LD Arts College Navrangpura Ahmedabad

The college was set up in 1937, over a decade before Independence, with a view to inculcate the spirit of Indian culture and academics in students at a time when receiving a British education was stressed upon. SardarVallabhbhai Patel along with Ganesh Mavlankar and KasturbhaiLalbhai played a key role in setting up L D Arts as one of the first grant-in-aid colleges in the city. L. D. Arts manages one of the greenest campuses. Founded by Sheth Shri KasturbhaiLalbhai and named after his father LalbhaiDalpatbhai, the College has been rendering yeoman service for almost six decades.L. D. Arts is managed by the Ahmedabad Education Society that boasts of 20 institutes of excellence in Ahmedabad. The College was started during the dark days of foreign rule to instil a spirit of nationalism and humanism among the youth and help them attain a combination of character and academic excellence. Even in the changed academic milieu of today, the institution continues to be guided by the traditions and goals of the founding fathers.