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Saturday, August 3, 2013

To global Gujarati diaspora



Ame Gujarati. We use this word often. But do we know what it actually means? It refers to those who are all-inclusive, the sweepers who have been cleaning streets of Lothal and Dholavira, Ashaval and Ahmedabad, since centuries. It refers to those who have been dragging carcasses and digging graves of fellow humans exposing themselves to the most dangerous world of contamination. It refers to those who have been weaving cloths for necked civilizations. It refers to those who have been living in hills and dwelling in forest so that rest of citizenry can live decent life. It refers to those who have been carving sculptures and constructing temples of divine and decorated. It refers to those who have been toiling and tilling and drinking their own perspiration. The list is endless. And if you confine the word ‘Gujarati’ to only those who trade and do business, you are one of those ‘scoundrels’ on earth who cheat everybody in their game of last resort – politics.

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  1. બહુજ સાચું. અને આજકાલ "ગુજરાતી" હોવું એની પરિભાષા તમે લખ્યું છે તેમ ખુબજ "સીમિત" અને પૂર્વગ્રહયુક્ત થઇ ગયેલ છે ...

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  2. CONGRATS,
    Those who have been toiling and tilling and drinking their own perspiration are Gujarati ,and Indians.The religious fascist,industrialist and political mafia are misleading the people for the political gain.but ,let us awake the dalits -the exploted people mentioned inthe above post.

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