Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a Union Territory in western India. Nagar Haveli is wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat, whereas Dadra is an enclave lying a few km north of Nagar Haveli in Gujarat. Its capital is Silvassa.
It was a Portuguese colony from 1779 until 1954 when it was occupied by India. It became a Union territory in 1961.
The major spoken language in the territory is Gujarati.
Manufacturing is the main economy here as the taxes are low — no excise. The territory is run by a Lieutenant Governor.
The Union Territory of Dadra and NagarHaveli, located in western India, is surrounded by the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Originally a part of the Maratha Confederacy, Dadra and NagarHaveli became the scene of prolonged skirmishes between the Portuguese and the Marathas in the eighteenth century.
NagarHaveli is wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat, whereas Dadra is an enclave lying a few km north of NagarHaveli in Gujarat.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli—ceded to the Portuguese by the Marathas in 1779—were their last acquisitions in Gujarat and the first that they were ousted from.
NagarHaveli, according to our local guide and philosopher, had once been a bit haveli, a palace built by the tribal kings to sign peace treatise with the kings who raided their land.
Historical license notwithstanding, NagarHaveli is, indeed, a mansion of peace.
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