Valsad
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Valsad (Pronunciation: [ʋalsɑɖ]), anglicised as Bulsar, is a town and municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. Valsad is located north of Vapi and shares borders with Maharashtra and the union territories of Daman in the south. Valsad is known for its historical Parsi community.
Valsad (Pronunciation: [ʋalsɑɖ]), anglicised as Bulsar, is a town and municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. Valsad is located north of Vapi and shares borders with Maharashtra and the union territories of Daman in the south. Valsad is known for its historical Parsi community.
Climate
Valsad has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with little to no rainfall from October to May and very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from June to September when it is under the direct influence of the Arabian Sea branch of the South-west monsoon.
Transport
Road transport
Valsad lies on NH 48 and is connected to many cities in Gujarat and neighbouring states by the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation bus service.
Railways
Valsad railway station is managed by the Mumbai WR railway division of the Western Railway and it is a Sub-Division under Western Railway. It lies on the New Delhi–Mumbai main line. The present railway station building was established in 19251. Adjacent to the railway station is the Valsad Electric Loco Shed which houses over 100 electric locomotives.
Airport
Valsad is close to NaMo Airport, Daman which is 27 km south of the city and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai which is 188.3 km south of the city.
Education
Colleges
GMERS Medical College, est 2014 Government Engineering College (affiliated to Gujarat Technological University), est 2004 Government Polytechnic (affiliated to Gujarat Technological University), est 1965 Smt. J.P. Shroff Arts College Shah N.H. Commerce College Dhiru-Sarla Institute of Management and Commerce B.K.M. Science College Dolat-Usha Institute of Applied Sciences Shree N. K. M. Nursing Instuite Shah K.M. Law College
Schools
Affiliated with ICSE Atul Vidyalaya School Affiliated with the CBSE Saraswati International School Shree Vallabh Ashram's MGM Amin & V N Savani International School Shree Vallabh Sanskar Dham's Smt. Shobhaben Pratapbhai Patel Day Boarding School Shree Vallabh Ashram's MCM Kothari Girl's Residential School Vedaant Multipurpose School Western Railway English Medium Secondary School Affiliated with the GSHSEB D.M.D.G. Municipal High School Jamnabai Sarvajanik Kanya Vidyalaya Maniba Sarvajanik Vidyalaya Shah Khimchand Mulji Sarvajanik High School St. Joseph's English Teaching High School Mother Mary Public High school. Bai Ava Bai High School BAPS Swaminarayan Vidhyamandir G.V.D. Sarvajanik High School Sett Rustomjee Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy or Sett R.J.J High School R.M. & V.M. Desai Vidyalaya Swaminarayan High School Gayatri High School Kusum Vidyalaya C.B High school Shree Saraswati Vidyamandir School
Notable people
Morarji Desai - former Prime Minister of India. Time Active Around 1930–1980 Bhulabhai Desai - Indian freedom fighter and acclaimed lawyer. Time Active Around 1910–1946 Sam Manekshaw - First Field Marshal of India and former chief of army staff, India. His family hailed from Valsad, later moved to Bombay and then Amritsar. Time Active Around 1932–1973 Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) - singer and songwriter for the British rock band Queen, whose family originated from Valsad. Time Active Around 1964–1991 Nirupa Roy - Hindi film actress. Time Active Around 1946–1990s Pratap Save - a social activist. Burjor Cawasji Pardiwala: Lawyer and Politician. Father of Justice J. B. Pardiwala. J. B. Pardiwala: Senior Judge at Supreme Court of India. Ranchhoddas Thakkar: Notable Lawyer, M.A.(Sanskrit), M.A.(English) from Wilson College, Mumbai, 1911. Shripad Damodar Satavlekar - Sanskrit Scholar and Author. Naresh Bhatt - Sanskrit Scholar, and author. Dr. Moghabhai Desai: Established College Campus in Valsad. Shri Siddharthbhai Lalbhai: Established College Campus in Valsad, and First Chemical Factory of Gujarat(Atul). Kanubhai Desai, MLA - Pardi Constituency and Cabinet Minister at Government of Gujarat. Dadabhoy Havewala - first-class cricketer, who played for Bombay cricket team and Parsees cricket team. Hemin Desai - Indian-born cricketer, who has represented Oman at the List A cricket. Makarand Dave (Nandigram) - Gujarati poet. Manilal Desai - Gujarati poet. Nagindas Parekh - literary critic, editor and translator. Nanubhai Vakil - a Hindi and Gujarati film director. Narayan Desai - Gujarati author. Pramodkumar Patel - literary critic. Ravindra Parekh - a writer, novelist, poet, critic and translator. Ushnas - Gujarati poet. Bindu Desai - Hindi film actress. Pooja Jhaveri - Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film actress. Sangeita Chauhan - Indian film and television actress. Sheela Sharma - Hindi and Gujarati film actress. Rex Sellers - a former Indian-Australian cricketer. Sam Balsara - Indian advertising executive.
See also
Bulsara Balsara Gulf of Khambhat Tithal Beach Vapi Navsari Khambhat Bharuch Morarji Desai Sam Manekshaw
References
External links
Official website of the Valsad Nagarpalika. Official website of the Valsad Collectorate (in Gujarati).
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