Anand, Gujarat
Anand
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| PIN | 388001 |
| Area code | 2692 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-23 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Anand is the administrative centre of
Anand District in the state of Gujarat, India. It is administered by Anand Municipal Corporation. It is part of the region known as Charotar, consisting of Anand and Kheda
districts.
Anand is known as the "Milk Capital of India". It became famous for
H. M. Dalaya.[1] This city hosts the Head Office of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), the NDDB of India,the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Vidya Dairy and the Anand Agricultural University. Another famous educational hub is Vallabh Vidhyanagar
, an educational suburb of Anand which has institutes like BVM (Birla Vishvkarma Mahavidhyalaya), which is the first engineering college of Gujarat, GCET (G. H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology), ADIT(A.D Patel Institute Of Technology)and MBIT (M B Patel Institute of Technology). Apart from engineering collages, Vallabh Vidyanagar is home to number of other collages like BJVM, VP Science Collage and many more which covers all streams of educations. Vallabh Vidyanagar is home to two Universities. First is Sardar Patel University and second & recently formed CVM University.
Anand lies between
Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
from Ahmedabad to Vadodara also passes through Anand.
Geography
Anand is located at 22°34′N 72°56′E / 22.57°N 72.93°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 39 m (128 ft). The city has an area of 47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi).
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,Anand District.[4]
Economy
Economy of the Anand is very vibrant which ranges from farming to big scale industries. Major crops includes Tobacco and Banana. Anand is home to the famous
Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation. Anand is home to famous educational institute named Institute of Rural Management Anand.[7] Vitthal Udhyog Nagar, a very big industrial belt is located on the outskirts of the city. Many famous industries including HLE Glascoat Ltd.Elecon Engineering, Vulcan Industrial Engineering Co. Ltd, Warm Steam, The Charotar Iron Factory (est.1938), Milcent, Atlanta Electrics, Worldwide Overseas Travels and Alian Software are situated in this industrial belt. Also there are three vegetable markets which have developed in this city. The well known Shri Krishna Hospital, Karamsad is located near Anand.[citation needed
]
Notable people
The city has produced many notable individuals, including H M Patel, former Finance Minister of India;[8] Verghese Kurien, the man who made the milk revolution possible;[9] Harish Dave, a renowned Gujarati poet; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a prominent freedom fighter and the first home minister of India; and Vishvesh Parmar, a Bollywood singer born in the same city.
References
- ^ DAMODARAN, HARISH (13 September 2012). "The Amul trinity". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
The original credit goes to Dalaya — something that Kurien always acknowledged, and reiterated when the former passed away on September 12, 2004. While Patel dealt with the farmers, and Dalaya took charge of the technical and internal affairs of the dairy, "my role was only in marketing, external affairs and handling politicians, bureaucrats and other establishment people," the ever-frank Kurien admitted at the time. In Anand, it was said that if Patel was the Father of Amul, Kurien was the Son, and Dalaya the Holy Ghost.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Anand
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008. http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/196-anand.html
- ^ "How Amul Went On To Become The Largest Dairy In The Country". News18.
- ^ "Vidya Dairy". India Science And Technology.
- ^ "IRMA's 42nd batch registers 100% placement". The Times of India. 2 April 2023.
- ^ ARFA, JAVAID. "Who delivered the shortest Budget speech in India?". Jagran Josh.
- ^ "National Milk Day: Who was Dr Verghese Kurien, the father of the White Revolution?". CNBC TV 18. 25 November 2022.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Anand.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anand.
- District Collectorate Website: https://anand.nic.in/
- City Municipality Website: https://www.anandnagarpalika.com/
- Anand District Panchayat Website: https://ananddp.gujarat.gov.in/gu/Home Archived 15 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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