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In the News (Tue 8 Dec 09)

  
  :: Saurashtra Recharge Movement ::
Saurastra and North Gujarat are the two most draught prone regions of Gujarat state in Western India.
In the regions that are almost fully dependent on rain-fed or groundwater irrigation, sufficiency of ground water is basic to sustainable agriculture for water availability has deep socio-economic and political consequences.
Though Saurastra has over 100 river basins; barring four- Bhadar, Aji, Shatrunji and Machchhu- all the rivers are highly seasonal, shallow and, rapid flowing with limited potential for surface water based irrigation projects.
www.iwmi.cgiar.org /iwmi-tata_html/PartnersMeet/papers/Saurashtra.htm   (250 words)

  
 welcome to porbander
Saurastra's right arm off break bowler Niraj Odedra was the quickest wicket taker in Indian county games in year 2000.
Niraj born in porbandar and son of former cricketer Mr Ram bhai Odedra who is just playing in his third county season and in just 18 games have taken 64 wickets already and scored 129 not out against Maharastra as a night watchman earlier in January this year.
Niraj's brother Nilesh has also played for Saurastra as an opening left hand batsman and was the captain of the team too.
www.porbander.com /news/sports.htm   (159 words)

  
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Saurastra (in Gujrat - India) is a land of sants, couragous bold people, and lions.
One great soul, renowned and respected all over the world, by the name of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was born here and gave the world a message of peace and non-violence, giving freedom - independence to four hundred million people from British Rule explaining the inevitable importance of "Ram-nam".
Having finished the Ramkatha at another place in Limbdi in Saurastra, Morari Bapu was passing along with some persons in a car by the locality, where a weaker section of people called Waghris stayed.
www.cis.njit.edu /~hitesh/mormah.html   (821 words)

  
 :: Welcome to shilpagya - the indian authentic arts , multiple arts under one roof ::
Garba soled by women, this particular Garba from Saurastra region, is a lively dance number where the dance very their rythamic steps in accordance to the music beats with singing and clapping.in the circular formation.Today, many modifications are prevalent to the basic pattern and even men are free to join in.
HUDO is a folk game of people “Bharwads” the shepherd community of Saurastra played by men and women at Tarnetur and other fairs.
The Auyer, Kunbi and Rajput of Saurastra have mastery over this art exhibiting vibrant forward, reverse and turning movements of footsteps and body movements in bending, sitting down or getting up and gaining speed and rhythm.
www.shilpagya.com /traditionalevents.htm   (1291 words)

  
 Gujarat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Other important cities include Nadiad, Anand and Ankleshwar in central Gujarat, Bharuch, Navsari, Vapi, and Valsad in the south; and Bhuj, and Dwarka in Saurastra in the west.
This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of Gujarat at market prices estimated by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.
Other major tourist sites include Palitana, Diu, Kutch, Jamnagar, Junagadh, and Rajkot in the region of Saurastra; and Champaner and Pavagarh in the Panchmahal district.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gujarat   (3331 words)

  
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This village is situated in the Mithila region of Bihar.
Originally named Saurastra, literally a cultural and intellectual centre of sau-rastra, nations associated with Janaka, the ancient king of Mithila, whose name finds mention in the Ramayana epic.
There is an interesting parallel between the Somnath of village Saurath (Saurastra) in Mithila and the Somnath of the Saurastra region of Gujarat.
mithila_samachar.tripod.com /mithilasamachar/id8.html   (3566 words)

  
 Lord Narasimhadeva in Rajkot
Rajkot is a big city and the capital of Saurastra state.
O Saunaka, the Lord then proceeded towards Kurujangala, Pancala, Surasena, the land on the bank of the River Yamuna, Brahmavarta, Kuruksetra, Matsya, Sarasvata, the province of the desert and the land of scanty water.
The provinces passed over by the Lord in those days were differently named, but the direction given is sufficient to indicate that He traveled through Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Saurastra and Gujarat and at last reached His home province at Dvaraka.
www.dipika.org /2004/01/20/17_rajkot_lord_nrsimhadev   (710 words)

  
 Lohana Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In Saurastra and Kutch most joined the armies of the local rulers as soldiers, administrators and some went in the commerce and the trade.
In Saurastra and Kutch these traditions have died or are moribund e.g.
They were called Khojas (Kwahjas in Turkey) in Saurastra and Punjab.Memons in Kutch (Cutch).
www.lohanaonline.com /billboard/text.asp?messageid=169   (652 words)

  
 Bhaskara_I biography
century, and Sivarajapura, which were both in Saurastra which today is the Gujarat state of India on the west coast of the continent.
A reasonable guess would be that Bhaskara was born in Saurastra and later moved to Asmaka.
Bhaskara I was an author of two treatises and commentaries to the work of Aryabhata I.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /history/Biographies/Bhaskara_I.html   (569 words)

  
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All of this when it has become clear that the electricity generation and irrigation benefits of this project have been seriously overestimated.
Considering the demands of water by cities, sugar cane estates and planned tourist developments near the dam site, it seems highly unlikely that even this much will be achieved.
The project was never officially cleared by the Ministry of Environment, as according to Indian law it ought to have been.
www.narmada.org /press-releases/uk.protest.pr.html   (1025 words)

  
 Porbandar - Visit Porbandar with Visit - India . com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Africa connection is apparent in the number of Indianised fls, known as Siddis, who form a separate caste of Dalits.
The State Bank of India, opposite the Hotel Flamingo, and the State Bank of Saurastra, in Manek Chowk, are reluctant to change money for non account holders, but may do so if pushed.
The Saurastra Express (9216) leaves Porbandar at 8pm daily and travels to Mumbai (Rs.
www.geocities.com /worldtravelerin/porbandar.htm   (543 words)

  
 Dandiya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today, Raas is not only an important part of Navratree (meaning nine nights) in Gujarat but extends itself to other festivals related to harvest and crops as well.
The Mers of Saurastra are noted to perform Raas with extreme energy and vigour.
This page was last modified 03:48, 15 July 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dandiya   (376 words)

  
 news section channel >> opinions >> Trans-Asia Highway a dream reality ~ E-Pao! News About Manipur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Now Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s National East-West corridor from Saurastra to Silchar may well be extended beyond national boundary to the Far East.
Holkhomang Haokip proposed that from Silchar (NH53) is connected to Imphal and Imphal is connected to Moreh(NH39) up to Indo Myanmar boundary river called “Menal Lok (Lokchao).
Trans-Asian Highway will be running in the near future from Saurastra to Singapore via Silchar.
www.e-pao.net /epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.opinions.Trans-Asia_Highway_a_dream_reality   (926 words)

  
 IndiaStudyCenter.com - Saurastra University, Gujarat - Courses Offered & Admission Information
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www.indiastudycenter.com /univ/states/gujarat/sauruniv.asp   (183 words)

  
 Bhaskara_I
For example he mentions Valabhi (today Vala), the capital of the Maitraka dynasty in the 7th century, and Sivarajapura, which were both in Saurastra which today is the Gujarat state of India on the west coast of the continent.
Bhaskara I was an author of two treatises and commentaries to the work of
Aryabhata I's rules, certain tables for solving an equation occurring in astronomy, and reference made by Bhaskara I to the works of earlier Indian mathematicians.
www.educ.fc.ul.pt /icm/icm2003/icm14/Bhaskara_I.htm   (544 words)

  
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King Kharavela of Kalinga reinstalled the Jaina image, which had been taken away by Nanda to Magadha in (4th C. B.C.) During the Satavahana period (60 B.C. to 225 A.D.) Mathura and Saurastra were the main centres.
The earliest Mathura sculpture represented by Kankalitila where from Ayagaptta, Stupa, images, and other Jaina cultural material are recovered.
Karnataka, Mathura, Hastinapur, Saurastra, Avanti, Ahiechatra, Shinnarnala, Kausambi, Devagumpha, Vidisa, Sravasti, Varanasi, Vaisali, Pataliputra, Rajagraha, Campa etc. were the main Jaina centres of art and architecture.
www.jaintirths.com /general/architecture.htm   (1806 words)

  
 Moneycontrol.com >> Stocks >> Saurastra Cement >> Price, Highs, Lows, Volumes, Graphs, Bid, Offers, Historic Prices, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Saurashtra cement ltd has informed bse that the me...
Has Saurastra Cemen made any Bar Patterns today?
Has Saurastra Cemen made any Candlestick Patterns today?
messageboard.moneycontrol.com /stocks/cptmarket/pricechart.php?sc_did=SC41   (119 words)

  
 An Online Bimonthly on South Asian Disasters (June- July 1999)
Human Loss : 538 fishermen are missing from Saurastra region.
Loss of cattle, sheep, and camel being estimated.
Roads are blocked in Saurastra and Mandvi-Naliya and Naliya-Bhuj of Kutch region.
www.syberwurx.com /jrc/disaster/7.html   (579 words)

  
 May Patrika   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In Vadodara, the present water scarcity and threat of crop failure in Gujarat has brought back images of a famine that had gripped it exactly a century ago, called “chhapaniya akal”.
In Saurastra, virtually all rivers, channels, lakes and ponds have dried up.
People have been left at the mercy of water tankers.
www.iaogh.org /Year_2000/patrika/May.htm   (876 words)

  
 Saurastra University computer science department, Saurastra University courses, Saurastra University admission, ...
Saurastra University computer science department, Saurastra University courses, Saurastra University admission, Saurastra University colleges, Saurastra University affiliated colleges, computer department, mca, compuer science, information technology - IndiaStudyCenter.com
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Saurastra University - Department of Computer Science - Courses Offered
www.indiastudycenter.com /univ/states/gujarat/SaurastraUniversity/Departments/departmentofcomputerscience   (165 words)

  
 Appellate body ruling in Saurastra Cement case lacks credibility   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Appellate body ruling in Saurastra Cement case lacks credibility
April 12: The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) decision in the Saurashtra Cement case, which was upheld by the appellate authority in the finance ministry, has raised some interesting issues.
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www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19990413/fco13005.html   (993 words)

  
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The reason I came was to get better opportunity.
After I finished my last year of high school, I earned a place at the University of Saurastra, Gujarat.
After 4 years I received my Bachelor's of Mechanical Engineering on Septmber 1994.
www.cs.uwm.edu /~dixit/html/education.htm   (136 words)

  
 Discussion Forum: Chennai not connected with Saurastra?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Message posted by MA Eshweran on 01 January 2006 at 10:11am - IP Logged
Saurastra community who are staying in Madurai have migrated some 300 years ago.
Message posted by Senthil Kumar on 09 January 2006 at 5:14pm - IP Logged
www.southernrailway.org /forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=11&TopicID=2288&PagePosition=1   (1194 words)

  
 Saurastra University Alumni Registry
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