Surat

From the forests of Maharashtra & M.P.,crossing the hills and valleys, to meet its own Arabian ocean, the river Tapi and on its mesmerizing bank the city Surat is known for its different qualities in the world. In mythology Tapi has been described as a daughter of the Sun. Fun-loving and Food-loving people of Surat are soft-hearted, loving natured and having strong vision, their city has seen many ups and downs. The forts built by Moghals where,now days,Surat Municipal Corporation is working.Mughalsarai, creative Dutch cemetery, Armenian buildings, historical Hope Bridge, the first Britisher’s house, school and te- mples of Irish people, the Dakka port where ships used to anchored from around 84 different ports, the attractive Daherasar of Chintamani, the Nanavat where all country’s currency were exchangeable and the street of Shahsaudagar Saudagarwad is standing tall singing their glorious history,where as Bard- oli where Vallabhbhai Patel was awarded the name ‘Sardar’,Songhadh having forts of Bhil and Marat- ha community, Vyara showing glory of Maratha’s town, such district where its regions are also having its own different history is the district Surat. People over here are fun loving and happy go lucky, even in money crisis they find ways to eat testy food and celebrate all festivals; they have got many food and snack recipes famous in all over the Gujarat. The Kite-flying festival is well known of Surat in the state, country and the world. People used to come from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lakhnow, Landon and New York to order the special thread for Kite-flying festival.The food-loving people shows same interest in celebrating all festivals, around 10,000 idols is emerged every year in the Ganesha festival and on that day around 1-1.2 million people come on the streets and buildings to watch the celebration.In the Mahoram festival around 1,000 different Tajhia comes out on the road which also shows city’s comm- unal harmony. Clean and clear roads, attractive fly-over, seven bridges on the Tapi river, multistoried textile markets, production mills of world famous Sarees, more than 40 gardens,multiplexes and thea- ters, world famous diamond market, beautiful swimming-pools, Asia’s best indoor stadium, revolving restaurant, entertaining parks & resorts,water parks and amusements parks proves Surat development and its.The Ukai-kakrapad project on which around 80% of Sugar mills of South Gujarat are dependent kakrapad Atomic Power Station, Deep forests, the sophisticated computerized check post at Mahara- shtra boarder, industrial zone of Hazira, hundreds agriculture co-operative societies due to agricultural development makes Surat attractive and famous. Today’s Surat is not only Gujarat’s but also India’s one of the best commercial cities and is also known as commercial capital of Gujarat.