Which City is called the Manchester of India

Q. Which city is called the Manchester of India?

Answer:  Ahmedabad is referred to as The Manchester of India owing to its popular textile industry. This name was given due to the similarities between the textile industries in Manchester and Ahmedabad. It was given by a textile centre in Manchester, Great Britain.

About Ahmedabad

The capital of Gujarat is Ahmedabad. It is known for its colourful culture, remarkable buildings, amazing museums, and good restaurants yet sustaining the old charms and traditions. It is also called Amdavad and is a prime industrial region of India, located near the banks of Sabarmati. It is home to many freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Valla Bhai Patel. It has gained a good reputation for housing the cotton textile industry that supplies goods and products across India and also exports to places across the world.

Similarities between Manchester and Ahmedabad

Manchester city is famous for its cotton mills and textiles around the world. The temperate climate in Manchester is ideal and perfect for the process of cotton thread spinning. The city is located at the banks of River Mersey just like Ahmedabad lying on the Sabarmati River banks. It helps in easy drying of the cotton threads. The climate in Ahmedabad is also very much favourable for growing as well as spinning cotton thread. The first cotton textile mill in Ahmedabad was established in 1861 and named Shahpur Mill. Ambalal Sarabhai and Kasturbhai Lalbhai were the ones to call Ahmedabad the ‘Manchester of India.’