VADODARA/ ANAND: In a primary, daughters and daughters-in-law of the Patel community gets popularity in the family tree. Nearly 9 decades after veteran Motibhai Amin performed a drive to arrange a ‘vanshavali’ or a family tree of the Chh Gam Patidar Samaj, the community tree is being made over to include names of daughters and daughters-inlaw of the community spread around the globe.
The Chh Gam Patidar Samaj includes Patels who have their roots in six villages specifically Dharmaj, Nadiad, Sojitra, Bhadran, Vaso and Karamsad. The drive used to be launched in NRG-rich Dharmaj town of Anand district all through international women’s day celebrations with paperwork that had been stuffed in purple letters by means of women of group Dharmaj dressed in purple.
It used to be ultimate 12 months that the community revealed an up to date ‘vanshavali’ that used to be first released in 1924 because of the efforts of Amin, a native of Vaso village. The up to date community tree then again had names of the male participants handiest.
“When my daughter Dhanvi learn in regards to the made over community tree, she asked me if I didn't consider her equal to my son Rushang. It used to be then that it struck my mind that to do this,” stated Rajesh Patel, a member of the Dharmaj Day Celebrations Committee.
The workforce of girls who're documenting the family tree
Theme of next Dharmaj Day shall be purple power
When my daughter Dhanvi learn in regards to the made over community tree, she asked me if I didn't consider her equal to my son Rushang. It used to be then that it struck my mind that once we talk of equal rights, the ‘vanshavali’ too should include names of our daughters and daughters-in-law,” stated Rajesh Patel, a member of the Dharmaj Day Celebrations Committee. The committee has been organizing Dharmaj Day celebrations in Charotar for the past 13 years.
“The present ‘vanshavali’ that is in bodily shape weighs 3.5kg. The drive is to reach out to each family from Dharmaj to replace the community tree. We are calling this exercise ‘DD to DD’ meaning ‘daughters and daughters-inlaw for Dharmaj Day,” he stated.
A majority of Patels of Dharmaj are descendants of Ranga Patel, the patriarch, who had migrated from Virol village near Sojitra, to the present day Dharmaj 900 years ago. “The information that we can collect in the course of the drive shall be scrutinized to replace the ‘vanshavali’ and corelate with the present information we now have from the time of Shri Ranga Patel,” he stated.
The next Dharmaj Day celebrations, which shall be held for the 14th consecutive 12 months, can be themed around the purple power as the entire tournament ranging from its control to the visitors shall be women. The exercise is being led by means of US return Ashok Patel, who has been trying to convert the bodily information of the community tree in virtual structure for the past two years.
At present, Dharmaj’s population is just a little over 10,000 but the village attained famed as a result of the support locals get from its other people around the globe.
The Chh Gam Patidar Samaj includes Patels who have their roots in six villages specifically Dharmaj, Nadiad, Sojitra, Bhadran, Vaso and Karamsad. The drive used to be launched in NRG-rich Dharmaj town of Anand district all through international women’s day celebrations with paperwork that had been stuffed in purple letters by means of women of group Dharmaj dressed in purple.
It used to be ultimate 12 months that the community revealed an up to date ‘vanshavali’ that used to be first released in 1924 because of the efforts of Amin, a native of Vaso village. The up to date community tree then again had names of the male participants handiest.
“When my daughter Dhanvi learn in regards to the made over community tree, she asked me if I didn't consider her equal to my son Rushang. It used to be then that it struck my mind that to do this,” stated Rajesh Patel, a member of the Dharmaj Day Celebrations Committee.
The workforce of girls who're documenting the family tree
Theme of next Dharmaj Day shall be purple power
When my daughter Dhanvi learn in regards to the made over community tree, she asked me if I didn't consider her equal to my son Rushang. It used to be then that it struck my mind that once we talk of equal rights, the ‘vanshavali’ too should include names of our daughters and daughters-in-law,” stated Rajesh Patel, a member of the Dharmaj Day Celebrations Committee. The committee has been organizing Dharmaj Day celebrations in Charotar for the past 13 years.
“The present ‘vanshavali’ that is in bodily shape weighs 3.5kg. The drive is to reach out to each family from Dharmaj to replace the community tree. We are calling this exercise ‘DD to DD’ meaning ‘daughters and daughters-inlaw for Dharmaj Day,” he stated.
A majority of Patels of Dharmaj are descendants of Ranga Patel, the patriarch, who had migrated from Virol village near Sojitra, to the present day Dharmaj 900 years ago. “The information that we can collect in the course of the drive shall be scrutinized to replace the ‘vanshavali’ and corelate with the present information we now have from the time of Shri Ranga Patel,” he stated.
The next Dharmaj Day celebrations, which shall be held for the 14th consecutive 12 months, can be themed around the purple power as the entire tournament ranging from its control to the visitors shall be women. The exercise is being led by means of US return Ashok Patel, who has been trying to convert the bodily information of the community tree in virtual structure for the past two years.
At present, Dharmaj’s population is just a little over 10,000 but the village attained famed as a result of the support locals get from its other people around the globe.
Daughters to get their due in Patidars’ global family tree
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