Guj: સાબરમતી sābaramatī
‘Ravine River’ -River, Gujarat Rajasthan
From Skt: śvabhra, ‘ravine’, ‘chasm’; and Skt: mati, ‘carrying’, ‘bearing’.
The Sabarmati has a rich and fertile east bank but a barren west bank pitted with deep ravines.
This 371km river originates in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan and flows into the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Khambat.
Sabarmati River Alpa Sridhar