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Hi all, sharing my speech on મારા મનગમતા સંત ( My Favorite Saint ). Written by my class teacher Fatamaben. It was one of my best speeches. Later on I read few books about "Pujya Mota" from Kamdaar club at my native place Mithapur. I planned to join engineering college at Nadiad, because Nadiad has Hari OM Ashram established by Pujya Mota. Finally I did Maun Ekant Sadhana at Hari Om Ashram at Nadiad and Surat. School days memories that gave direction to my life.

I was aware about only college road, during my initial few years at Nadiad. Later on, I researched various reading materials and explored Nadiad. I came across many less known facts about Nadiad. I presented my speech about Nadiad as part of oral communication subject in MBA. 

Nadiad Means...

N - Novel

A - Aspired

D - Divine

I - Impressive

A - Admired By All

D - Dignified

Nadiad is Known for: 

• Its old name was નટીપ્રદ Natiadra / Natiprada and later on નટપુર  Natpur. 
• Once upon a time, Nadiad was known as city of scholars SAAKSHAR-BHOOMI. સાક્ષર ભૂમિ  As Nadiad was the center of literary and cultural activities in Gujarat in the late 19th century.
• Center place of Charotar (Charotar literally means 'More Beautiful')

Key Facts

* First ST bus stop (known as old ST bus stop during 1990s). 

* Vegetarian Puf was invented at Shreyas Bakery, Nadiad

* Mogul Azam movies's popular song "Mohe Nadhat Pe Nandlal" was written by  Nadiad's Rasakavi Radhunath Brahmbhat 

* 9 BHAAGOL : Entry/exit towards 9 different cities / villages. All BHAAGOL had gates

1. AMADAAVAADI અમદાવાદી ભાગોળ

2. MARIDAA મરીડા ભાગોળ

3. SALOON સલૂણ ભાગોળ

4. CHAKALAASHI ચકલાશી ભાગોળ

5. DOOMRAL ડુમરાલ ભાગોળ

6. PIJA પીજ ભાગોળ

7. DABHAAN ડભાણ  ભાગોળ

8. KODI-VAADAA કોળી-વાડા ની ભાગોળ 

9. BILODARAA બિલોદરા ભાગોળ  

* 9 Lakes : 

1. Kund કુંડ 

2. SERA સેર 

3. RATANA રતન 

4. KHETAA ખેતા 

5. MULESHWARA મૂળેશ્વર 

6. OONDEVAAL ઊંડેવાળ 

7. MALAAV મલાવ 

8. NAANAA KAAMANAATH's SMASHAAN VAALU TALAAV નાના કામનાથ નું સ્મશાન વાળું તળાવ 

9. KALAKAA MAATAA NI TALAAVADI કાળકા માતાની તળાવડી 

* Birthplace of scholars in literature (SAAKSHAR સાક્ષર )

1. Govardhanram Tripathi ગોવર્ધનરામ ત્રિપાઠી. Author of Saraswati Chandra Novel. There is a Bollywood movie also based on this novel, with same name. Remember the song? FOOL TUMHE BHEJAA HAI KHAT ME...? 

2. Manilal Dvivedi મણિલાલ દ્વિવેદી, 

3. Balashankar Kanthariya બાલાશંકર કંથારીયા, ,

4. Manshukhram Tripathi  મનસુખરામ ત્રિપાઠી, 

1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

2. Indulal Yagnik ઇન્દુલાલ યાજ્ઞિક

3. Ambalal Jani અંબાલાલ જાની

4. Chandrashankar Pandya ચંદ્રશંકર પંડ્યા

5. Bakul Tripathi બકુલ ત્રિપાઠી Gujarat's legendary comedian

6. Ex-CM of Gujarat Babubhai Jashbhai Patel

Places worth to visit

* A. Sau. Daahi Lakshmi Library (SAMADI CHAKALA) in memory of wife of Mana:Sukhram Tripathi. It has more than 46000 books and 1600 manuscripts since 12th century in Sanskrit, Magadhi, Hindi, Gujarati

* Santram Temple: Santram Maharj is incarnation of Lord Dattatray. The temple runs many social services. In 1990s, It was also providing change for Indian currency notes. Now, this is era of UPI and QR Code. Santram Maharaj is like DSP of Nadiad, as He imparts ethics and values in Nadiadi people. Here GuruPurnima , MAHAA month full moon day and many other festivals are celebrated. It has 11 large halls. 

* Santram DERI/dERI. So many people visit it on every Thursday. 

* Mai Temple. A big statue of Lord Shiva. Near the railway line. (Another branch of this temple is on college road.) YANTRA PUJAA is performed at only two places in entire India. This temple is one of them. 

* Viththal Girls School: Training for becoming self dependent

* Hindu Anaathaashram. I visited this place, after returning from industrial visit to GE Lighting (SEEMA bulbs and Tubes). 

* Baalakanji-Baari (BAALAKAANJI BAADI in Sindhi means VAADI of children)

* Hari Om Ashram by saint Pujya MOTAA. ( I did one week silence SAADHANAA here). 

* MUKTI DHAAM crematorium 

* Townhall. I visited it to attend (1) poets meet and (2) a program of MAAN માણ (musical instrument) playing

* Deaf and Dumb school

* Vedaant Bhavan (at Kansaraa Waad)

* Laakhi mosque ( at Vahora Waad)

* Shri Paisa VaaLaa Vaid NU DAVAAKHAANU

* Saradar Patel SMRUTI BHAVAN. It has 200 years old records

* Sports Complex

* Nadiad is famous for many hospitals, Industries, Colleges, Temples. I have not included all of them here. I am not sure, about present situation of above places also. 

* Newly added attraction BAPS Swaminarayan Temple , at "Yogi Farm", PIPALAGA Road. 

Reference: 

* Abhiyaan Weekly Magazine. Issue 18th December 1995

* Charotar SarvaSangra. KHAND PAHELO, VIBHAAG BIJO.