ahmedabad as director of physical research laboratory prl jitendra nath goswami helped plan indias chandrayan i mission but this scientist of assamese origin has a deep bonding with his workplace ahmedabad his adopted home topping the times of india imrb survey as the best city to live in only confirmed what he has believed for years settled in ahmedabad since 1974 goswami says i appreciate the citys workculture here people always work towards betterment of resources while interference in others work is minimalfor him it is also a city which has adapted itself to the need of time earlier you found gujaratis studying only commerce medicine or engineering today the young have enviable educational profiles as chartered accountants they are excelling in civil services and business education says goswami who feels it is the participatory culture of the city be it festival or work that makes it irresistible echoes his wife nandita a lecturer in a business management school in the city i came here after marriage in 1984 and since then it has been my second home both my sons are born here and they have more space for gujarat than assam in their hearts says the lady whose elder son studying in a prestigious management school outside ahmedabad runs the thepla association in his institute treating friends with gujarati delicacies it is the citys friendly spirit that binds you says anup phukan an assamese a professional designer and a guitar guru who has made the city his home trained in art history from maharaja sayajirao university msu and an avid musician he had followed his musical dreams to the city in 1997 those dreams were left unfulfilled but in the process anup found his dream city to live in when you compare delhis rough attitude and mumbais aloof attitude with the spirit of ahmedabad you feel fortunate says heanup avidly believes the city is going to be equally friendly to his 2yearold son lian to grow up in says another assamese suryya kumar barua a retired ongc employee who came to ahmedabad in 1971 my childrens love for the city made me settle here my eldest son joined the army and sacrificed his life for the country i do not think the decision to do that would have been possible in my own insurgencyridden native state he says