What is Vadodara?
'''Vadodara''' is the city in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It used to be called Baroda. It is the administrative capital or headquarters of Vadodara district in Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gujarattourism.com/hub/4|title=Tourism Hubs Details|website=www.gujarattourism.com|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2019-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326060900/https://www.gujarattourism.com/hub/4|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is on the banks of [[Vishwamitri River]]. The city is famous for [[Lakshmi Vilas Palace]], an excellent architectural palace. It is also the place for the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] (Vadodara), the largest university in the state. The city is an important place of industrial, educational and cultural centre in India. Vadodara has its own airport. The [[Vadodara Airport]] has good connectivity with [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]] and other main airports. An international terminal was built and was inaugurated by PM [[Narendra Modi]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gensler.com/projects/vadodara-international-airport |title=Vadodara International Airport &#124; Projects &#124; Gensler |access-date=2016-12-16 |archive-date=2016-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114004035/http://www.gensler.com/projects/vadodara-international-airport |url-status=dead }}</ref> Vadodara Railway Station is one of the busiest railway station in Gujarat. It deals with about 150 trains daily. As of the 2011 census, Vadodara metropolitan area had a population of 3,565,771. [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Urdu]], [[Marathi]] and [[Hindi]] are the widely spoken languages in Vadodara. Vadodara has the oldest cricket ground in Asia, the [[Moti Baug Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58516.html|title=Reliance Stadium - India - Cricket Grounds - ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> Vadodara is the birthplace of cricketers like [[Yusuf Pathan]], [[Irfan Pathan]], [[Nayan Mongia]], [[Deepak Hooda]