Usmanpura Explained

Usmanpura
Settlement Type:Suburb
Pushpin Map:India Ahmedabad#India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Coordinates:23.045°N 72.571°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:GJ

Usmānpurā is a suburb of Ahmedabad. The village of Usmānpurā was founded by Sufi saint Saiyad Usman, who was a disciple and successor of Qutub-ul Ālam. The suburb is the site of the Gujarat Vidyapith, founded by Mahatma Gandhi.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad . Government Central Press . 1879 . 284.
  2. News: 25 February 2011 . AHMEDABADS OTHER ROZAS . https://archive.today/20141207180957/http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=2&edlabel=TOIA&mydateHid=25-02-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar00202&format=&publabel=TOI . dead . 7 December 2014 . 7 December 2014 . Times of India Publications.
  3. Book: Commissariat, M. S. . History of Gujarat . Longman, Greens & Co. . 1938 . I . 158-159.
  4. Book: Yagnik, Achyut . Ahmedabad: From Royal City to Megacity . Sheth . Suchitra . Penguin Books . 2011.