Question

Why is Ahmedabad known as the Manchester of India ? Also write the capital of Ahmedabad .​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ahmedabad is known as the “Manchester of India” because of similarity with the well-known cotton textile centre of Manchester, Great Britain and the following reasons. Ahmedabad is situated on the bank of Sabarmati River (like Manchester is located on the banks of River Irwell). Its water is good for dying thread.

The city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district, and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970; the capital was shifted to Gandhinagar thereafter. The city was at the forefront of the Indian independence movement in the first half of 20th century.