People here proudly call themselves Amdavadi and here life is all about Networking and Jugad ( making your way through total chaos and mess). Jugad is a skill you need to survive in this city and trust me loads of people do that.
People here know how to make way out of an impasse.
Here it is possible to visit a patient out if visiting hours just by calling few names whom you know belong to management of the hospital and at the same time the security can be really nasty for breaking rules.
You can get all types of experience here which you would have never thought of.
Gujarat being a dry state (No Liquor Zone) but you can still find drunk people.
People come to help and "People value People" at the same time you would see a brawl going on, on the road and you would think they would probably kill each other if they had a gun, till they find they know someone in common and instantly all is forgotten and forgiven. :)
Amdavadis love food and mind well its all about Junk food.
Here Maximum people you see have iPhones or some smart phones as they like to live life King size.
Life in Amdavad means Food, Entertainment, Family and Friends.
These people are the brains of business and backbone of prosperity of the state of Gujarat.
These are the people who resurrected from Earthquake and Religious Riots in a way as if it had never happened.
If you want to see true colors of Gujarat one must visit this city during festivities of Navratri.
For a real Amdavadi experience one must visit and try
1. Ellis Bridge
2. Shambhu Cold Drinks
3. Jassu Ben na Pizza
4. Honest Pav Bhaji
5. Karnavati: Dabeli, Vada Pav, Pizza
6. Havmor Snacks
7. FreezLand Chilli toast and Club Sandwitch
8. Sankalp: Mysore Masala Dosa
9. Vadilal Icecream
10. Asarfi Kulfi
11. Anand Sweets
Famous places for Navratri celebrations one can to go:
1. Friend's Garba
2. Karnavati Club
3. Rajpath Club
4. Cept College grounds
5. NID College grounds
Navratri is main festival of Gujarat where one can witness the original culture of Gujaratis and see plethora of colors and enjoy the variety of food and festivities with galore of decorations and lights with equal amount of devotion to Godess Amba Ma and Fun and Frolic.
Navratri is the time when girls and boys dress up and go out to dance with traditional songs vibrating in the air and revive the old traditions and culture alike. Probably this is the safest state in India where Children and youth can go out at night without much of a trouble.
Do visit Gujarat if you really want to enjoy the Traditional Dance festival called Navratri.
I really miss this festival being out in other state. :)
