Gujarat holds out sops for investors in Dholera
The Hindu
Tenth edition of Vibrant Gujarat investor summit in January 2022
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is considering granting special incentives to attract investors to Dholera, being touted by the State as the country’s largest greenfield special investment region.
In the national capital to announce the tenth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat investor summit in January 2022, Mr. Patel said the State expects some of the world’s largest companies to attend the summit, which has evolved into ‘a global platform’ from the time it was conceptualised by then Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2003.
“This summit will be the biggest event after the pandemic and different from all the earlier such meets held even before the pandemic,” said Rajiv Kumar Gupta, additional chief secretary of Gujarat, noting that roadshows are being held across the country and in several locations in the U.S., Europe and the Far East.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
The festival in Bengaluru is happening at various locations, including ATREE in Jakkur, Bangalore Creative Circus in Yeshwantpur, Courtyard Koota in Kengeri, and Medai the Stage in Koramangala. The festival will also take place in various cities across Karnataka including Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davangere, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru.