River Sabarmati, "the Manchester of the East", epicentre of many campaigns of civil disobedience. Natural calamities, political instability and outbreaks of communal violence. Kite flying, Garba, Navratri, procession of Tajia. Gujarati thali, buttermilk, laddoos. Kankaria lake, Sidi-Sayed-Jali, Zhulta Minar (swinging minarets), Lal Darwaja (Red Gate), Sarkhej. Dusty roads and bungalows, skyscrapers, shopping malls and multiplexes. National highway 8, Golden quadrilateral, AMTS, auto rickshaws and CNG. What about traffic woes?