Demographics and culture of Ahmedabad

The total population of the Ahmedabad Urban Agglomeration (which also includes the region governed by AUDA) came to 7.2 million people.

There is also a sizable population of Punjabis, Marathis, Tamils, Sindhis, Malayalis and Marwaris who bring in their native language and culture to the city.

[6] Owing to the religious and cultural influence of Jains and many Hindus, there is widespread vegetarianism across the city's hotels and restaurants.

Ahmedabad is known for its diversified culture and the celebration of various festivals with great zeal which transcends demographic and religious lines.

The nine nights of Navaratri are celebrated in a traditional manner with people performing garba at pre-arranged venues, which is the folk dance of Gujarat.

A typical Gujarati thali (meal) consists of Roti, Dal, Rice and Shaak (cooked vegetable curry).

The cuisine ranges from traditional Gujarati thalis to Punjabi, South Indian, Thai, Italian, Chinese and junk food.

Balkrishna V. Doshi came to the city from Paris to supervise Le Corbusier's works and later set up the School of Architecture.

Charles Correa designed the Gandhi Ashram and Achut Kanvinde the Indian Textile Industries Research Association.

Christopher Charles Benninger's first work, the Alliance Francaise (Ahmedabad), is located in the Ellis Bridge area.

The Hazrat Pir Mohammad Shah Library has a collection of rare original manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sindhi and Turkish languages.