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"But perhaps the best stories are those that one tells oneself while visiting these sites and reimagining them, and while interacting with people and participating in their cultural activities." |
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There are so many stories one can recount about the city which hosts IIMA. About how Ahmed Shah founded today's Ahmedabad in 1411. About the earlier avatars of the city in the form of the hamlets Ashaval and Karnavati. About the variety of political dispensations up to the time of Indian independence-the Gujarat Sultanate, the Mughals, the Marathas and the British. About its deeply mercantile character. About its famous business leaders, its textile mills and its entrepreneurial genetic code. And about the Sabarmati Ashram, Gandhiji's home for many years. The state of Gujarat, of which Ahmedabad is the commercial hub, likewise, offers a number of stories. Some, such as the legends of Lord Krishna and Dwarka, and the Indus Valley Civilization sites of Dhola Vira and Lothal, take us back to antiquity. Others, such as the Patan Step Well (which our new 100-rupee note so gracefully carries), give us a glimpse of our rich architectural legacy. But perhaps the best stories are those that one tells oneself while visiting these sites and reimagining them, and while interacting with people and participating in their cultural activities. |
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