When you hear “Gujarat”, which are the cities that first come to your mind? Ahmedabad, Rajkot, and Vadodara right? Well there’s one city that you surely need to know about.
Ranked among the top five cities of Gujarat, densed with the population of 4.5 million people, situated in the South of Gujarat, also known as Diamond city, is Surat.
One of the best cities in India that can offer quality life is Surat. With intensely loaded greenery, crystal cleanliness, amazing institutes, remarkable colleges, luxurious concrete jungles, the delicious food, and wonderful down to earth people, it is a must visit place for you when it comes to Gujarat.
- A hub to many things
Surat is a pretty city in India with a lot of amazingly structured tall buildings and greenery. It has the fastest growing textile market hub, largest diamond market industry and one of the largest industrial parks near the sea shore.SVNIT (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology) is one of the remarkable universities that Surat has. It is considered as one of the most important National Institutes of Technology. Also, it is among the five cities that has an important law college called Auro.
- Grandeur luxury
Surat is full of richness and wealth. It is the city which produces the maximum amount of diamond all over India. Thus, it gives people grand opportunities to expand their businesses. If you are an automobile freak and love to see the newest cars on the roads, Surat is the place. Many big industrialists in Surat buy luxurious cars such as Rolls Royce and Lamborghini which are rare to see running in Gujarat.
- Mysterious Dumas Beach
Surat has a number of wonderful waterparks, picnic spots, green gardens, and places like Tithal. All have a travelling time of less than two hours. But the mysterious Dumas Beach is best of all. You must be wondering why is this mysterious? Folklore says that this beach was once used as a burial ground for Hindus and because of the remains of the people supposedly buried here, it is the result in formation of black sand. It is also said that the departed souls of the evil spirits roam the beach at midnight, which contributed to the formation of black sand and made it a haunted spot. But you don’t have anything to worry about, it is completely safe and sound. Many families visit the beach to spend their quality time. - Crystal cleanliness
A dreadful amount of natural disasters like floods, and the plague coming thereafter hit this beautiful city but the municipal corporation and the citizens took a step ahead to make it a clean city. It is awarded as the fastest recovering city from the Gujarat floods. Also, there isn’t a single place that is unclean in the city any more. Because 95% of public transport and auto rickshaws run on CNG, pollution is reduced. The people of this city abiding by the rules and regulations led by the municipal corporation, makes this a better place to live in.
- Food
As the Gujarati’s say, ”Kashi nu maran ane Surat nu Jaman, Kyarey na chhoday!”. It means “The bereavement in Kashi and the food in Surat can never be missed out!”.For all the food lovers out there, street food in Surat is a must try. You’ll definitely love it. From tangy to sweet to chilli, you will get every flavour and these items are more than enough to melt up your mouth. Famous food of Surat includes Locho, Ghari, Sev Khamni, Patra, Ponk Vada, Aloo Puri, Cold Coco, Undhiyu, Surti Bhel and Surti Ghotalo.
“If you’re in Surat and you haven’t had street food, then you haven’t had anything,” said Faizan Khan, a resident of Surat.
When you meet a person from Surat, you will see that they always take pride in calling themselves Surati in their own Gujarati accent. It could rarely or never happen that you return from a Surati household empty handed. Surati people are kindhearted and are friendly.
Pratik Panchal, a resident of Surat quoted “Surat is not just a place, it’s a feeling”.
Written by Trupti Parvatikar.
