Gandhinagar is one of the most important cities of western India. Gandhinagar, situated on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, is the state capital of Gujarat. Named after the father of the Nation Gandhinagar is just 32 kms away from Ahmedabad. It boasts of being the second planned city in India after Chandigarh.
This new state capital was named after Mahatma Gandhi and the foundation stone was laid in 1965. Thereafter, in 1971, the state capital was shifted from Ahmedabad to the new city of Gandhinagar. The new state capital was built on the land which was once part of the old Pethapur State