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Planning a travel escapade to the land of dandiya raas and dhokla? We have curated just the to-do list you will need while exploring the state of Gujarat. The state prides itself on its deep-rooted culture and history, infectiously energetic festivals and celebrations and of course, its delicious food offerings. Featuring a variety of topographies including coastlines, hills, and deserts, Gujarat beautifully knits together both ancient and contemporary travel offerings.

Want to quench the thirst of wanderlust as you set out to explore Gujarat? Let us take you through all the places that should be on top of your itinerary. Here’s a list of the top five things you must experience in the state, that is home to everything from the Asiatic lions in Gir forest to the picturesque coastal locales of Diu and more.

1. Kartik Aaryan At The Atal Pedestrian Bridge In Ahmedabad

Just like Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan did during a recent visit to promote his upcoming movie Chandu Champion; you too must visit the Atal Pedestrian Bridge in Ahmedabad. It is a fresh infrastructural designed project to promote walking connections in the capital city of Gujarat.

2. Gorge On The Mouth-Watering Gujarati Thali

The next thing you must check off your bucket list during your next Gujarat visit is indulging in the delicious flavours of the iconic Gujarati thali. From Gordhan Thal to Atithi, Grand Thakar and beyond, what you must not miss is tasting the variety of culinary delights from the land of thepla and fafda.

3. Explore The Iconic Rann Of Kutch

Home to the white sands and known for Rann Ustav during the winters, this desert region can be explored year round as it transforms its landscape each season; housing rare greenery during the monsoon.

4. Head To Diu To Get A Taste Of The Gujarati Coastal Life

Diu is a serene coastal locale in Gujarat and is home to pristine beaches, ancient forts, tranquil backwaters and more offering a leisure time during strolls and water sports.

Manmohan Singh had joined a pre-medical course as his father wanted him to become a doctor but pulled out after a couple of months, losing interest in the subject, according to a book on the former prime minister by his daughter.

Mr Singh died here on Thursday night at the age of 92 after he had a sudden loss of consciousness at home.

In her book “Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan”, published in 2014, Daman Singh also said economics was a subject that appealed to him.

She also wrote that her father was a funny man saying he had a good sense of humour.

In April 1948, Mr Singh was admitted to Khalsa College in Amritsar.

“Since his father wanted him to become a doctor, he joined the two-year FSC course that would lead to further studies in medicine. After just a couple of months, he dropped out. He had lost interest in becoming a doctor. In fact, he had also lost interest in studying science,” Daman wrote.

“I didn’t have the time to think,” the author, who based her book on conversations with her parents and hours spent in libraries and archives, quoted her father as saying.

“I went and joined my father in his shop. I didn’t like that either, because I was not treated as an equal. I was treated as an inferior person who ran errands – bringing water, bringing tea. Then I thought I must go back to college. And I entered Hindu College in September 1948,” Mr Singh was quoted as saying.

Economics was a subject that appealed to him immediately.

“I was always interested in issues of poverty, why some countries are poor, why others are rich. And I was told that economics is the subject which asks these questions,” Mr Singh told his daughter.

While studying at Cambridge University, money was the only real problem that bothered Mr Singh. “His tuition and living expenses came to about 600 pounds a year. The Panjab University scholarship gave him about 160 pounds. For the rest he had to depend on his father. Manmohan was careful to live very stingily. Subsidised meals in the dining hall were relatively cheap at two shillings sixpence,” Daman wrote

Daughter Daman Singh came out with a book “Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan”, published by HarperCollins in 2014, to tell the “story of her parents”.

While studying in Cambridge University on a scholarship in the mid 1950s, money was the only real problem for Manmohan Singh and there were times when he had to skip meals or live on a sixpence bar of Cadbury’s chocolate, according to his daughter Daman Singh.

Manmohan Singh earned a First Class Honours (Tripos) degree in Economics in 1957 from University of Cambridge.

Daughter Daman Singh came out with a book “Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan”, published by HarperCollins in 2014, to tell the “story of her parents”.

She also mentioned that her father often spoke about his early years, of the hard life in the village as well as the charm of a simpler existence. Singh was born in Gah in Punjab province’s western region, which now falls in Pakistan.

Daman Singh recalled that when once her sister Kiki asked Singh if he wishes to go back to Gah, he replied mildly, “No, not really. That is where my grandfather was killed.” Writing about her father’s days at Cambridge, Daman said money was the only real problem that bothered him as his tuition and living expenses came to about 600 pounds a year while the Punjab University scholarship gave him about 160 pounds.

A woman was arrested for allegedly killing her two toddler sons by flinging them off the fourth floor of a building and trying to commit suicide in Daman district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident was triggered by a domestic dispute between the woman and her husband, residents of Dalwada in the Nani Daman locality, police said.

The Daman Police stated that a call was received from the Moti Daman community health centre late Monday night about two children falling off the fourth floor of a building.

The children were declared dead at the health centre, police said.

The investigation disclosed that the accused, Seema Yadav, threw her two sons, aged below three years, from the balcony of her flat after quarrelling with her husband, according to police.

“She tried to commit suicide by jumping off the balcony but was pulled back by her husband,” police said.

Police registered an FIR against Yadav under section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sahinta for murder and arrested her.

Further investigation is underway, police said.

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