Ansari and his wife Salma were received by Governor of Gujarat O P Kohli and state agriculture minister Babu Bokhiria at the Bhuj airport, official statement from state information department said.
Ansari later left for Dhordo village in Bhuj, known for its white desert, where he will stay tonight.
Tomorrow he will attend the convocation. He is also scheduled to visit office of the NGO KHAMIR, which works for Kutch artisans and handicrafts, at Bhuj.