The trail will focus on various ancient sites related and associated with Ramayana characters.
The Gujarat government will build a tourism circuit along the Dangs district, focusing on ancient religious sites related to Lord Hanuman, disclosed CM Narendra Modi while speaking at the book release function of 'Gujarat Na Kranti Tirtho', written by eminent author and scholar Vishnu Pandya and his wife Arti Pandya.
Modi said, "Lord Hanuman was born in Dangs. To promote tourism in the state, and particularly in that region, the state government will develop a 'Ram trail' on the journey that Lord Rama undertook along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman".
The trail will focus on various ancient sites related and associated with Ramayana characters.
All these places are located in Dangs, whose ancient name was Dandakaranya.
Recounting the historical importance of the area, Modi said Dangs has the distinction of never having been ruled by any foreign rulers, and it has preserved its ancient culture despite having faced many hurdles. Modi added that the state government is also contemplating building a 'Sant Nagar', which would depict the lives and works of ancient saints of the country. This Sant Nagar will be an attempt towards building the nation.
Earlier, chief minister Narendra Modi, health minister Jainarayan Vyas and CB Patel, chairman of National Congress of Gujarati Organisation formally inaugurated the National Congress of Gujarati Organisation (UK).
The book 'Gujarat Na Kranti Tirtho' is an attempt by authors Vishnu Pandya and Arti Pandya to document the lives and achievements of many freedom fighters that have no mention in history. Speaking on the occasion, author Vishnu Pandya said, "The book deals with 101 places which are synonymous with the freedom struggle but have no mention in history". Mangadh, a place in the tribal district, has the same history that Jallianwala Bagh had, minus the recognition. Similarly, numerous Gujarati freedom fighters from England, France and Burma who have directly or indirectly participated in the freedom struggle but have never been mentioned, find their place in this book, said Pandya.
CB Patel said that the completion of Gujarat's 50 years is a matter of great joy for Gujaratis across the globe. "Nearly 700,000 people of Gujarati origin live in the UK today, most of them in England, spread between London to Manchester in the northwest and Leeds and Bradford in Yorkshire. Even in smaller towns, one can come across a newsagent or a pharmacist or perhaps a doctor who's from the state," said Patel.
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