OUR VADODARA
A truly cosmopolitan City, Vadodara, or Baroda, whose name denotes abundance of the Banyan Trees, is one of the most industrialised cities in India. The ardent historian can trace Vadodara’s history over 2000 years and more. The city is more than often referred as SANSKARI NAGARI, and truly is the cultural capital of the growth engine of India, Gujarat.
It is famous for its Palaces, Parks, Temples and Museums. It is also famous as a ‟Gateway to the Golden Corridor‟, as all the rail and road arteries that link Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad thorough Vadodara including Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). Focus industries are Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Bio-technology.
The city, although steeped in tradition and culture, is a paradise for those who want a relaxed lifestyle, with the best possible infrastructure, educational, recreational, tourism & medical facilities. Vadodara embraces and embodies the socio-economic progress of Modern India, and perhaps is an aspirational mirror of our nation.
With an overflowing measure of banyan trees encompassing the city's roads, its cosmopolitan culture invites everybody with a similar measure of appreciation.
Situated on the banks of River Vishwamitri, Vadodara has a rich legacy and is likewise the third-biggest city in Gujarat. For quite a while, it was governed by the Gaekwad family. It was Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad's vision to make this city a social and instructive center point. His vision was upheld by some eager work which brought about the Princely State of Baroda seeing a time of progress and accomplishments in all fields.
Most Industrialised City In Gujarat
Accounting For Nearly 40% of Electrical Manufacturing Goods
Home For Nearly 18,000 MSME and Industrial Standards Like Relience, IOC etc.
Most Cosmopolitan City In Gujarat, With Aristocratic History.
Most Industrialised City In Gujarat
The industrial clusters include Chemicals & fertilizers, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Cotton Textiles, Machine Tools, Glass, Engineering, Tobacco, Fisheries and Dairy. There are over 18,000 small scale industrial units in Vadodara.
During 1988-1997 decade maximum investments were observed in Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Textiles, Plastics and Pharmaceuticals. Of these, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals were highly labour intensive and created maximum employment opportunities. In the last decade 1997-2007 Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals are also among the top five investment generating sectors. New sectors with high investments during this period include Infrastructure, Glass and Transportation. The major sectors which have witnessed maximum investments are Biotechnology and Chemicals & Petrochemicals. Other key sectors are Engineering, Food & Agro, Tourism and Textiles & Apparels.
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor passes through Vadodara resulted in a key destination for attracting industrial investments. Vadodara is the exclusive producer of Dolomite and Fluorspar in Gujarat offering scope for tremendous growth in the processing industries.
Vadodara is the national hub for electrical Goods Manufacturing Sector, accounting for more than 40% of the national production annually. The city and its talent pool and opportunities combine to host conglomerates like Reliance Industries Ltd., Alembic Ltd., Morris Garages, IOCL, ONGC, Deepak Nitrite, BANCO Products, Dinesh Mills, GSFC, GACL, GIPCL, INEOS, TBEA, L&T (L&T’s Knowledge City), RR Cables, Schneider, Polycabs, KEI, are amongst few crowning jewels in the industrial landscape of Vadodara.
Education
Gujarat‟s leading educational institutions are located in Vadodara offering skilled and intellectual manpower in abundance quantity to the various industries and for R & D activities. Proximity of the district with key industrial centers of Gujarat such as Ahmedabad, Bharuch and Surat could be considered a major driver for growth of the economy. India’s first "National Rail and Transportation Institute” was opened in 2018 in Vadodara, while the Maharaja Sayajirao University, with its innumerable faculties including engineering, medical, science, architecture, fine arts and home science provide a plethora of higher education facilities to students globally, Vadodara also is a host to other private universities, like the Navrachna University, Parul University, ITM, KJIT, BITS are amongst leading higher education providers, with faculties encompassing each aspect of modern day education.
Connectivity
Vadodara is well connected to all major locations such as Delhi (1,028 km), and Mumbai (448 km) through Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor ( DMIC) and on National Highway No.8. NH 8 also connects Vadodara with Ahmedabad (111 km), Rajkot (294 km), Ankleshwar (84 km),and Surat (167 km), the major industrial centers of Gujarat. State Highway No. 6 also connects the district with Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot among other districts. India‟s first National Expressway is passes through Vadodara connects it with Ahmedabad (93 km).
Vadodara has its own domestic airport at Harni, which is well connected with four metro cities in India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Banglore and Ahmedabad.
Vadodara, The Most Cosmopolitan City In Gujarat, With Aristocratic History.
CULTURE
Known to be a socially forward city, individuals of Vadodara are mild-mannered and very inviting. With different comprehensive developments coordinated consistently, it's residents are extremely powerful in their methodology towards tolerating new practices and consolidating them with the generally existing ones.
To see Vadodara's social energy, you ought to visit this city during any celebration like Navratri, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid, New Year, Uttarayan, Holi, and so forth. As a matter of fact, it is notable all around the country for its lively Navratri and recently made Garba tunes while keeping up with it's stylish sense each and every year.
Residents view Navratri exceptionally in a serious way and one of the Garba grounds likewise holds a Guinness Record as the greatest Garba ground on the planet. While old style music and dance have their benefactors, even current age and mainstream society click with its kin. The way of life and the practices are both alive and are always being explored different avenues regarding.