 In
the year 1496, a Hindu trader called Mallik Gopi settled in Surat.
According to the Portuguese chronicles, he was considered the governor of
Surat but could not prevent the city from being looted at least seven times.
In 1861, Zafarali Mills took the plunge in the field of textiles.
Nowadays, Surat is the main textile market of India and it has grown
tremendously, not in the least because of establishments of several
multinational companies in the field of petrochemicals, steel and cement.
is also famous for its 'Ghari's' (a type of a sweet).
Surat will probaly never forget the donation of Sir Ferdunji Sorabji
Parekh to the Government of Surat. Sir Parekh donated about five million Rs
in the year 1915, i.e. with a value of about 2500 million Rs these days.
The fund was raised for the development of educational and cultural
activites in Surat. |
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