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Gujarat more audience of war than participant? State has high nationalistic fervour, but ranks low on army recruitment
The memory of India’s air strike on the militant camps in Balakot, Pakistan , will stir the emotions of Gujaratis as they queue up to cast their votes on 23 April. In their ears will echo the boast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said in Jamnagar early March, “Humara siddhant hai, hum ghuske marenge [It is our principle to enter (the enemy’s) home and attack.>” It will likely inspire them to back Modi – he is, after all, Gujarat’s son, who dared Pakistan as no other Indian prime minister did previously. Expect Gujaratis to ride the tide of nationalistic fervour to the polling booth, not least because nationalism satisfies the state’s famed mercantile instinct for a homogeneously unified market.
Yet, Gujarat’s nationalistic passion has been ridiculed as pseudo. This is largely because Gujaratis constitute a minuscule percentage of the Indian Army. For instance, in May 2017, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav taunted, “Jawans from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, south India and other parts of the country have sacrificed their lives, but tell me whether anyone has been martyred from Gujarat.”
Only 2% of Gujarati applicants make it into military, Gujarat not famous for it’s soldiers
Are there Gujarati martyrs? The former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, offended some people by asking if any Gujaratis fought and died for the country. He made the comment after a Kashmiri officer, Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, was killed in the Valley.
The answer to Yadav’s question is: a few but not many. And the reason is that not many Gujaratis join the army. I had researched this a few years ago. In 2009, only 719 Gujaratis enrolled in an army of over a million soldiers. This number was a record and the highest ever sent from Gujarat and it came after a big awareness campaign. In the preceding two years, 2008 and 2007, the number of Gujarati recruits was only 230.
Gujarat has more than six crore people, but there have been more foreigners in India’s army than Gujaratis. This is a fact. Nepal, a nation less than half the size of Gujarat, has sent many times more soldiers to fight for India than Gujaratis. The Gurkha regiments are in fact one of the finest fighting units anywhere in the world.
In contrast, Gujarat has no tradition of soldiery and this is not totally unique. Recruitment to the army in India and also in Pakistan is unevenly spread. Ghalib said that “sau pusht se, hai pesha e aaba sipahgari” (for 100 generations, the profession in my family has been soldiery). No Gujarati community can claim that, though Marathas and Punjabis and Gurkhas can say it.
This has nothing to do with being brave, it has mostly to do with opportunity and then tradition. The British raised most of their mercenary army from the parts that they originally captured. There are some exceptions. The British turned to the Punjabi Hindu, Muslim and Sikh in large numbers after the 1857 mutiny which involved the Bengal army. These Punjabis were mostly Jats (it was observed by many in the Pakistan Army that Gen Ziaul Haq came from the non-martial Arain community). However most of the recruitment had begun much before the mutiny.
Near my house, which is in a military area in Bangalore, the Madras Sappers unit was raised and has continuously served the Indian army since 1780. When such a long tradition is established, the work is carried on from father to son. This is not possible in areas which have no historical recruitment.
There are some ‘martial’ communities in Gujarat, and these are the ones that join the army. Among them are the durbar (Rajput) communities, with names like Jadeja and Solanki. And so the number of martyrs cannot be zero, even though it is small. Another reason Gujarat has produced few soldiers is that it has not seen much war.
Gujarat was conquered by Allauddin Khilji in 1297. After this, though there was some fighting in Gujarat, very little of it involved Gujaratis. The northern Muslims fought among each other till Akbar took Ahmedabad and the Mughals kept Gujarat. Then the Marathas captured large parts of it, and they still hold onto Baroda. Then the English took over, starting at Surat. In very little of this fighting were Gujaratis involved.
Another reason for the lack of Gujaratis in the army is that the state has a powerful mercantile ethic. This stresses pragmatism and does not give much importance to honour. Many ‘martial’ communities will scoff at this ethic but it is the reason Gujarat has produced great businessmen. The ability to compromise instead of standing fixed on honour is also the reason Gujarat has produced many great statesmen. Before independence, three of India’s four greatest political figures — Gandhi, Jinnah and Patel — were Gujaratis.
It is fine for people to be offended at Yadav’s statement, but it is based on some fact and reality. Gujaratis need not feel ashamed of the lack of this martial tradition. They contribute to their country in other ways. And of course, they can also claim that while they may not have produced many martyrs, they produced the greatest one: Gandhi.
યુદ્ધમાં ભાગ લેનારા કરતાં ગુજરાત વધુ પ્રેક્ષકો? રાજ્યમાં ઉચ્ચ રાષ્ટ્રવાદી ઉત્સાહ છે, પરંતુ સૈન્યની ભરતીમાં તે નીચો છે
પાકિસ્તાનના બાલાકોટમાં આતંકવાદી છાવણીઓ પર ભારતના હવાઈ હુમલાની સ્મૃતિ, 23 એપ્રિલના રોજ મતદાન કરવા માટે કતારમાં ઉભા રહેતા ગુજરાતીઓની લાગણીઓને ઉશ્કેરશે. તેમના કાનમાં વડા પ્રધાન નરેન્દ્ર મોદીની બડાઈ ગુંજશે, જેમણે માર્ચની શરૂઆતમાં જામનગરમાં કહ્યું હતું કે, “હમારા સિદ્ધાંત હૈ, હમ ઘુસકે મરેંગે [(દુશ્મનના) ઘરમાં ઘૂસીને હુમલો કરવો એ અમારો સિદ્ધાંત છે.>” તે કદાચ તેમને પ્રેરણા આપશે. મોદીને સમર્થન આપવા માટે – છેવટે, તેઓ ગુજરાતના પુત્ર છે, જેમણે પાકિસ્તાનને એવી હિંમત કરી કે જે અગાઉ કોઈ અન્ય ભારતીય વડા પ્રધાને કરી ન હતી. ગુજરાતીઓ રાષ્ટ્રવાદી ઉત્સાહની ભરતી પર સવારી કરીને મતદાન મથક સુધી પહોંચે તેવી અપેક્ષા રાખો, ઓછામાં ઓછું એટલા માટે નહીં કે રાષ્ટ્રવાદ એક સમાન એકીકૃત બજાર માટે રાજ્યની પ્રખ્યાત વેપારી વૃત્તિને સંતોષે છે.
તેમ છતાં, ગુજરાતના રાષ્ટ્રવાદી જુસ્સાની સ્યુડો તરીકે ઉપહાસ કરવામાં આવે છે. આ મોટે ભાગે એટલા માટે છે કારણ કે ભારતીય સૈન્યમાં ગુજરાતીઓની સંખ્યા ઓછી છે. દાખલા તરીકે, મે 2017 માં, સમાજવાદી પાર્ટીના નેતા અખિલેશ યાદવે ટોણો માર્યો, “ઉત્તર પ્રદેશ, મધ્યપ્રદેશ, દક્ષિણ ભારત અને દેશના અન્ય ભાગોના જવાનોએ તેમના જીવનનું બલિદાન આપ્યું છે, પરંતુ મને કહો કે ગુજરાતમાંથી કોઈ શહીદ થયું છે કે કેમ.”
ગુજરાતી અરજદારોમાંથી માત્ર 2% સૈન્યમાં પ્રવેશ મેળવે છે, ગુજરાત તેના સૈનિકો માટે પ્રખ્યાત નથી
ત્યાં ગુજરાતી શહીદો છે? ઉત્તર પ્રદેશના પૂર્વ મુખ્યમંત્રી અખિલેશ યાદવે કેટલાક લોકોને એવું પૂછીને નારાજ કર્યા કે શું કોઈ ગુજરાતી દેશ માટે લડ્યા અને મર્યા છે. ઘાટીમાં કાશ્મીરી અધિકારી લેફ્ટનન્ટ ઉમર ફયાઝની હત્યા થયા બાદ તેમણે આ ટિપ્પણી કરી હતી.
યાદવના પ્રશ્નનો જવાબ છે: થોડા પરંતુ ઘણા નહીં. અને તેનું કારણ એ છે કે ઘણા ગુજરાતીઓ લશ્કરમાં જોડાતા નથી. મેં થોડા વર્ષો પહેલા આ અંગે સંશોધન કર્યું હતું. 2009માં માત્ર 719 ગુજરાતીઓએ દસ લાખથી વધુ સૈનિકોની સેનામાં પ્રવેશ મેળવ્યો હતો. આ આંકડો એક રેકોર્ડ હતો અને ગુજરાતમાંથી અત્યાર સુધીનો સૌથી વધુ મોકલવામાં આવ્યો હતો અને તે મોટા જાગૃતિ અભિયાન પછી આવ્યો હતો. અગાઉના બે વર્ષમાં, 2008 અને 2007માં, ગુજરાતી ભરતીની સંખ્યા માત્ર 230 હતી.
ગુજરાતમાં છ કરોડથી વધુ લોકો છે, પરંતુ ભારતીય સેનામાં ગુજરાતીઓ કરતાં વિદેશીઓની સંખ્યા વધુ છે. આ એક હકીકત છે. નેપાળ, ગુજરાત કરતા અડધાથી પણ ઓછા કદના રાષ્ટ્રે ગુજરાતીઓ કરતા અનેક ગણા વધુ સૈનિકો ભારત માટે લડવા માટે મોકલ્યા છે. ગુરખા રેજિમેન્ટ હકીકતમાં વિશ્વમાં ક્યાંય પણ શ્રેષ્ઠ લડાયક એકમોમાંની એક છે.
તેનાથી વિપરીત, ગુજરાતમાં સૈનિકની કોઈ પરંપરા નથી અને આ તદ્દન અનોખી પણ નથી. ભારતમાં અને પાકિસ્તાનમાં પણ સેનામાં ભરતી અસમાન રીતે ફેલાયેલી છે. ગાલિબે કહ્યું હતું કે “સૌ પુષ્ટ સે, હૈ પેશા એ આબા સિપહગરી” (100 પેઢીઓથી, મારા પરિવારનો વ્યવસાય સૈનિક રહ્યો છે). કોઈ ગુજરાતી સમુદાય એવો દાવો કરી શકે નહીં, જો કે મરાઠાઓ અને પંજાબીઓ અને ગુરખાઓ તે કહી શકે છે.
આને બહાદુર બનવા સાથે કોઈ લેવાદેવા નથી, તે મોટે ભાગે તક અને પછી પરંપરા સાથે કરવાનું છે. અંગ્રેજોએ તેમની મોટાભાગની ભાડૂતી સૈન્યને તે ભાગોમાંથી ઉભી કરી હતી જે તેઓએ મૂળ રીતે કબજે કરી હતી. કેટલાક અપવાદો છે. 1857ના વિદ્રોહ પછી અંગ્રેજો મોટી સંખ્યામાં પંજાબી હિંદુ, મુસ્લિમ અને શીખ તરફ વળ્યા જેમાં બંગાળની સેના સામેલ હતી. આ પંજાબીઓ મોટાભાગે જાટ હતા (પાકિસ્તાની સેનામાં ઘણા લોકો દ્વારા જોવામાં આવ્યું હતું કે જનરલ ઝિયાઉલ હક બિન-માર્શલ અરૈન સમુદાયમાંથી આવ્યા હતા). જો કે મોટાભાગની ભરતી બળવા પહેલા જ શરૂ થઈ ગઈ હતી.
મારા ઘરની નજીક, જે બેંગ્લોરમાં લશ્કરી વિસ્તારમાં છે, મદ્રાસ સેપર્સ યુનિટ ઉભું કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું અને 1780 થી સતત ભારતીય સૈન્યની સેવા કરી રહ્યું છે. જ્યારે આટલી લાંબી પરંપરા સ્થાપિત થાય છે, ત્યારે પિતાથી પુત્ર સુધી કાર્ય ચાલુ રહે છે. જે વિસ્તારોમાં ઐતિહાસિક ભરતી નથી ત્યાં આ શક્ય નથી.
ગુજરાતમાં કેટલાક ‘માર્શલ’ સમુદાયો છે, અને આ તે જ છે જે સેનામાં જોડાય છે. તેમની વચ્ચે જાડેજા અને સોલંકી જેવા નામો સાથે દરબાર (રાજપૂત) સમુદાયો છે. અને તેથી શહીદોની સંખ્યા નાની હોવા છતાં શૂન્ય ન હોઈ શકે. ગુજરાતમાં ઓછા સૈનિકો પેદા થયાનું બીજું કારણ એ છે કે તેણે વધારે યુદ્ધ જોયું નથી.
1297માં અલ્લાઉદ્દીન ખિલજી દ્વારા ગુજરાત પર વિજય મેળવ્યો હતો. આ પછી, ગુજરાતમાં થોડી લડાઈઓ થઈ હોવા છતાં, તેમાં બહુ ઓછા ગુજરાતીઓ સામેલ હતા. અકબરે અમદાવાદ પર કબજો કર્યો અને મુઘલોએ ગુજરાત રાખ્યું ત્યાં સુધી ઉત્તરીય મુસ્લિમો એકબીજા સાથે લડ્યા. પછી મરાઠાઓએ તેનો મોટો હિસ્સો કબજે કર્યો, અને તેઓ હજુ પણ બરોડા પર કબજો જમાવી રાખે છે. પછી સુરતથી શરૂ કરીને અંગ્રેજોએ કબજો મેળવ્યો. આ લડાઈમાં બહુ ઓછા ગુજરાતીઓ સામેલ હતા.
સૈન્યમાં ગુજરાતીઓની અછતનું બીજું કારણ એ છે કે રાજ્યમાં એક શક્તિશાળી વેપારી નીતિ છે. આ વ્યવહારવાદ પર ભાર મૂકે છે અને સન્માનને વધુ મહત્વ આપતું નથી. ઘણા ‘માર્શલ’ સમુદાયો આ નીતિશાસ્ત્રની મજાક ઉડાવશે પરંતુ આ જ કારણ છે કે ગુજરાતે મહાન ઉદ્યોગપતિઓ પેદા કર્યા છે. સન્માન પર સ્થિર રહેવાને બદલે સમાધાન કરવાની ક્ષમતા પણ એ જ કારણ છે કે ગુજરાતે ઘણા મહાન રાજનેતાઓ પેદા કર્યા છે. આઝાદી પહેલાં, ભારતના ચાર મહાન રાજકીય વ્યક્તિઓમાંથી ત્રણ – ગાંધી, ઝીણા અને પટેલ – ગુજરાતીઓ હતા.
યાદવના નિવેદનથી લોકો નારાજ થાય તે સારું છે, પરંતુ તે કેટલીક હકીકત અને વાસ્તવિકતા પર આધારિત છે. ગુજરાતીઓએ આ યુદ્ધ પરંપરાના અભાવ માટે શરમ અનુભવવાની જરૂર નથી. તેઓ તેમના દેશ માટે અન્ય રીતે યોગદાન આપે છે. અને અલબત્ત, તેઓ એવો પણ દાવો કરી શકે છે કે તેઓ ભલે ઘણા શહીદો પેદા ન કરી શક્યા હોય, પરંતુ તેમણે સૌથી મહાન શહીદો પેદા કર્યા: ગાંધી.
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Urgent Action needed for protecting villages from rising sea levels because of Global Warming (Sea Barrier Conservation Project)
A. Introduction
An extensive portion of the land alongside the sea at Dandi and further south along the coastline in the Kantha Vibhag area has a problem of sea erosion and sea water overflowing into agricultural lands and over time this area has become unusable because of the saltiness of the land (know as Khanjar). This will continue to be a bigger problem because of rising oceans. Seasonal Monsoon flooding is another problem that has to be addressed, flooding in the villages during the rainy season disrupts life and it takes months to recover, proper draining and preparedness for the annual rains will alleviate the issue.
There is now an increasing need to protect the coastline and inner areas of our gams from sea water and erosion, especially because of rising waters due to global warming. Sea Water that has been flowing into the Khanjar areas over the years has been turning good arable farm land into unusable land caused by salty sea water and sea erosion. This can readily be reversed by erecting natural sea barriers where sea water overflows into the land in the form of sand and rock barriers and mangrove vegetation. Fish farmers who currently use sea water can continue doing so by piping sea water to the required pond areas.
Any solutions implemented should take into consideration monsoon rains together with the problems of drainage and runoff of much needed fresh water into the sea, it may be desirable to store this water perhaps in a lake. A feasibility study of all possible solutions should be presented before any project is started, this will all be done with the help and collaboration of the regional government departments.
As part of the Tree Planting Project, thousands of trees should be planted on the Dandi coastline as protection against natural calamities like cyclone, hurricane, Tsunami, etc.
B. Key Issues
– Severe sea erosion problems in some areas on the beachfront and further inland
– Sea levels rising every year due to climate change
– the solution of P.P. Gabions is not suitable
– Protection by using tetrapod mays be part of the solution, though high cost may be an issue
– If protection work is carried out by larger size stones, Gabions, Tetrapods, Beach will loose its
natural beauty
– a study needs to be conducted before a solution is implemented
– requires a permanent long term solution
– time is of the essence, if the government is unable to help with a timely solution then a community funded solution will be the only alternative.
C. Potential Solutions and Opportunities
The one solution is to put up barriers that will prevent sea water from overflowing into land areas, these barriers should be as high as the height of the highest watermark during high tide multiplied by two, this will ensure a permanent long term solution. Routine maintenance has to be planned on a periodic basis, perhaps quarterly to ensure that the barriers are not compromised due to soil erosion and wave action.
Land Reclamation – preventing sea water from overflowing into the area and reversing the saltiness of the Khanjar area will suddenly make hundreds of acres of land available for farming and other non-agricultural uses.
D. Challenges
1. Currently, sea water is used by the fishing industry in ponds, continuation of this supply is necessary by providing piping from the coastal area to the inland ponds on a limited basis.
2. Funding for the project
3. If nothing is done then there is a threat the entre Kantha Vibhag area may be overrun with sea water and it will result in loss of farmland and habitat.
E. Project Implementation
– All work that has to be done should be conducted with the help and permission of the relevant government authorities.
– A detailed project plan and timeline should be established
– Proper project management and controls to be in place
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Purpose of the Website:
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First and foremost, is to recognize our roots and rich culture and heritage and social and community practices which is prevalent in all our communities around the world.
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Valuing and drawing upأئأق،إأقأآ existing knowledge, skills and talents of the members of the Mandhata Community Globally.
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أئأق،إأقأآ Networking with each other, helping and guiding members and affiliated associations to optimise their abilities in order to fulfil set objectives.
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Addressing specific issues on their own merits and proven experiences.
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Develop and enhance the quality of life in our village areas in India by promoting education and development in all spheres of life.
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Record and Archive our roots and heritage and make it available globally.
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Promote Hindu Religious, Spiritual, Cultural and Social Practices
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Recognize and acknowledge achievements by our people around the world.
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Network and share Best Practices to ensure a peaceful and sustainable future for our communities around the world by living in harmony with people and nature and to protect the environment.
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Make positive contributions to society in general and to all the people and countries that we live in, around the world
[n.b. If you would like to contribute material for the site (photos or documents) or to become an Editor, please send a message to the email account [email protected].]
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Mandhata Community – Who are We ???
Mandhata Community refers to all the Koli Patel Community people who originated from the Kantha Vibhag area in Navsari District of South Gujarat in India and also those who migrated to various overseas countries.
The first Koli Patel immigrants from Navsari District are recorded to have sailed for South Africa in 1860. Over the years since then many more joined them. Others traveled to Fiji and then to New Zealand as early as 1902. During the War years and later large numbers traveled to East Africa.
Initially they came to work on the plantations and to build roads and railways. As years passed the vast majority of them settled in the countries where they worked. The first immigrants were all young men who went back to their local villages to get married and return to be followed by their wives a little later.
It is these immigrants who identified themselves as Mandhata Community. It is estimated that they number over a hundred thousand. UK has over 40,000 settled mainly in large cities and are now involved in almost all professions and in every industry, as in other countries too.
A vast number of us settled overseas are now sixth and seventh generation. Even the later arrivals boast third and forth generation. Yet we have continued close relationship with our extended families in India. Most of us visit regularly and many have built homes on their ancestral land.
This site highlights the history and life of the Mandhata Patel Community.
Site Specifics
This site has been built using a web content management framework, this will enable many people around the world to contribute content without any programming skills, all that is required is basic computer skills, this will ensure that content is contibuted by our communities around the world and also will ensure independance, so that no one person is tasked with the responsibility of maintaining the site. If you’d like to become a contributor, simply send an eMail message to our group email address, mandhataglobal.com. (exclude the period).
The site has been kept as simple as possible. Anyone with a basic knowledge of computing and internet will be able to interact. We are aware that a large number of you have a fund of knowledge to contribute to this site so that it can become a comprehensive repository of our history and heritage illustrated in words and pictures. In years to come this site would develop into a resource that our coming generations would refer to learn about their roots. We invite you to volunteer yourself as an administrator.
This site will be bilingual. We shall use English and Gujarati to reach as many of our people as possible.
On this site you will be able to read shorter articles in full, and where need be a .pdf version to copy. Large articles and other printed material will be in .pdf format for copying and printing.
Migrationأئأق،إأقأآ History
Preamble
When in the quiet of the night the question arises in your mind as to who your forefathers were? Where did they come from? How did they live? And you desperately want to explore your roots, this website may help you..
Perhaps the obvious starting point of this inquiry could be our own first hand knowledge of the stories told by our fathers and grandfathers of their experiences in their villages and how they made it to the foreign lands all over the world.
From their own lips we have heard how a few young men from the villages found construction jobs building railways in Surat and other nearby cities. Back in village for holidays their offers of help led more youths to join them. At work they came in contact with other peoples and particularly the English who valued their construction knowledge. This broadened their horizon. When opportunities came their way to work for railways in East Africa, plantations in South Africa and New Zealand many volunteered and packed their bags.
From their own lips we have heard how a few young men from the villages found construction jobs building railways in Surat and other nearby cities. Back in village for holidays their offers of help led more youths to join them. At work they came in contact with other peoples and particularly the English who valued their construction knowledge. This broadened their horizon. When opportunities came their way to work for railways in East Africa, plantations in South Africa and New Zealand many volunteered and packed their bags.
My paternal and maternal grandfathers both came to Mombasa, in East Africa to work on the Railways in 1919/21. They were perhaps among the first there and in their own words life was terrible. They lived in tents and were always in fear of the wild animals. For the first year or two they survived on boiled lentils with some pepper and salt. Later they grew chillies and ginger. Apart from bhajan singing in the dim light of a lantern, other entertainment was zero. Life in South Africa or New Zealand was no different. This was soon after the First World War period. Political power struggle was intense among the European powers and British were digging in wherever they went.
Period prior to the Second World War was the 2nd wave of immigration for our people. Passports were easily available and hundreds of youths leaving their families behind boarded sea-going clippers and left in search of a better life. A number of them perished and for the many who made it, life was very, very hard in every respect. Homesickness gripped many.
Read further about our History in the articles below.
1C. Read/Download the story of India’s Historic People by Keshavbhai J Patel – 1st Edition (201)
2. Read/Download the Early Katha Migration in Gujarati by Maganbhai B Karadia
3. Read/Download ‘Our Finest Patriotic Years by Maganbhai B Karadia
4. Read/Download ‘Koli Samaj, a Historical Perspective’ by Dr. Arjun Patel
5. Read/Download ‘ History of Koli/Mandhata Patel People’
Youth Leadership and Educational Seminar
Shree Amratbhai Jerambhai Patel (in blue Shirt) And Shreemati Taraben Amratbhai Patel of Machhad are residents in USA. Both are generous donors of our Samaj. They visit Gam almost every year and sponsor a number of project in Machhad, other Kantha Vibhag gams. They are particularly interested in educational projects which we organise year after year. Their generous sponsorship help students with scholarships and various educational seminars for the students. This Leadership Seminar was hosted by them and was held on 12th April 2014.
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List of Villages in Jalalpore, Navsari, Gujarat
- Abrama
- Alak
- Alura
- Arsan
- Asana
- At
- Bhatha
- Bhinar
- Bhutsad
- Bodali
- Borsi
- Chhinam
- Chijgam
- Chokhad
- Dabhel
- Dalki
- Dambher
- Dandi
- Danti
- Delvada
- Dipla
- Eroo
- Ethan
- Hansapor
- Jalalpore
- Kadoli
- Kalakachha
- Kalthan
- Kanera
- Karadi
- Karankhat
- Karod Kothva
- Khambhlav
- Kharsad
- Kolasana
- Kothamadi
- Krushnapur
- Kuched
- Machhad
- Magob
- Mandir
- Manekpor
- Mangrol
- Maroli
- Matwad
- Mirjapor
- Nadod
- Nimlai
- Onjal
- Panar
- Pardi (Alak)
- Parsoli
- Parujan
- Pethan
- Ponsara
- Ranodra
- Sadodra
- Sagra
- Samapor
- Sandalpor
- Sarav
- Simalgam
- Simlak
- Sisodra (Alak)
- Sultanpur
- Tankoli
- Tavdi
- Umbhrat
- Vadoli
- Vansi
- Vedchha
- Vesma
- Wada