Gaam Panchaat (Q1-2015) : Gaams G-L reporting
We continue our Gaam Panchaat with this post being open for recent updates from people whose Kutch Gaam falls in G-L range. Our post for updates from Gaam A-F is here
Anything related to Kutch or Kutchi goes here
We continue our Gaam Panchaat with this post being open for recent updates from people whose Kutch Gaam falls in G-L range. Our post for updates from Gaam A-F is here
Gaam Panchaat is back again. We promised we will do this once a quarter. So now is the time for Q1-2015. Last time we dealt with Bay Area Cities. This time we will target your gaam in Kutch. So if your gaam starts from A through F then please provide …
My Full Name is : Prashant Pravin Shah My Extended Full Name is : Prashant Pravin Velji Kanji Palan Shah Velji is of course my grandfather and Kanji my great-grandfather and Palan my great-great-grandfather. I have met only my grandfather and hence this information beyond grandfather comes to me from …
Earlier this year we visited kutch in January. All of us really enjoyed the short visit. We did most of the panch tithi, visited all the gaam’s from both sides and spent some time with extended family as well. Some of you were asking me about options to stay in rann, food facilities etc. Hence this travelogue to summarize.
Many of us visit Kutch during our visits to India. And hence I thought this could be of valuable information to some. Rann Escapes is a tour company based in Kutch which offers guided tours of Kutch. It is run by Hemang Vishrani and his wife Rashmi Vishrani who stay …
In Summer of 2013, we got an opportunity to visit Kutch. Dimple’s village Nani Khakhar was celebrating the 125th anniversary of the temple. The celebration was 5 days long and filled with programs. Our last trip was in 2003 – before Kairavi was born. So both Kairavi and Suravi had not visited the land of their ancestors before this. I myself have not visited Kutch that often. Maybe 2-3 times before this in my lifetime.
News from Ahimsa times – http://www.jainsamaj.org/magazines/ahimsatimesshow.php?id=320 The Vagad Visa Oswal Jains, a clan of Kutchi Jains from Gujarat, has created a national record by making the largest online family tree. As many as 57,000 members of the community are now connected through the online forum Commu Tree ( www.vagadvisible.commutree.com), of …
A non-kutchi has become upset that he was denied entry to the last KBA Diwali Party. We receive some emails now and then about non-kutchis wanting to attend KBA Diwali Party or join kutchvalley. What is your take on it? Maybe we can admit some by charging them triple the charge. Watch the rant of this non-kutchi below and help us resolve this issue.
Article in Times of India which mentions the Kutchi Patrika. Also highlights the point that Gujaratis/Jains are ahead of other communities in eye/skin donation. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-Mumbai-85-eyes-95-skin-donated-by-Gujaratis-Jains/articleshow/19299085.cms
A group of kutchis who have returned back to India from abroad have formed “kv-returns” group to facilitate information sharing and event co-ordination among Kutchi Returnees from abroad. Abroad may mean any foreign country. The word “KV” in there symbolises that our mothership is Kutchvalley in Silicon Valley from where …