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Located on the banks of the Vishvamitri river, just 100km from Ahmedabad, Vadodara is the second-largest city in the state of Gujarat. The city is named for its abundance of Banyan trees and was officially known as Baroda earlier. The city has a rich history and culture, giving it the sobriquet Sanskari Nagar.

Vadodara is famous for its educational institutions and large-scale industries. University of Baroda and Railway university are well-known institutes of education here. Other than that, it houses some big industrial names in the country with Indian Oil Corporation, Reliance and  Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals,  L&T and Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited, to name a few.

Vadodara has what they call a borderline tropical savanna climate. Although it receives ample rainfall, it still has a hot semi-arid climate due to the region's high potential for evapotranspiration. It has hot and dry summers with temperatures as high as 44 degrees and cold, dry winters with temperatures below 3 degrees. 

Vadodara is well connected to other cities via air, rail and road and sits along the famous National Highway 8, which connects Delhi and Mumbai. It is connected to Ahmedabad via the Vadodara Ahmedabad expressway, a four-lane highway. Vadodara’s only airport is famous for being the only green airport in the country.