91-562: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda , formerly Baroda College , is a public university in the city of Vadodara , Gujarat , India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after India's independence. It was later renamed after its benefactor Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III , the former ruler of Baroda State . The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs. It houses 89 departments spread over 6 campuses (2 rural and 4 urban) covering 275 acres of land. The university has its origins in
182-587: A postdoctoral fellow with Peter Moore at Yale University . After his postdoctoral fellowship, he initially could not find a faculty position even though he had applied to about 50 universities in the United States. He continued to work on ribosomes from 1983 to 1995 as a staff scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory . In 1995, he moved to the University of Utah as a professor of biochemistry, and in 1999, he moved to his current position at
273-571: A battle on the bank of the Vishvamitri river in the vishaya of Vaṭapadraka , which had evidently replaced the earlier province of Aṅkoṭṭaka. The Akota bronzes continue until the 11th century but cease thereafter. The main centre of Jainism in the area shifted to Vadodara. By this period, Vadodara is referred to as a pura , or city, rather than just a village. A manuscript of the Panchavastuka written at Vadodara in 1123 indicates that
364-571: A commissioner. The Vadodara police force is responsible for the protection and safety of Vadodara citizens. Shamsher Singh, a previous serving as the Additional Director General of Police (State Crime Record Bureau cum Computer Centre), Gandhinagar, is the current Police commissioner of the Vadodara. He formally took charge on 1 January 2021. Vadodara is home to notable museums like: Three civic service departments are under
455-805: A foreign Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy . He has been a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and an Honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences (Hon FMedSci) since 2010. He has received honorary degrees from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda , University of Utah , Ohio University and University of Cambridge . He is also an Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge , Somerville College, Oxford , and The Queen's College, Oxford . Ramakrishnan
546-420: A humid climate from mid-June to mid-September. The average rainfall is 85 cm (33 in), but infrequent, torrential rains cause the river to flood like the 2005 Gujarat flood or the 2008 Indian floods , which were catastrophic. The highest recorded temperature was 46.7 °C (116.1 °F) on 11 May 1960 crossed with 48.0 °C (118.4 °F) on 19 May 2016, while the lowest recorded temperature
637-596: A large territory stretching from Kadi in the north to Bharuch in the south, and from Khambhat in the west to the hill country in the east. In 1345, Muhammad bin Tughluq led an army to Gujarat to put down the rebellion and, after initially camping at Pandu Mewas , defeated them in battle at Bharuch. Muzaffar Shah I , founder of the Gujarat Sultanate , appointed his son Firuz Khan as governor of Vadodara at some point. After Muzaffar Shah's death in 1411, he
728-850: A literacy rate of 90.48%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 6.63% and 4.07% of the population, respectively. Hinduism was the main religion, practiced by 85.39% of the population. Islam was the second-largest religion (11.20%). Jains were 2.02%, Christians 0.82%, and Sikhs 0.45%. Languages of Vadodara (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 71.37% of the population spoke Gujarati , 14.83% Hindi , 7.60% Marathi and 1.91% Sindhi as their first language. In Vadodara, various large-scale industries such as Gujarat Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation , Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals , Vadodara Manufacturing Division) (formerly IPCL ) of Reliance Industries Limited , Deepak Nitrite , Parikh Industries, Linde Engineering India, and Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited have come up in
819-432: A major beneficiary. Department is indulged in a number of active researches with record endowments. The university holds the accolade of having worldwide spread Departmental alumni, including Nobel Laureate cum President, Royal Society , Venkatraman Ramakrishnan . Established in 2012, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology is an interdisciplinary research institute that integrates several departments of
910-572: A population of 3.5 million, according to the 2010–11 census. The city sits on the banks of the Vishwamitri River , in central Gujarat. The Vishwamitri frequently dries up in the summer, leaving only a small stream of water. The city is located on the fertile plain between the Mahi and Narmada Rivers . According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, the cosmopolis falls under seismic zone-III , on
1001-677: A rail-coach manufacturing plant in Savli along with other manufacturing companies such as Alstom , Siemens , and Voltas . This plant manufactures coaches for Delhi Metro and the New Generation Rollingstock for Brisbane, Australia . The plant is also manufacturing trainsets for Delhi - Meerut RRTS . Beside this Vadodara holds a key position in Gujarat's pharmaceutical industry, as many small and big pharma companies are located in Vadodara. Tata Advanced Systems Limited ,
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#17327726617531092-433: A scale of I to V (in order of increasing proneness to earthquakes). Vadodara features a borderline tropical savanna climate ( Köppen Aw ) that despite the roughly 950 mm or 37 in of rain that the city receives annually is due to the area's high potential evapotranspiration very close to being classified as a hot semi-arid climate ( BSh ). There are three main seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Aside from
1183-399: A subdepartment for managing birth, death, and marriage registrations. The support department handles all IT and administration-related issues and services, with cells such as IT, accounts audit, census, PRO, election, real estate (acquisition), shops and establishment, assessment, and UCD-NULM departments. The two main institutions involved in planning and development in Vadodara are VMSS and
1274-647: A subsidiary of Tata Group and Airbus joint venture, has set up a C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing facility at Vadodara as part of a Rs 22,000 crore deal to supply 56 such aircraft. The C-295 will replace the Avro aircraft in service with the Indian Air Force . This project will make Vadodara a defense manufacturing hub. The first "Made in India" aircraft is expected in September 2026. The revenue for
1365-608: A total of 76 councilors elected for this VMC term where every councilor is appointed in various committees for a period of one year. The VMC has twelve executive committees apart from the standing committee, which look after the specialized functions of VMC. These committees include public works committee, water work committee, drainage and sewerage committee, health committee, town planning committee, estate management committee, recreation and culture committee, electric committee, and legal committee. Each committee consists of 12 councilors each. The formulation of an additional ward committee
1456-528: Is a major city in the Indian state of Gujarat . It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River , 141 km (88 mi) from the state capital of Gandhinagar . The railway line and National Highway 8 , which connect Delhi with Mumbai , pass through Vadodara. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ( vad ) trees. Vadodara
1547-486: Is also equipped by two of the oldest and famous observatories: (i) Astronomical Observatory and (ii) Meteorological observatory. Researchers are provided with advanced technologies including FTIR-4100 Spectrometer, Thermal Analyser (DSC), AFM, Workstations-4, Cluster Computing facility (Supercomputer), etc. which help them in researching on Condensed Matter Physics, Material Science, Experimental Nuclear Physics, Spectroscopy, Theoretical Particle Physics, and Astrophysics. It
1638-612: Is also locally referred to as the Sanskrutik Nagari ( transl. 'Cultural City' ) and Kala Nagari ( transl. 'City of Art' ) of India. The city is prominent for landmarks such as the Laxmi Vilas Palace , which served as the residence of the Maratha royal Gaekwad dynasty that ruled over Baroda State . It is also the home of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda . The city once
1729-607: Is derived from the Bombay Act No. LIX of 1949 is another legislation which most municipal corporation, including Vadodara in Gujarat function under. The highest body of power in the municipal corporation is the General Board, which is composed of elected members from each ward within the VMC. There are 19 wards under the VMC, each of which consists 4 seats of councilor which has a 50% reservation of seats for women. There are
1820-436: Is home to many big pharmaceutical companies, and is a major hub of pharmaceutical industries in Gujarat. Located in Vadodara are over 35% of India's power-transmission and distribution equipment manufacturers and an estimated 800 ancillaries supporting the big players in power sector equipment manufacturing and engineering industry. Larsen & Tourbo (L&T) has established "Knowledge City" in Vadodara. This Knowledge City
1911-706: Is in an 812 copper-plate grant of the Rashtrakuta dynasty . It records Karka Suvarṇavasha, second ruler of the Lata branch of the Rashtrakutas , giving the village of Vaḍapadraka , in the province of Aṅkoṭṭaka and identified with present-day Vadodara, to a Brahmin from Valabhi . Meanwhile, Akota continued to flourish during this period. By the 11th century, under the Chaulukya dynasty , Vadodara appears to have gained in importance. A plate dated to 1077 mentions
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#17327726617532002-697: Is no scenario where trashing our relationships with our closest scientific collaborators in the EU gets us closer to these goals." Ramakrishnan was elected a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2002, a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2003 , and a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2004. In 2007, Ramakrishnan was awarded the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine and
2093-409: Is one of the oldest Physics departments in India, which adopted advanced curricula based on Courses viz, Berkeley Physics Course, Feynman Lecture Series, etc. under the leadership of S.K. Shah and H.S. Desai. Department has an active society, notably 'The Physical Society MSU Baroda'. Department of Condensed Matter Physics has been sponsored for researches in coordination with TIFR and BARC by DST-FIST as
2184-687: Is professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the department of medicine, University of Cambridge , and a member of the National Academy of Sciences . Ramakrishnan moved to Vadodara (previously also known as Baroda) in Gujarat at the age of three, where he had his entire schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, except for a year and a half (1960–61) which he and his family spent in Adelaide , Australia. Following his pre-science at
2275-514: Is recommended by the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act of 1949 for a city exceeding the population of three lakhs - which is above the current population of Vadodara. Three corporators are elected from each ward, who in turn elect a mayor. Executive powers are vested in the municipal commissioner, who is an IAS officer appointed by the Gujarat state government. The mayor is responsible for
2366-464: Is the hub of several key businesses of the L&;T Group. The power business, mid- and downstream Hydrocarbon, L&T Technology Services, and the engineering joint venture L&T-Sargent & Lundy operate out of the facility. It also houses manufacturing facilities for switchgear, air circuit breakers, and moulded-case circuit breakers. Bombardier Transportation , a Canadian company, has established
2457-405: Is the state appointed Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC) chief and Manisha Vakil is BJP's Vadodara City Assembly Constituency MLA. The Vadodara City Police are responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Vadodara, Gujarat. The Vadodara City Police is headed by a Police Commissioner , an IPS officer. They are a subdivision of the state police force of Gujarat and are headed by
2548-764: The BJP during the legislative elections in 2017. In the 2021 VMSS/VMC elections, the BJP won 69 seats, seven seats went to the Congress. According to the 2011 census, the total Urban Agglomeration (UA) population of Vadodara is 35,17,191. This is governed by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation which was founded in 1951. It was initially called the Baroda Municipal Corporation but later changed to Vadodara Municipal Corporation after
2639-715: The Baroda College , established in 1881 by Baroda State . The main building, which houses the Faculty of Arts, was designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm in Indo-Saracenic architecture style, in a fusion of Indian and Byzantine arches and domes in brick and polychrome stone. The main dome on the convocation hall was modelled after the great dome of the Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur . Pratap Singh Gaekwad of Baroda ,
2730-884: The Datta Lectureship and Medal of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) . Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009, along with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada Yonath . He received India's second highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan , in 2010. In 2008, Ramakrishnan won the Heatley Medal of the British Biochemical Society , and became a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and
2821-526: The Delhi Sultanate , Vadodara was home to a group of Afghan amirs known collectively as the Amir-i Sadgan , or "the nobles of the hundred", because each one commanded a force of 100 cavalry. In 1344, during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq , they revolted. Led by one Qazi Jalal, they defeated Muqbil, the sultan's main deputy in Gujarat, in a decisive battle near Dabhoi. They went on to occupy
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2912-475: The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda , he did his undergraduate studies in the same university on a National Science Talent Scholarship , graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1971. At the time, the physics course at Baroda was new, and based in part on the Berkeley Physics Course and The Feynman Lectures on Physics . Immediately after graduation he moved to
3003-444: The stem-loop of the cognate phenylalanine tRNA. Anti-codon recognition leaves the " wobble" base free to accommodate certain non-Watson/Crick basepairs , thus providing an atomic description of both codon:anti-codon recognition and "wobble". He has also made substantial contributions to understanding how chromatin is organised, particularly the structure of linker histones and their role in higher order folding . In 2020, he
3094-430: The 15th century mention the town as Baroda, and it is from this, that the name Baroda is derived; in 1974 (well after independence), the official name of the city was changed to Vadodara. At Akota , now a suburb of Vadodara, excavations have found rich microlith deposits, providing early evidence of habitation in the area. These prehistoric people took part in hunting and fishing and lived no later than 1000 BCE. By
3185-518: The Faculty of Medicine. Attached with the Sir Sayajirao General (SSG) Hospital, Faculty of Medicine is considered amongst the top Medical Colleges of Gujarat. Started in 1949, today it has a batch of 250 MBBS Students per year and more than 400+ Post graduate students in various MD & MS Residency programmes. GMERS Medical College & Hospital, Gotri has also been given affiliation of Faculty of Medicine, MSUB The Faculty of Pharmacy
3276-767: The Faculty of Science. The centre was established with the financial support of the Government of Gujarat. The institute started a 5-year Integrated MSc programme in Cell and Molecular Biology in 2012. The course offers 30 seats each year, which are filled through a common entrance exam. Formally established in 2013, the department offers three programmes, Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), MSc in Information Technologies and MSc in Software Technologies. The Department of Biochemistry
3367-597: The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge , England, where he had also been a sabbatical visitor during 1991–92 on a Guggenheim Fellowship . In 1999, Ramakrishnan's laboratory published a 5.5 angstrom resolution structure of the 30S subunit. The following year, his laboratory determined the complete molecular structure of the 30S subunit of the ribosome and its complexes with several antibiotics . This
3458-655: The Royal Society from 2015-2020 was dominated by Brexit and, in his final year, the COVID-19 pandemic and its response. In an interview in July 2018, he said that Britain's decision to leave the European Union was hurting Britain's reputation as a good place to work in science, commenting "It's very hard for the science community to see any advantages in Brexit . They are pretty blunt about that." He saw advantages to both
3549-522: The Tanjorkars family back to Baroda in 1949, to teach in the music department in the Palace Kalavan which was later absorbed into MSU. The Faculty of Arts building is known for its Gumbaz (The Dome) which has been modelled on the 'Gol Gumbaz' of Bijapur and has often been rated as the finest dome for Educational Institutions in India. Popularly known as FMS Baroda, was established in 1984 in
3640-711: The UK and the EU for Britain to continue to be engaged in Galileo and Euratom , which, unlike the European Medicines Agency , are not EU agencies. Ramakrishnan argued that a no-deal Brexit would harm science. Ramakrishnan wrote, "A deal on science is in the best interests of Europe as a whole and should not be sacrificed as collateral damage over disagreements on other issues. If we are going to successfully tackle global problems like climate change, human disease and food security, we can't do so in isolation. There
3731-497: The US, where he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy degree in physics from Ohio University in 1976 for research into the ferroelectric phase transition of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) supervised by Tomoyasu Tanaka. Then he spent two years studying biology as a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego while making a transition from theoretical physics to biology. Ramakrishnan began work on ribosomes as
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3822-494: The Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA). The responsibilities of both these agencies are demarcated clearly not only physically but also functionally. The governing acts for both institutions differ. The principal responsibility of VUDA is to ensure a holistic development of the Vadodara agglomeration covering an area of 714.56 km (275.89 sq mi), whereas VMSS is involved in
3913-542: The affairs of taluka and other state government offices and the mamlatdar or taluka offices. The overall district administration has four departments: city survey, district supply office, district planning office, and district election office. The City elects one member to the Lok Sabha (parliament) and five to the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha (Assembly). All of the five assembly seats of Vadodara were won by
4004-473: The area. Initially, major industrial development happened on the city's north side; the east side also saw plenty of development because of its location near the old city core. The south and west were relatively less populated in comparison. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (born 1952) is a British-American structural biologist . He shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada Yonath for research on
4095-421: The basis for the modern city of Vadodara. A later atlas by John Ogilby refers to people moving from the old town to the new one. After Akbar conquered Gujarat in 1573, he gave Vadodara to one Nawab Aurang Khan . There was an administrative reform under Akbar's reign, and Raja Todar Mal conducted a land survey of parts of Gujarat. Vadodara, however, does not seem to have been included in this survey. In
4186-423: The city is generated through taxes, service provision, and state government assistance. The taxes include general taxes, conservancy taxes, and water taxes, whereas the nontax or service revenue can include water charges, rent from municipal properties, public service charges, etc. The VMC budget for the year 2020–2021 against the proposed budget of Rs 3,554 crore last year, stood at Rs 3,770 crore this year. Since
4277-460: The city of Vadodara . The courses are approved by All India Council for Technical Education . The institute offers the specialization in Marketing , Finance , Human Resource Management and Information Systems . During 1995, it increased its intake from 30 to 40 for 2-year full-time (regular) MBA , and in 1997 introduced a 3-Year MBA Evening Programme. The Baroda Medical College serves as
4368-413: The city's name was changed in the year 1974. The Bombay Municipal Corporation Act of 1951 was setup as the main legislation for the administration and governance of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation. The city limits of Vadodara have expanded since: an area of 148 km (57 sq mi) was added in the year 2002, followed by 15 to 20 km (5.8 to 7.7 sq mi) of additional expansion to
4459-684: The collection of over 10,000 manuscripts of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III , who first conceptualized the institute in 1893, inspired by the opening of the Oriental Research Institute Mysore in 1891, established by then Maharaja of Mysore Chamaraja Wodeyar , and a close friend. A road was named after as Chamaraja Road in Vadodara and Sayajirao Road in Mysore to emmark the friendship between Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III and Chamaraja Wodeyar . Chamaraja Road starts from Eastern gate of Lakshmi Vilas Palace and has
4550-456: The complete 30S subunit. The atomic model included over 1500 bases of RNA and 20 associated proteins. The RNA interactions representing the P-site tRNA and the mRNA binding site were identified and the likely modes of action of many clinically important antibiotics determined. His most recent work goes to the heart of the decoding mechanism showing the 30S subunit complexed with poly-U mRNA and
4641-498: The critical edition of Ramayana that it published between 1951 and 1975, a part of a 25-year project sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The text was later the reference source for Ramayan , the popular TV series by Ramanand Sagar that originally ran in 1987–88. One of the oldest manuscripts preserved at the institute is Ayodhya Mahatmya , written by Harishankar in 1656 AD, part of
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#17327726617534732-532: The day-to-day running of the city services, municipal school board, the city bus service, the municipal hospital and the city library. The last municipal corporation election for Vadodara took place in the year 2015 where Bhartiya Janta Party won in the majority with 57 out of the total 76 seats, followed by the Indian National Congress (INC) with 14 seats. There are six sitting MLAs who have VMC under their jurisdiction and are currently part of
4823-424: The department is engaged are Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Microbiology, Bioprocess Engineering, and Immunology, Biophysics. Courses offered: include doctoral programs, and Master of Science in biochemistry, medical biotechnology and Postgraduate diploma in applied biochemistry. Maharaja Sayajirao Rao Gaekwad was a patron of Indian classical music. ustad Moula Bux founded the Academy of Indian Music under
4914-497: The development of area of 235 km (91 sq mi). Vadodara's population grew the fastest during the decade between 1961 and 1971. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation drew up the first official urban plan for the city's growth in 1970, the Vadodara Development Plan. The VUDA was formed in 1980. The second Development Plan, developed in 1984, included decentralising the city's infrastructure. During
5005-423: The discovery of oil and natural gas in the area, Vadodara has become the site of various petrochemical industries. These are concentrated in the peri-urban areas to the northwest and south of the city proper. In 1963, construction began on Gujarat Refinery outside of Vadodara, on a 1800-acre tract surrounded by the villages of Koyali , Ranoli , Karachia , and Dhanora . Jawaharlal Nehru ceremonially laid
5096-568: The first centuries CE, Akota was the site of a commercial town with far-reaching trade links. Known in antiquity as Aṅkoṭṭaka , it had well-built houses made from burnt bricks. Two re-struck coins of the early Western Satraps have been found here, along with artifacts possibly of Greco-Roman origin. A Gupta -era coin has also been found here. Akota flourished under the Maitraka dynasty , although it experienced periodic severe flooding. A huge hoard of Jain bronzes, largely dating from this period,
5187-511: The first plant of their kind in Gujarat. In March 1979, IPCL also formally commissioned a major petrochemical complex at Vadodara that included an aromatics plant (producing dimethyl terephthalate and two types of xylene ), an oil refinery, and seven other downstream facilities. The 7 downstream facilities were: 1. acrylonitrile , 2. synthetic rubber , 3. low-density polyethylene, 4. polypropylene , 5. ethylene glycol , 6. detergent alkylate , and 7. acrylic fibre . There were also plans in
5278-488: The foundation. The refinery's first trial production was in October 1965. As of 1973 it was producing 4.3 million tonnes of various products per year and it employed some 1,450 people. It was the third public-sector refinery to be built in India. Among the refinery's products as of 1979 were gasoline , diesel fuel , kerosene , jet fuel , and various industrial materials such as benzene , toluene , and naphtha . Crude
5369-522: The last Maharaja of the erstwhile Baroda State , founded the university in 1949 on the wishes of his grandfather, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III , and settled the Sir Sayajirao Diamond Jubilee and Memorial Trust, which caters to the education and other needs of people of the former Baroda State. This faculty is established for the development of teachers of child psychology. Its departments include: The Department of Education
5460-484: The late 1600s, Gujarat was increasingly attacked by Maratha and Koli raids. One raid, by the Kolis, hit Vadodara in 1705; they looted the city for two days. Vadodara is located at 22°18′N 73°11′E / 22.30°N 73.19°E / 22.30; 73.19 in western India at an elevation of 128 ft (39 m). It is the 10th-largest city in India with an area of 400 km (150 sq mi) and
5551-466: The mid-late 70s early 80s, development on the city's outskirts focused on building cheap, low-income housing for industrial workers. By the 1990s, the focus had shifted to mixed-density, "self-sustainable settlements" in peri-urban areas, especially on the west and southwest sides of town. Farmland was purchased from nearby villages to provide space for these new developments, which caused a large drop in cultivated acreage and overall agricultural produce in
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#17327726617535642-519: The monsoon season, the climate is dry. The weather is hot during March to July, when the average maximum is 39 °C or 102.2 °F, and the average minimum is 24 °C or 75.2 °F. From November to February, the average maximum temperature is 30 °C or 86 °F, the average minimum is 15 °C or 59 °F, and the climate is extremely dry. Cold northerly winds are responsible for mildly chilly days in January. The southwest monsoon brings
5733-717: The municipal corporation - the engineering department, the health department, and the support or administration department. These departments together provide services, infrastructure, and management for the entire city. The engineering department manages infrastructure and services provided through cells or subdepartments such as bridge cell, drainage project, town development, streetlight, electrical sewerage, mechanical sewerage, building project, solid-waste management, road, storm-water drainage, water work, land, and estate. The health department takes care of public health-related issues and services through its solid-waste management, health, and ICDS subdepartments. The health department also has
5824-481: The north of the city in 2006. The villages Sayajipura, Bapod, Kapurai, Khatamba, Tarsal Kalali, Gorva, Chhani and Vemali were added to the VMC boundaries in 2017 and the latest expansion notice has been given to the seven villages of Sevasi, Bhayli, Vemali, Bil, Karodiya, Undera and Vadadala in the year 2020. The Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 governs the Vadodara Municipal Corporation. The Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act of 1949 which
5915-481: The patronage of Sayajirao, on 26 February 1886. This academy later became the Music College and is now the Faculty of Performing Arts of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda . Apart from Moula Bux, Sayajirao's Court boasted of artists like Ustad Inayat Khan and legendary Agra Gharana Aftaab e Mousiqui (Sun of Music) Ustad Faiyyaz Khansaheb After educationist Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande's music curriculum
6006-725: The prominent landmarks like Kirti Stambh , Khanderao Market and others before terminating near Bhagat Singh Chowk . The Oriental Institute organizes seminars and conferences for research in Oriental studies. Internationally, the university was ranked 701–750 in Asia on the QS World University Rankings of 2023. It was ranked 501+ in Asia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2022 and in
6097-455: The province of Lāṭa was then governed by Santūka , a minister of the Chaulukya king Jayasimha Siddharaja . At some point, Santūka organised a rathayatra , or chariot procession, at Vaṭapadraka . Several other manuscripts from Vadodara are known from this period, including a Prakrit work composed by Chandraprabhasuri in 1128 along with two copies of Jain works made in 1156 and 1168 respectively. Another manuscript, although copied at Dabhoi ,
6188-654: The same band among emerging economies. The NIRF ranked the university 44th in its 2024 pharmacy rankings. It also ranked 101-150 band in the university rankings and 151-200 band in the engineering rankings The university offers NCC and NSS on campus. Sayaji FM is the online radio station of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. [REDACTED] Media related to Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda at Wikimedia Commons 22°18′36″N 73°11′10″E / 22.3099°N 73.1860°E / 22.3099; 73.1860 Vadodara Vadodara ( Gujarati: [ʋəˈɽodɾɑ] ) formerly, Baroda ,
6279-472: The state ministry. Rajendrabhai Trivedi is the BJP MLA and incumbent 14th Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly, who was unanimously elected on 9 February 2018. Jitendra Sukhadia is the Minister of Tourism, Non-resident Gujarati division as well as the Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs. Saurabhbhai Patel is the incumbent Energy Minister of Gujarat while Yogeshbhai Patel heads the Ministry of State for Narmada Development. The MLA Madhubhai Shrivastav
6370-548: The structure and function of ribosomes . Since 1999, he has worked as a group leader at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus , UK and is a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge . He served as President of the Royal Society from 2015 to 2020. Ramakrishnan was born in 1952 in Chidambaram in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu , India. His parents, Prof. C. V. Ramakrishnan and Prof. Rajalakshmi Ramakrishnan were both scientists, and his father
6461-503: The vicinity of Gujarat Refinery . Other large-scale public-sector units are Heavy Water Project, Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited (GIPCL) , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Gas Authority of India Limited . Vadodara is also a manufacturing hub of power equipment, rail coaches, and defense aircraft, and several IT sector companies in Vadodara are rapidly growing. Vadodara is also a hub of pharmaceutical industries; many pharmaceutical companies are located within and nearby. Vadodara
6552-406: The works for a polyester yarn plant as part of the complex with a capacity of 3,500 to 7,000 tonnes per year. The Vadodara city's municipal corporation or Maha Nagar Palika is a part of the Vadodara district. The district is set up in three distinct levels of administration, which are the collectorate - the district falls under the jurisdiction of a collector; the prant offices which take care of
6643-820: Was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to molecular biology , but does not generally use the title "Sir". That same year, he was awarded the Sir Hans Krebs Medal by the FEBS. In 2014, he was awarded the XLVI Jiménez-Díaz Prize by the Fundación Conchita Rábago (Spain). In 2017, Ramakrishnan received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement . Ramakrishnan
6734-570: Was called Chandanavati after the rule of Raja Chandan of the Dodiya Rajputis. The capital was also known as Virakshetra (Land of Warriors). Later, it was known as Vadpatraka or Vadodará, and according to tradition, is a corrupt form of the Sanskrit word vatodara , meaning "in the belly of the banyan tree". It is, as of 2009, almost impossible to ascertain when the various changes in the name were made; early English travelers and merchants of
6825-693: Was completed in about 1934 in the reign of Sayajirao Gaekwad III . It is conspicuous by its small copper dome and is flanked on the west by the building of the Faculty of Education and Psychology and on the east by the majestic building of the Old Baroda College, now the Faculty of Arts. The department, established in 1949, offers U.G., P.G., and PhD programme and is a sponsored department of Science and Technology, Government of India under FIST programme. In MSc, students are offered Solid State Physics, Electronics and Communication, Nuclear Physics, and Molecular Spectroscopy as specialization. The department
6916-547: Was elected to the American Philosophical Society and became a board member of The British Library . Ramakrishnan was made a Member of the Order of Merit (OM) in 2022. In 1975, Ramakrishnan married Vera Rosenberry, an author and illustrator of children's books. He has a step-daughter, Tanya Kapka, a physician specializing in public health and health-care delivery to under-served communities; and
7007-574: Was established in 1935, having formerly been a teacher training college. The department was originally named the Center of Advance Study in Education Baroda. The old Baroda College founded in 1881 consisted of Arts and Science faculties. The Faculty of Science started its independent existence in March 1951 with Dr C.S. Patel as its first dean. The Old Building which houses the Faculty of Science
7098-548: Was established in 1955, under the Chemistry Department, and was headed by Prof. C.V. Ramakrishnan, father of 2009 Chemistry Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan ). The department was awarded an Excellent status in 2006 by FIST, a Government of India accreditation agency. It imparts master's degree courses in Biochemistry & Medical Biotechnology with a force of around 50 research students. The department
7189-536: Was established in 2015. Prior to that, it was a department under the Faculty of Technology and Engineering. Prof M R Yadav is the founder dean of Faculty of Pharmacy. The Hansa Mehta Library was established in 1950. The institute was established in Baroda on 1 September 1927. It operated from the Central Library before it was shifted to a separate building near the palace. It is known for the seven volumes of
7280-689: Was followed by studies that provided structural insights into the mechanism that ensures the fidelity of protein biosynthesis . In 2007, his laboratory determined the atomic structure of the whole ribosome in complex with its tRNA and mRNA ligands. Since 2013, he has used Cryogenic electron microscopy to work primarily on eukaryotic and mitochondrial translation. Ramakrishnan is also known for his past work on histone and chromatin structure. As of 2019 his most cited papers (according to Google Scholar ) have been published in Nature , Science , and Cell . Ramakrishnan's term as president of
7371-513: Was forgiven and given Navsari as a jagir , thus giving up his position as governor of Vadodara. In 1451, Vadodara was sacked by troops under Mahmud Khalji , ruler of the Malwa Sultanate . Later, during the reign of Mahmud Begada , a major re-foundation of Vadodara took place. A new city called Daulatabad was built, close to the old site. The Muslim name evidently did not stick, but the city itself did, and this new foundation became
7462-533: Was found at Akota's old site, indicating that the city was a centre of Jainism . The bronzes include images of various tirthankaras as well as an elephant-shaped incense burner. Many of them have inscriptions that have been used to indicate when they were made. In the 6th century, the town's inhabitants shifted away from the river to a new site near Akota's modern centre. At Kothi, which also now forms part of Vadodara, evidence of habitation also first emerges during this period. An early mention of Vadodara itself
7553-850: Was funded under the DST-FIST I programme under which it has the most worst equipment that has been purchased and infrastructure facilities strengthened. The department has received support from UGC-DRS, UGC-DSA, and COSIST programs. The Biochemistry Department offers courses in enzymology , genetics , molecular biology , neuroscience , plant biochemistry, endocrinology , clinical biochemistry among others. The department conducts research in areas including bacterial cooperation, polyketide synthase clusture, antibiotic resistance, Apoptosis , phosphate solubilisation, nitrogen fixation , probiotics , heavy metal toxicity , diabetes , prostate cancer, female infertility, endophytes , magnetoliposomes, protein folding , and vitiligo . The areas of research in which
7644-518: Was head of the department of biochemistry at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda . At the time of his birth, Ramakrishnan's father was away from India doing postdoctoral research with David E. Green at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US. Ramakrishnan's mother obtained a PhD in psychology from McGill University in 1959, completing it in only 18 months, and was mentored, among others, by Donald O. Hebb . Ramakrishnan has one sibling, his younger sister Lalita Ramakrishnan , who
7735-512: Was included as one of 25 Greatest Global Living Indians by NDTV Channel, India on 14 December 2013. His certificate of election to the Royal Society reads: Ramakrishnan is internationally recognised for determination of the atomic structure of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Earlier he mapped the arrangement of proteins in the 30S subunit by neutron diffraction and solved X-ray structures of individual components and their RNA complexes. Fundamental insights came from his crystallographic studies of
7826-601: Was introduced at the college, Gayanacharya Madhusudan Joshi became the first recipient of a diploma in Music (1932) in the history of music education in India. The MSU started the first dance programme in India in 1950. In 1880, the Maharani Chimnabai I of Tanjore was married to Baroda's Maharaja Sayajirao III Gopalrao Gaekwad, a prince who established the Baroda College as one of his first public acts. It
7917-807: Was later absorbed into the university that bears his name. Chimnabai I was knowledgeable in Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music and brought a troupe with her: two dancers, two nattuvanars (leaders of Bharatanatyam concerts), and two teachers. Others followed: Nattuvanar Appaswamy and his dancer wife Kantimati, who had studied with Kannusamy and Vadively, two members of the Tanjore Quartet. After Appaswamy's death in 1939, Kantimati and their son, Kubernath, left to teach in Lucknow and worked in film in South India until Maharaja Pratap Singhrao Gaekwad called
8008-622: Was piped in from Ankleshwar and from northern Gujarat (around Kalol and Vadagam ), and condensate was also supplied from the Khambhat gas fields. In early 1978, two new petrochemical plants began operation in Vadodara: a naphtha cracking plant in March and a low-density polyethylene plant with an 80,000-tonne capacity in April. Both were operated by Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (now part of Reliance Industries) and both were also
8099-572: Was succeeded by his grandson Ahmad Shah I (Firuz's nephew). Firuz immediately laid claim to the throne. Because the sultanate's central authority in central and southern Gujarat was weak at this point, Firuz had little trouble assembling an army at Vadodara. He then marched to Nadiad and then to Bharuch, which he seized by force. Ultimately, the rebellion dissipated without a pitched battle: internal tensions had already arisen among Firuz Khan's main allies, and when Ahmad Shah offered them amnesty in return for standing down, they readily complied. Firuz Khan
8190-537: Was written by a scribe named Vosari whose father was a pandit named Kesava who came from Vadodara. During this period, merchants from Vadodara contributed to the temples at the Chaulukya capital of Patan . At some point, the minister Tejpal , returning from a victory at Godhra , stopped at Vadodara for several days and renovated the local shrine of Parshvanatha . Around 1264, shrines to Mahavira and Adishvara were built at Vadodara by one Pethad Shah. Under
8281-416: Was −1.1 °C (30.0 °F) on 15 January 1935. Vadodara has been ranked 6th best “National Clean Air City” (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India. At the time of the 2011 census of India, Vadodara Municipal Corporation and associated outgrowths had a population of 1,670,806. About 9.45% of the population was under 6 years of age. Vadodara had a sex ratio of 920 females per 1000 males and
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