Eight years ago, in the first semester of my college, we were given the project to document an allocated place through filed study. My group mates Sakshi, Avani and Anuj and I were sent to Sadra, a beautiful village near Gandhinagar.
Geography
Situated on the bank of river Sabarmati, Sadra is full of scenic beauty, natural wonders and historic treasures. Despite being a quite village, away from city life, it is rich in infrastructure as well.
Sadra is 16-17 Kms away from the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar and 30 Kms from our college in Gandhinagar.
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Entrance to Sadra
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| A sunset in Sadra |
The occupations of people of Sadra include farming, architecture, teaching etc.
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| Castor Field |
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| Way to Sabarmati |
River Sabarmati floods in rainy season while maintains a thin stream in rest of the seasons. The composition of lush green trees, greenish-blue water, semi-sandy banks and the clear blue sky above is quite a scene.
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| River Sabarmati |
History
The locals have tonnes of stories to relate when asked about this little village. The most famous quote which is heard from the old natives of the village about Ahmedabad is " Jab kutte par sassa aaya, tab badshah ne shahar basaya." Colloquially it is said that the Emperor Ahmed Shah was highly impressed by the bravery of a rabbit who attacked a dog and he decided to build the city of Ahmedabad.
Sadra was further chosen to built the fort as it was a little on the outskirt of the city and the land being very fertile yielded various grains, pulses and vegetable to sustain the army.
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| Fort Entrance |
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| Fort Premise |
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| Inside the fort; Way to the tunnel |
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| Inside the fort |
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| An old cannon |
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| Tunnel in the fort said to be leading to Ahmedabad |
On the cross-roads in the village there is a tower built during the British rule. The tower has an engraved picture of Queen Elizabeth.
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| Maharani Victoria Tower |
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| Queen Victoria |
The Lifestyle
People of various demographic groups live in the village of Sadra. It is mainly inhabited by Patels. The other families living there are Parmars, Rabaris, muslims etc.
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| A typical household |
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| A typical household |
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| Locality |
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| A vegetable vendor |
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| Fodder for cattle |
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| A lady sun-drying wheat |
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| A punjabi family |
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| A muslim family |
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| A Rabari |
Worship
Sadra is a hindu dominated village with small and large temples distributed across the village. Main temple Jakshini Mata Temple and She is believed to possess miraculous powers which attracts devotees from nearby villages too.
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| Jakshini Mata |
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| Jakshini Mata Temple Ceiling |
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| Pujari ji |
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| A Temple in the Fort premise |
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| Kali Temple |
Administration
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| Sadra Gram Panchayat Office |
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| Sadra Police Station |
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| Inside the Police Station |
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| Post Office |
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| Bank of India branch |
Education
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| Mahadev Desai Sharirik Sikshan Mahavidyalaya |
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| Map of Sharirik Sikshan Mahavidyalaya |
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| Mahadev Desai Sharirik Sikshan Mahavidyalaya |
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| Sadra High School |
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| A Classroom |
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| Mahatma Gandhi Library |
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| Book Almirah |
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| An old termite-eaten picture |
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| Inside the Library |
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