Ahmedabad Dating Opportunities - Date Single Gujarati Girls and Guys

Lying in western part of India, Ahmedabad is the country’s fifth largest metropolis. Previously the capital of the Indian state of Gujarat, Ahmedabad is today an ever-expanding center of industry, culture and education in the region – all of which make it one of the most exciting places to have an active social life.

Ahmedabad has one of the most attractive cityscapes among Indian cities. Its historic landmarks form ideal venues for the city’s couples to romance the past as well as each other. Some of the architectural wonders like the Jama Masjid particularly go back to the medieval times when the Sultanate ordered several buildings in the Indo-Saracen style, fusing Islamic architecture with the best of Hindu elements. In the years after India’s political independence, Ahmedabad attracted the best of world-renowned architects like Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Buckminster Fuller, B V Doshi, Charles Correa and Christopher Charles Benninger who designed some of the most defining landmarks of the city. While all these places may attract the more serious-minded singles, the general young population has a large choice of gardens and parks to choose from as dating venues. Some of the most beautiful green spaces in Ahmedabad are the Victoria Park, the Law Garden and the Bal Vatika, the latter situated on the borders of the Kankaria Lake and offering a splendid view from the lakefront. Parimal Garden, Prahladnagar Garden, and Lal Darwaja Garden are other places of natural beauty well frequented not only by families but by lovers too, looking to steal a couple of quiet romantic moments.

Ahmedabad is home to some of the most varied museums in the country where lovers of culture often browse in each other’s company. The Sanskar Kendra, one of the many buildings designed by Le Corbusier, is a city museum depicting the history, art, culture and architecture of Ahmedabad. The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial are priceless repositories of photographs, documents and personal effects of two stalwarts of Indian Independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. The Calico Museum of Textiles on the other hand bears testimony to the city’s history as the center of the textile industry and has a large collection of Indian and international fabrics, garments and textiles. Besides these there are numerous art museums, one of the most famous being the Hussein-Doshi Gufa which houses the collections of M.F.Hussein.

Ahmedabad has also a rich literary and theater tradition which attracts culture aficionados from all over the city. One of the most feted events in the city’s cultural calendar is classical music festival held each 1 January by the Saptak School of Music which draws musicians and instrumentalists from across the world besides offering an avenue for city’s culture enthusiasts to meet and interact with each other. Apart from high art, Ahmedabad is center of fascinating handicrafts and folk art and shopping for these is often a favorite pastime of the city’s couples. The Paldi area is famous for shops selling works of embroidery from the Kutch and Saurashtra regions while the cobbler shops of Madhupura are the place to browse for traditional mojri footwear. The artisans of Rangeela pol are again famous for their bandhinis, while those at the Law Garden are known mirror-work handicrafts. Couples can often be seen happily bargaining for discounts with the sellers in these areas.

However the most colorful expressions of Ahmedabad’s cultural life are evident during its many festivals and most particularly the Navratri. Stretching over nine days, Navratri is celebrated at venues all over the city in a blaze of music, bright lights, mirror-studded ethnic dresses, colorful jewelry and Garba or the folk dance of Gujarat. Navratri venues are extremely popular with the city’s young crowds to mingle and look for partners and for many young women from conservative homes, offer the only opportunity to mix with members of the opposite sex. In fact a few years ago, then Gujarat’s education minister Anandiben Patil became infamous for her off-the-cuff remark that the number of abortions rise in the state a few months after Navratri. Among other festivals which are also celebrated with lots of fun and fervor by the city’s young singles are Uttarayan — an annual kite-flying day on 14 or 15 January, Diwali – the Festival of Lights as well as other religious occasions like Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi, Gudi Padwa, Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas.

After India’s independence several academic, research and artistic institutions chose to set up base in Ahmedabad. Among the most reputed of these are the Indian Institute of Management, the National Institute of Design, the Mudra Institute of Communications, the B.J. Medical College, the Centre of Environment Planning and Technology , the Physical Research Laboratory as well as the Indian Space Research Organization. The presence of so many institutes of high repute and excellence means Ahmedabad is home to a large base of smart and successful young people and thus an ideal hunting ground for eligible partners.

The recent boom of Information Technology, hospitality and construction sectors in Ahmedabad has again meant a large concentration of professional, upwardly mobile young people in the city, many of whom have ample resources to lead an active social life. Some of the most up market areas in Ahmedabad are to be found in the western part of the city. Ashram Road, C.G.Road as well as the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway are the areas where most of the city’s shopping malls, fashionable retail outlets and multinational fast food joints are located. These comprise of the main hang-outs for the city’s singles population where they dine and socialize. Being associated with the Purist movement of Gandhiji, the city has hardly any non-vegetarian dining places and no bars and pubs which serve alcohol. However there are a few hukkah bars like the Arabian Nights at Wide Anglea and Temperature at Vastrapur Lake. On the whole, the singles of Ahmedabad make up for more than this lack by flocking to the numerous traditional cuisine outlets, stylish shopping malls as well as its parks and gardens to meet and date each other.