The state of Gujarat was established on May 1, 190 by separating the areas where Gujarati is spoken from the state of Greater Mumbai. The state has prominent sites of ancient Indus Valley Civilization, such as Lothal and Dholavira. Lothal is believed to have been the world's first port.

Gujarat has gifted India with two great leaders of its independence movement - Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. [2] Gujarat has also given India a principled and patriotic Prime Minister like Morarji Desai. [10] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was India's first Home Minister and Deputy Chief Minister who formed a Greater India by uniting more than 200 princely states. [11]

Gujarat has played a very important role in the economic development of India throughout the history of India. [12] Gujarat is one of the developed states of India and has the highest industrial growth rate in all of India and much higher than the average growth rate of India.