Tag: Gujarat

Political commentators thoughts demonetization would backfire on the ruling party. Instead during the recent local and panchayat level elections in Maharashtra and Gujarat, BJP made a clean sweep in both states in a big way. There were always many issues, drought, regional and community agitations such as Marathwada and Patildars.… Read More

The Railway ministry did a survey of 400+ railway stations in India with feedback from 1.30 lakh passengers. The survey findings are that Gujarat had the cleanest railway stations while those in Bihar are the dirtiest. In this new era, it is gratifying to note that such surveys are being… Read More

Jitendra Patel or Jitubhai, a businessman based in Mehsana, Gujarat invited 18,000 widows to his son's wedding and bless the new couple. This tremendous act of generosity also breaks social taboos where widows might be considered bad omen. Hundreds of these widows who are from poor families were given a… Read More

22 year old Hardik Patel who is leading rallies for reservation for Patels who are mostly Gujaratis, want to go national to launch agitations for other OBC groups. Their plight is in some ways understandable as reservations have been creeping to greater sections of society. So, this could give an… Read More

Ford Foundation, a US$ 12 billion social organization has operated in India since after independence. Recently, the Gujarat government has raised national security and other concerns about its actions. The Central govt put restrictions on its operations. The US Govt, the US Ambassador have reporting been lobbying on its behalf… Read More