The history of Gujarat contains many glorious chapters, glorious events and colourful personalities, beginning with Krishna and Dwarka and culminating with Mahatma Gandhi the Sabarmati Ashram.The intervening 4000 years have left behind many breathtaking monuments and events. These bear mute testimony to the glory that was, is, and will continue to be Gujarat-like nowhere else in India.

The West coast State of Gujarat has always been a major center for the Jains and some of it's most interesting sights are Jain Temples.  The Jains are an influential and energetic group and as a result Gujarat is India's wealthier states. Apart from it's Jain Temples, Gujarat's major attractions include the last Asian Lions (in the Gir Forests) and the fascinating Indo-Saracenic architecture of Ahmedabad.

Geographically Gujarat can be divided into three areas:

The Eastern Region includes the major cities of Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodra(Baroda). The Gulf of Cambay divides the mainland strip from the flat, often barren plain of the Kathiawar peninsula, also known as Saurashtra.