cricketer of Saurashtra Chirag Jani – cricketer of Saurashtra cricket team Kavi Kant – a royal poet of Bhavnagar state Apara Mehta – television actress Asoka Mehta – (24 October 1911, Bhavnagar – 10 December 1984, New Delhi) Indian Freedom Fighter and Socialist Politician. Balwantrai Mehta – second chief minister of Gujarat martyred in 1965. Asha Parekh – Bollywood film actress Prahlad Parekh – poet Ravishankar Raval – a painter, art teacher, art critic, journalist, and essayist Chetan Sakariya - Indian cricketer Somalal Shah – a painter Gaurishankar Udayshankar, Chief minister-Regent of Bhavnagar 1870-1887 - for Takhtsinhji Jitu Vaghani, Education Minister Government of Gujarat Food Bhavnagar is popular for its fafadiya ganthiya, bhavnagari samosa, pav ganthiya and bateta bhungal . See also List of twin towns and sister cities in India References External links Government/Administration: Bhavnagar Area Development Authority Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation Bhavnagar Collectorate Bhavnagar District Panchayat Former capital cities in India Saurashtra (region) 1723 establishments in India