Gujarat
In Gujarat, growth is glossy but resistance brews under it — from coastlines and caste cracks to industrial corridors and political showdowns. We decode the undercurrents daily at RagaDecode.
Ahmedabad Teen Dies After Jumping From 4th Floor of Som Lalit School
Ragavendran Ramesh • News Articles • Published on 27 Jul 2025A 15-year-old Class 10 student at Som Lalit School in Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, jumped from the fourth floor during recess and later succumbed to injuries. Police are probing motives and reviewing CCTV footage.
Decoding Preliminary Report Accident involving Air India’s B787-8 aircraft bearing registration VT-ANB
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 20 Jul 2025In-depth analysis of the Air India Flight AI171 Boeing 787-8 crash on 12 June 2025 in Ahmedabad. Explore technical findings, flight recorder data, crew profiles, and global safety implications from the AAIB’s preliminary investigation report.
Air India AI 171 Crash: Unveiling the FAA Warnings, Fuel Switch Faults, and Regulatory Gaps
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 15 Jul 2025In-depth analysis of the Air India AI 171 crash: from the 2018 FAA advisory on Boeing fuel-switch locking, the UK CAA’s 2025 notice, DGCAs delayed action, and cockpit insights. A detailed 1,500‑word expose
Air India Crash in Ahmedabad: Fuel Cutoff Error Blamed in Preliminary Report
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 13 Jul 2025The Air India AI-171 crash near Ahmedabad claimed 260 lives. The AAIB preliminary report reveals fuel switches were cut off mid-air, leading to dual engine failure. Here's what caused the disaster and what's next for Boeing and Air India.
The Full History of Gujarat’s Gambhira Bridge: From Lifeline to Tragedy
Ragavendran Ramesh • News Articles • Published on 11 Jul 2025A detailed history of Gujarat’s Gambhira Bridge — from its 1985 construction to its 2025 collapse. Learn how a vital connector turned into a tragic symbol of infrastructural neglect.
Decoding Gujarat’s Gambhira Bridge Collapse: Why Infrastructure Warnings Went Unheard — What Needs to Change
Ragavendran Ramesh • News Articles • Published on 11 Jul 2025A fatal collapse of the Gambhira Bridge in Gujarat's Vadodara district on July 9, 2025, killed at least 13 and exposed deep flaws in India's bridge maintenance. Here's what failed—and how future tragedies can be prevented.
Gujarat’s Gambhira Bridge Collapse Update: Toll Rises to 18, Engineers Suspended, Structural Negligence Confirmed
Ragavendran Ramesh • News Articles • Published on 11 Jul 2025Latest update on Gujarat’s Gambhira Bridge collapse — death toll rises to 18, four engineers suspended, and state orders audit of all bridges. Full rescue and investigation details here.
Air India AI-171 Crash: Grieving Families Raise Concerns Over Compensation Process
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 5 Jul 2025Families of AI-171 crash victims allege pressure over compensation. Air India denies coercion. Read the full details of the controversy.
Air India Crash Fallout: DGCA Fires Senior Officials Amid Probe and Black Box Damage Concerns
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 4 Jul 2025DGCA fires 3 Air India officials after crash as black box investigation begins. Global experts may assist in decoding damaged flight recorders while flight cancellations add to aviation chaos.
Inside the Investigation of Air India Flight AI 171: The Story Behind the Black Boxes
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 4 Jul 2025Explore the detailed investigation into Air India flight AI 171's crash, including black box recovery, data analysis challenges, and possible failure theories. Learn why aviation experts call such incidents extremely rare.
Air India 171 Tragedy: What Really Happened? A Captain’s Expert Breakdown
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 4 Jul 2025Aviation expert Captain Steve decodes the Air India 171 crash: Dual engine failure, RAT deployment, and why flaps weren't to blame. Complete technical breakdown of what went wrong in this rare tragedy.
Air India 171: Understanding the Tragedy and the Possibility of Vapor Lock
Ragavendran Ramesh • Airlines • Published on 4 Jul 2025An in-depth analysis of the Air India Flight 171 crash exploring confirmed facts, engine failure theories, and the debated role of vapor lock. A technical yet human-focused perspective on aviation safety.
Gujarat, often pitched as India’s growth engine, presents a layered story where gleaming industrial parks, expressways, and bullet train plans often cast long shadows over fisher villages, farmland protests, and caste-led unrest. While Ahmedabad hosts GIFT City and international expos, and Surat shines with diamond exports and textile trade, large pockets of rural Gujarat battle water stress, land acquisition disputes, and job gaps. The coastline — stretching from Dwarka to Dholera — is both Gujarat’s strength and concern, with recurring headlines about cyclone alerts, illegal trawling, and salt pan labor exploitation. Politics here is combative and meticulously organized, with BJP’s longstanding dominance facing scattered resistance through youth protests, Dalit activism post Una, and rising voices among OBC and tribal populations. Caste tensions occasionally flare in Mehsana, Banaskantha, or Himmatnagar, while urban Gujarat debates traffic chaos, GIDC pollution, and temple-commercial land overlaps. News coverage also includes rising drug hauls at ports like Mundra, farmer discontent over MSP, and frequent flooding in Saurashtra and Vadodara during intense monsoons. Cultural life revolves around temple yatras, Navratri garbas, and vegetarian identity discourse — occasionally triggering inter-community debates. RagaDecode covers Gujarat with realism — cutting past PR gloss to reveal the friction behind the façade.
