From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia: Mehsana
City
This is one of the largest city in
North Gujarat followed by Patan and Palanpur. It is situated near
Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. It houses the Dudhsagar Co-operative
milk dairy and has one of the highest milk collections in India. It is
also famous for its local "Mehsani"
buffalo
breed.
'Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
Limited' has a very big establishment at Mehsana.
Also Euresia's First and India's Biggest Water Park ' Shanku's Water
Park' is situated at Mehsana. It has the biggest iron and steel market
in India.
Mehsana is home to an educational
institution called
Ganpat Vidhyanagar or, officially,
Ganpat University. Disciplines within the university include
engineering, pharmacy, management, higher computer studies, military
school for girls, central board school.
Mehsana is now also slated to have
airport the first privately-operated airport in Gujarat which will
function as an air flight training centre of Ahmedabad Aviation and
Aeronautics Ltd. The flight training centre, which has come up at an
abandoned airport, has been developed by the Gujarat Government and
AAA Ltd in an area spread over 64 acres and has cost Rs four crores.
An agreement for this was signed by the two sides during `Vibrant
Gujarat Investors Summit-2007'.
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Modhera's Sun temple, which is around
20-30 km away from Mehsana, is over 900 years old and is a great
example of India's temple architecture.
Swaminarayan Temple, located near
Radhanpur Chokdi in Mehsana is a milestone for its extraordinary
architecture and its design.
Thol Wildlife Sanctuary with an area of
7 km˛ is in this district is located near Ahmedabad. It is home to
variety of wildfowl, flamingos, gray pelicans, black ibis and other
wetland birds.
Wide-Angle Theatre in Nagalpur suburb
is the first Multiplex theatre in Mehsana and is drawing the attention
of all people residing in or around Mehsana.
People
First who come in mehsana are
Prajapati(Kumbhar), and they setup Temple of Toranvani Mata, located
in the middle of mehsana.
The Jats in Gujarat have come from
Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh. Some Patels and Chaudharys of Gujarat are Jats. They are
settled mainly in Mehsana district and surrounding areas.
The following Clans are found in
Mehsana. They are similar to the ones in Northern India. The way they
are written in Gujarati are in the brackets.
There are many South Indian families
staying here. There is a temple in the name of Shri Dharma sasta and a
famous school "Sabari school" at Mehsana.
Shri Sarvajanik Kelvani Mandal is the
largest chain of schools in North Gujarat. Shri Vardhaman Vidyalaya is
the only school in North Gujarat teaching the three mediums: English,
Gujarati and Hindi.
There are many Christian Churches at
Mehsana.All most all denominations are having their churches at
Mehsana.
The St.Thomas Christians having their
church "Mar Greegorious Orthodox Syrian Church at Mehsana. St. Thomas
who was the disciple of Lord Jesus Christ came to India and
established many churches in India. The Mehsana church is very famous
for "Miracles" to the devotees.
Prajapati Vadi is one of the popular
spot for celebrating the valuable occasions like Wedding,
Get-together, etc. |
