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Kadak Badshahi and Kadak Badshahi 2.0 are the two plays which bring out the birth of Ahmedabad as a city and its 600 year long journey. It is directed by Yadavan Chandran and is scripted by Mallika Sarabhai and Nisarg Trivedi. The play gives an insight into the creation of Ahmedabad and portrays the creation of its heritage which has now been identified as The World Heritage City.

The name Kadak Badshahi takes its name from a Brewed Tea favoured by the founder of the city Ahmedabad.

Kadak Badshahi focuses mainly on the history and the unique cultural heritage of the city. Starting from the story about Ahmed Shah Badshah- The Founder of the city Ahmedabad to the oldest infrastructural spots and creations of the city which include Ellisbridge, Teen Darwaza, Siddi Saiyyed ni Jali, Sarkhej Roza and the list goes on. This play was written in order to mark the 600 year long journey of Ahmedabad.

The play also focused on the Textile Mills Crisis of 1915and its causes and consequences. The right given to the East India Company to trade in India was signed in Ahmedabad which is witnessed by the Amdavadis through this play. The play also has a mention of the wide variety of food dishes that Amdavadis prefer over anything else which has a mention of Manekchowk area which is a gold jewellery market in the daytime and is a food hub at night. The play was a ten-day long affair at the Natarani Amphitheatre.

Kadak Badshahi 2.0 was a play which came out as the second edition of Kadak Badshahi. It came out three years after the first edition and is claimed to be bigger and better than the previous one. It was performed every night from January 18 to February 1. This time along it was not only about the history and culture of the ancient Ahmedabad but marked the stories of the makers of what Ahmedabad looks like today. It has stories of artist Amit Ambalal, architect B.V. Doshi and the Navnirman leader Manishi Jani. The play not only showcases the Navnirman students movement but also others like the congress movement. The stories mentions the varied people ruling over Ahmedabad and talks about the various movements that took place and through architect B.V Doshi it also talks about the construction of Pols of Ahmedabad.

The USP of the play is that it specifies who plays what role in the creation of the city Ahmedabad and celebrates its heritage.