The Rann is known for its marshy salt flats which become snow white after the shallow water dries up each season before the monsoon rains.

The district is also known for ecologically important Banni grasslands with their seasonal marshy wetlands which form the outer belt of the Rann of Kutch.

When there were not many dams built on its rivers, the Rann of Kutch remained wetlands for a large part of the year.

By the fifth century, the Maitraka dynasty of Valabhi took over from which its close association with the ruling clans of Gujarat started.

After turbulent periods and battles with the armies of Sindh, the state was stabilized in the middle of the eighteenth century by a council known as Bar Bhayat ni Jamat who placed Rao as a titular head and ruled independently.

The state accepted the sovereignty of the British East India Company in 1819, when Kutch was defeated in battle.

Villages situated on the blind thrust in the eastern part of the Kutch mainland hill range (viz.

[11] While most of these dams do not affect the Ranns, as they are on rivers that feed directly into the Arabian Sea, storage of rainy season water upstream from Kutch and its use in irrigation has resulted in less fresh water coming into the Ranns of Kutch during the rainy season.

[13] Kutch's thirst for water is satisfied by Narmada river flowing from Sardar Sarovar dam.

According to the 2011 census Kutch District has a population of 2,092,371,[17] roughly equal to the nation of North Macedonia[18] or the US state of New Mexico.

[20] Languages of Kutch district (2011)[21] According to the 2011 Census, Kachchhi speakers are a majority in 5 out of the 10 tehsils: Abdasa (76.06%), Lakhpat (69.71%), Mandvi (62.48%), Nakhatrana (54.54%) and Mundra (50.66%).

Important Jain places of Pilgrimage are - Higher education in Kutch has been regulated by Kachchh University since 2003.

Rabari constitute a comparatively large group in Kutch And there lives a brave and noble community like Ahir.

[29] Because most of the population of the Kutch district is Hindu or Jain, the food of the region is largely vegetarian.

Jains also refrain from eating root vegetables (kandmool in Hindi) such as potatoes, garlic, onions, and yams.

[30] The district also features a sizeable population of Muslims, who eat vegetables, chicken, mutton and occasionally camel meat.

In the villages of the district, staple foods include kadi-khichdi, milk, and bajra (pearl millet).

Historically Kutch was always considered a backward region due to its location and submerged geography.

But in the next decade, the economy took an almost miraculous jump start due to the intense efforts of the Gujarat government.

Its location on the far western edge of India has resulted in the commissioning of two major ports: Kandla and Mundra.

Since historical times the people of Kutch have formed the backbone of trade between Gujarat mainland and Sindh.

The timber industry is growing at a faster pace with 300 saw mills working in Gandhidham-Kandla Complex.

Communities involved in salt production are mainly Chunvaliya Koli, Ahir and Miyana (Muslim), residing in 107 villages in the periphery of Lesser Rann of Kutch.

Out of the estimated total annual production of India of about 18 million tonnes, Gujarat contributes 75% – mainly from Kutch and other parts of Saurashtra.

[citation needed] Within the category of Kutch embroidery there are several sub-categories as each tribe and sub-tribe produces a unique signature form of art.

Kutchi embroidery is an evolving expression of the craft and textile traditions of the Rabaris, a nomadic tribe in Gujarat.

The Garacia Jats are experts in tiny embroidery on the yoke, which intermingles with red, orange, blue and green threads.

The Dhanetah Jats love embroidering broad pear-shaped mirrors using orange, black, yellow and red in chain stitch.

This film is attributed to have been inspired by the famous story by Keki N. Daruwalla based around the Great Rann of Kutch titled Love Across the Salt Desert[35] which is also included as one of the short stories in the School Standard XII syllabus English text book of NCERT in India.

A set of a full period Village was constructed for the film with typical Kutch style mud houses or huts with thatched straw roofs called boongas.