore takes place around 21 days after the tropical winter solstice (between December 20 and 23rd) that marks the starting of Uttarayana, which means northward journey of Sun.

Considering the Winter Solstice marks the beginning of the gradual increase of the duration of the day. Scientifically, the shortest day of the year is around December 21–22 after which the days begin to get longer, hence actual Winter Solstice begins on December 21 or December 22 when the tropical sun enters Makara rashi. Hence actual Uttarayana is December 21. This was the actual date of Makar Sakranti too. But because of the Earth's tilt of 23.45 degrees and sliding of Equinoxes, Ayanamasha occurs. This has caused Makara Sankranti to slide further over the ages. A 1000 years ago, Makar Sankranti was on Dec 31st and is now on January 14. 5000 years later, it shall be by the end of February, while in 9000 years it shall come in June.

While the traditional Indian Calendar is based on lunar positions, Sankranti is a solar event. So while dates of all Hindu festivals keep changing as per the Gregorian calendar, the date of Makar Sankranti remains constant over a long term, 14 January. Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the Hindu Calendar month of Magha.

Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India. According to the lunar calendar, when the sun moves from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn or from Dakshinayana to Uttarayana, in the month of Poush in mid-January, it commemorates the beginning of the harvest season and cessation of the northeast monsoon in South India. The movement of the earth from one zodiac sign into another is called Sankranti and as the Sun moves into the Capricorn zodiac known as Makar in Hindi, this occasion is named as Makar Sankranti in the Indian context. It is one of the few Hindu Indian festivals which are celebrated on a fixed date i.e. 14th January every year.

Makar Sankranti, apart from a harvest festival is also regarded as the beginning of an auspicious phase in Indian culture. It is said as the 'holy phase of transition'. It marks the end of an inauspicious phase which according to the Hindu calendar begins around mid-December. It is believed that any auspicious and sacred ritual can be sanctified in any Hindu family, this day onwards. Scientifically, this day marks the beginning of warmer and longer days compared to the nights. In other words, Sankranti marks the termination of winter season and beginning of a new harvest or spring season.

All over the country, Makar Sankranti is observed with great fanfare. However, it is celebrated with distinct names and rituals in different parts of the country. In the states of northern and western India, the festival is celebrated as the Sankranti day with special zeal and fervor. The importance of this day has been signified in the ancient epics like Mahabharata also. So, apart from socio-geographical importance, this day also holds a historical and religious significance. As, it is the festival of Sun God and he is regarded as the symbol divinity and wisdom, the festival also holds an eternal meaning to it.

In year 2011 Makar Sankranti will be celebrated on the 15th January 2011. There is big celebration of Uttarayan in Ahmedabad by chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi.

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Chief Ministers List of Gujarat

Key:

INC Indian National Congress

JP Janata Party

JD Janata Dal

BJP Bharatiya Janata Party

RJP Rashtriya Janata Party

CM Term	CM Number	Name	Term Period	Term Number	Party
1	1	Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta	1 May 1960 - 3 March 1962	1	Indian National Congress
2	**	Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta	3 March 1962 - 19 September 1963	2	Indian National Congress
3	2	Balwantrai Mehta	19 September 1963 - 20 September 1965	1	Indian National Congress
4	3	Hitendra K Desai	20 September 1965 - 3 April 1967	1	Indian National Congress
5	**	Hitendra K Desai	3 April 1967 - 6 April 1971	2	Indian National Congress
6	**	Hitendra K Desai	7 April 1971 - 12 May 1971	3	Indian National Congress
7	4	Ghanshyambhai C. Oza	17 March 1972 - 17 July 1973	1	Indian National Congress
8	5	Chimanbhai Patel	18 July 1973 - 9 February 1974	1	Indian National Congress
9	6	Babubhai J Patel	18 June 1975 - 12 March 1976	1	Janata Front (INC(O)+BJS+BLD+SP)
10	7	Madhav Singh Solanki	24 December 1976 - 10 April 1977	1	Indian National Congress
11	**	Babubhai J Patel	11 April 1977 - 17 February 1980	2	Janata Party
12	**	Madhav Singh Solanki	7 June 1980 - 10 March 1985	2	Indian National Congress
13	**	Madhav Singh Solanki	11 March 1985 - 6 July 1985	3	Indian National Congress
14	8	Amarsinh Chaudhary	6 July 1985 - 9 December 1989	1	Indian National Congress
15	**	Madhav Singh Solanki	10 December 1989 - 4 March 1990	4	Indian National Congress
16	**	Chimanbhai Patel	4 March 1990 - 17 February 1994	2	Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Gujarat), Indian National Congress
16	9	Chhabildas Mehta	17 February 1994 - 14 March 1995	1	Indian National Congress
17	10	Keshubhai Patel	14 March 1995 - 21 October 1995	1	Bharatiya Janata Party
18	11	Suresh Mehta	21 October 1995 - 19 September 1996	1	Bharatiya Janata Party
19	12	Shankersinh Vaghela	23 October 1996 - 27 October 1997	1	Rashtriya Janata Party
20	13	Dilipbhai Ramanbhai Parikh	28 October 1997 - 4 March 1998	1	Rashtriya Janata Party
21	**	Keshubhai Patel	4 March 1998 - 6 October 2001	2	Bharatiya Janata Party
22	14	Narendra Modi	7 October 2001 - 22 December 2002	1	Bharatiya Janata Party
23	**	Narendra Modi	22 December 2002 - 22 December 2007	2	Bharatiya Janata Party
23	**	Narendra Modi	23 December 2007–Present	3	Bharatiya Janata Party

Key:

INC Indian National Congress

JP Janata Party

JD Janata Dal

BJP Bharatiya Janata Party

RJP

Marathon held to Celebrate 600 years of Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Dec.26 (ANI): Scores of enthusiasts, including physically challenged, participated in a marathon organised to celebrate the 600 years of Gujarat here on Sunday.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi flagged of the marathon.

The marathon had three separate categories like flower marathon, half marathon and specially-abled marathon.

Different distances were allocated for different categories whereas the longest marathon was set for 42 kilometers, which commenced from Ahmedabad.

Modi said by this event Gujarat is writing its name on the map of marathon for the first time.

“Today it’s a day of pride for Gujarat as for the first time Gujarat is writing its name on the map of marathon and the marathon, which will be starting in Gujarat, is of around 43 kilometers,” said Modi.

Apart from Gujarat, athletics from 14 different states and around 40 athletics from across the world participated in the marathon.

“Around 500 places in the world are there who conducts marathon every year but now on the occasion of Gujarat’s golden jubilee, it is on the map of marathon. I would like to welcome and greet the people who have participated in the marathon,” said Modi.

Ahmedabad BRTS Video.

Ahmedabad, today, is on the threshold of transforming into one of India’s leading cities. It is India’s seventh largest city and poised to be a financial hub in western India. It has the infrastructure and the ingredients required to realize this dream – uninterrupted power supply, excellent road network, reputed educational institutes and above all, the famous Gujarati entrepreneurial spirit.

Ahmedabad has been futuristic in city planning. It realizes that only with a long term vision, it can sustain its growth and enhance the quality of life desired for its six million citizens. Worldwide, the best and the most successful cities are seen to have efficient public transport systems. Ahmedabad too has taken up this path of transformation and is heading for a sustainable transport system, which will enhance the quality of life of Amdavadis and promote competitiveness of the city itself. The BRT is a logical conclusion of this vision.

The concept of Janmarg is influenced by the successful Transmilenio system built in Bogota and the BRT system of Curitiba. However, it’s planning and design is adapted to suit Ahmedabad’s specific conditions. The system gives top priority to buses, pedestrians and non motorized transport and this is achieved by segregating these modes from fast moving motorized traffic. Buses run on dedicated lanes provided in the centre of the road while bicyclists get their own dedicated track and pedestrians get wide footpaths.

Janmarg is more than just moving people efficiently.Janmarg is about creating an identity for public transport in Ahmedabad for years to come. It is about creating a sense of pride in Ahmedabad’s citizens for their city. It is about creating an image that will define the ethos of Ahmedabad as a city that is ready to accept change, a city that has a vision for the future, a city that will transform the image of public transport in India.

Gujarati Samaj at Udaipur

Udaipur was founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II as the final capital of the erstwhile Mewar kingdom, located to the southwest of Nagda, on the Banas River, the first capital of the Mewar kingdom. Legend has it that Maharana Udai Singh II came upon a hermit while hunting in the foothills of the Aravalli Range. The hermit blessed the king and asked him to build a palace on the spot, assuring him it would be well protected. Udai Singh II consequently established a residence on the site. In 1568 the Mughal emperor Akbar captured the fort of Chittor, and Udai Singh moved the capital to the site of his residence, which became the city of Udaipur.

As the Mughal empire weakened, the Sisodia ranas, and later maharanas (also called the Guhilots or Suryavansh), who had always tried to oppose Mughal dominance, reasserted their independence and recaptured most of Mewar except for Chittor. Udaipur remained the capital of the state, which became a princely state of British India in 1818. Being a mountainous region and unsuitable for heavily armoured Mughal horses, Udaipur remained unmolested from Mughal influence in spite of much pressure.

Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur was the only royalty who did not attend the Delhi Durbar for King George V in 1911. This fierce sense of independence earned Udaipur the highest gun salute in Rajasthan, 19 against the 17 each of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bundi, Bikaner, Kota and Karauli. After India's independence in 1947, Maharana Bhupal Singh, the King of Udaipur, acceded to the Government of India, and Mewar was integrated into India's Rajasthan state.

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Gujarat Road Map

Gujarat is one of the fastest growing states of modern India and also the stae from which Tata Nano, world's cheapest car, is getting launched. If you need to find your destinations, use our roadmap of Gujarat below. We help you find destinations, caculate distances and also create a shortest route map for Gujarat. Just click on a map and then pick up a route by clicking on map areas, you will see the total distance in the left hand menu. Also, if you want to perform a new calculation, click on the destination point button, then Clear All Points, and start your new search. Simple!

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Gujarati Thali

Best Gujarati Thali Recipe

 

Popular Gujarati Dishes

Sweets:

• Basundi
• Ghari Ghebar or Ghevar
• Halvasan
• Keri no ras
• Malpua
• Puran Poli
• Shrikhand
• Sutarfeni

Diwali Special Snacks:

• Cholafali
• Ghooghra
• Mathia
• Soonvali

Farsan (Snacks):

• Daal Dhokli
• Dhokla
• Fafda
• Farsi Falafel
• Ganthia
• Hahdwoh
• Kachori
• Khakhra
• Khaman
• Khaman Dhokla
• Khandvi
• Khichu
• Lilva Kachori
• Muthia
• Sev Khamani

Shaak and Daal: Vegetables and Curries

• Meethi (Sweet) Kadhi
• Sev Tameta nu Shak
• Undhiyun

Breads

• Bajri no rotlo
• Bhakhri
• Dhebara
• Thepala

The traditional Gujarati food is primarily vegetarian and has a high nutritional value. The typical Gujarati thali consists of varied kinds of lip smacking dishes. Gujarati cuisine has so much to offer and each dish has an absolutely different cooking style. Some of the dishes are stir fry, while others are boiled. Gujarati food is more often served on a silver platter. Gujaratis use a combination of different spices and flavors to cook their meals and this is what makes their food truly exotic.
Gujarati food is highly energy efficient and thus do not cause much of fuel wastage. The staple food of Gujarat consists of homemade pickles, chhaas (buttermilk), salad etc. main course includes vegetables which are usually steamed and dal. Vaghaar is a blend of spices, which is purified in hot oil and then added to the dal. To prevent the body from becoming dehydrated, lot of salt, sugar, tomato and lemon is used.

Gujarati cuisine differs from season to season depending on the availability of vegetables. People in the urban areas are starting some new eating trends. In the summer season, spices such as black pepper and its constituent spices are used in lesser quantities. People fast on a regular basis and limit their diet to milk, nuts and dried fruits.

About Gujarat

Gujarat was a very colorful and is one of India were developed in India. Gujarat is located in western India and covers an area of 196,024 square kilometers. This state is having in the fertile south, divided by a number of rivers and mountains of the western part of the mud and the beach adjacent to the northern part of the Thar Desert. Gujarat is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi - father of the Indian people. Gujarat is a sign of civilization 3000-1500 BC. Gujarat was also part of the great Mauryan kingdom during 3rd century BC, King Ashoka reigned. After receiving independence in Gujarat was part of the state of Bombay in 1960, however, the state of Bombay was divided and a new state of Gujarat was formed comprising the western and northern regions were dominated by the Gujarati language.

The Indian state of Gujarat is between 20.6 and 24.42 degrees north latitude and 68.10 degrees east longitude and 74.28. Located on the western part of the subcontinent into India, Gujarat derives its name from Gujjar Rashtra, the land of Gujjars, a migrant tribe who passed through Punjab and settled in parts of Western India in the fifth century.

Each festival and fair in Gujarat is different from one another and occur in different parts of the state. Much of the celebrations revolve around special events and seasons. Some events are based on the harvest period, religious events, long life of indigenous traditions, the change of season and more.

Rozi Island, Gujarat, India

Rozi Island is situated in the Gulf of Kutch. It houses INS Valsura, one of the oldest establishments of the Indian Navy. This was commissioned in 1942 by Colonel Digvijay Singhji, the Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, as a torpedo training school to counter the treat created by the German U-boats during World War II.
Rozi Island lies about 5 km from Jamnagar, a coastal town in Gujarat.

Islands of Gujarat

Pirotan Island and Narala Island

Of the 42 islands, the only ones that visitors are permitted to enter and explore are Pirotan Island, which is easier to access and therefore more popular, and Narala Island, which lacks infrastructure and can only be reached at certain times, when the tide is high enough.

The islands are uninhabited except for the workers at Pirotan Island’s lighthouse, so enjoy the solitude and use it as an opportunity to lose yourself to the wide world around you. Armed with a little knowledge, you can spend hours walking around the tidal flats at low tide, observing the fascinating marine life as it lies exposed from the receding waters. Some of the creatures, such as jellyfish, are best left untouched. Be sure to ask the park officers what others should be avoided, but don’t be afraid to have a hands on experience with the creatures that are open to it.


How to Get here

You can take a boat from Bedi port or Nava port in Jamnagar, for which you should arrive an hour before high tide, and schedule a couple of hours travel in each direction. The tide time changes with the moon, so schedules vary seasonally. Ask locally about boat timings for the specific day you plan to go.

How and Why we Gujarati celebrat Diwali

Diwali in Gujarat : From aaso vad Agyaras (11th day from full/no moon) to dev Diwali people lit the diyas (now uses lamp series also) to decorate the house, which protects them from evil spirits as believed.


Diwali in Gujarat


Agyaras: (Aso vad 11)

Gujaratis begin their Diwali celebrations before Dhan Teras, on the 11th day of aaso. The day is devoted to preparing the choicest snacks and dry fruits, to wish new year to relatives & neighbours.

Vagh Baras

This is also known as Govatsa dwadashi and Guru Dwadashi. On this day the cow and calf are worship. Vagh here refers to repaying one's financial debts. Therefore people clear their account ledgers (khata) today and do not enter into new transactions, using new ledgers until after Labh Pancham. Vagh baras is also celebrated in a unique fashion in some Dhodia villages where, men colour themselves in stripes representing the Vagh and others as plain white or other colours denoting cattle. The tiger chases the cattle. Finally at the end of the sport the village inhabitants eat food together at a common place and celebrate.

Dhanteras

Most community worship the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, by performing puja. Material wealth in the form of gold jewelry & money (or old coins/Diamonds) often represent wealth in these worship ceremonies. Gujaratis believe money spent on this day will bring prosperity to their family and home during the coming year.

Kali Chaudash

Kali means black or mahakali (goddess who wins over black magic). Chaudash means 14. So the natives prepare Vada to Hanumanji and get protection from ghosts & evils spirits. Tantric's goes to the crematorium (called samshan in Hindi) to get powerful results.

Diwali: (30th day of aaso)
Aaso Amas

(15th day from full moon day when moon disappears). Celebrated in all parts of India. Diwali is the last day of the Hindu year and people go to temples and thank the gods for the wonderful previous year. People wish a Happy Diwali to neighbors & relatives via cards (recently SMSs/emails/calls). The whole day is considered as the last day to prepare for the coming new year. People explode expensive fireworks throughout the entire night. Mostly natives perform special puja(worship) of the goddess of Wealth 'Laxmi'. The houses are decorated with diyas specially in open spaces opposite the front door. Even rangoli is prepared around the lit diyas.

Bestu Varas (Hindu New year)

Kartak sud Ekam
* It is referred at the Hindu new year according to the Indian calendar based on lunar cycles, and 'Kartak' is the first month in this new year while 'Ekam' refers to first day
* People greet each other on this day by uttering, Saal Mubaarak this is an Urdu saying but is said commonly by Gujarati people (Hindi/Gujarati/ Urdu),'nutanvarsh abhinandan'(Sanskrit/ Gujarati) "shub varsh",Happy new year.

The day starts with the heavy fire works, to welcome New Year, in the early morning as Hindu believes morning starts at 4am. The local young boys sells raw salt (collected from Salt evaporation pond) calling it "sabras"means all taste, to make the natives new year prosperous. House is decorated with the aaso palav & marigolds(galgota)/s toran (Door hangings) & rangoli beside front door. Home made snacks are offered to the guests & neighbors who comes to wish the new year.

* Bali pujan on this day. Lord Vaman asked king Bali for 3 strides of land (ref. Devpodhi Ekadashi for details). King Bali pleased the Lord by offering everything. In remembrance of his devotion, Vamanji gave a boon that this auspicious day will be famed as 'Balipratipadaa' (Skand Puran 24/10).


Bhai Bij

kartak sud Bij(2), is the time where in the bond of love between a brother and sister is further strengthened as sister invites brother at her home for dinner/lunch asks God for her brother/s long and successful life while she receives presents from her beloved brother's.

Labh Pacham

kartak sud pacham(5), the shop owners & most businessmen starts their business for the year, which they had closed since diwali. They start new account ledgers(Khatu) by writing "Shubh" means Auspicious, on left & "Labh" means Profit, on right & Sathiya on center, on 1st page. People also go for shopping which is said to be profitable & lucky for whole year.


Dev diwali

Kartak sud Purnima (full moon day), 15th day of kartak, the belief is that, after leaving king Bali, the lord rejoined on this day. The Gods celebrated his arrival in jubilation. Locals also celebrate the day with the fire works in the morning & wishes all the relatives/neighbours new year wishes whom they could not wished during new year, as it is considered the last day to greet new year.



This is Our Gujarati's style for celebrating diwali traditionaly form Agyaras to Dev Diwali so, enjoy safe Diwali and Piece Diwali.

Districts of Gujarat

On 1960-05-01, Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State of Bombay. These districts were further subdivided later on. There are 26 administrative districts in the state (as of 2007).

1. Ahmedabad
2. Amreli
3. Anand
4. Banaskantha
5. Bharuch
6. Bhavnagar
7. Dahod
8. Dang
9. Gandhinagar
10. Jamnagar
11. Junagadh
12. Kheda
13. Kutch
14. Mehsana
15. Narmada
16. Navsari
17. Panchmahal
18. Patan
19. Porbandar
20. Rajkot
21. Sabarkantha
22. Surat
23. Surendranagar
24. Tapi
25. Vadodara
26. Valsad

Ahmedabad To Diu By Road

Land Transports from Ahmedabad to Diu

Ahmedabad has a host of private luxury coaches, which leave at night and reach Diu Islands by the next morning. Some of the bus service agencies that provide transportation facilities to Diu Islands are Sahjanand Travels, and Shiv Shakti Travels.

There is a land route to Delwara (which is about eight kilometers from Diu) from Ahmedabad via Rajkot, Junagadh and Veravel. The exquisite landscape and lush greenery which dots the bus route is very soothing to the eye.

Diu Island can also be accessed from Una, which is only 13 km away. Both the State Transport buses as well as private bus lines offer transportation facilities to Una. Auto rickshaws are also available from the Tower Chowk at Una, which offers transport services to Diu Island.

The picturesque cities of Bhavnagar, Veraval and Palitana fall on the way to Una, one of the access points to Diu Island, from Ahmedabad. The distance from Diu Island to Ahmedabad via Una is 495 km. From Bhavnagar the distance is 225 km while from Veraval the distance to Diu Island is only 77 km.

Connections to Mumbai, Sasangir, Somnath and Rajkot

Diu Islands is well connected to Mumbai (a metropolitan city of India) via bus route. The distance from Mumbai to Diu Islands is about 930 km. Diu is also connected to the nearby cities of Sasangir, Rajkot and Somnath. The distance from Somnath to Diu is 87 km while the distance from Rajkot is 261 km. Sasangir is 128 km away from Diu Island.

With the development of the infrastructure, traveling to Diu Island by road has become more convenient.