>>I hope someday that might be possible. It is kind of you to suggest it.
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>Welcome.
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>>I have not been to Gujarat though of course most of the people from India I have met here and in Europe are Gujarati. ( there was an interesting piece in a local newspaper here last year about a legal dispute between three hotel owners all named Patel and the reporter had a great deal of difficulty keeping it straight and remembering who was and who was not related <s> )
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>:) Patel is a generic surname for that community, similarly I could surname myself Thaker and I still retain my community. Though I must say Patel's have strong community ties than what Thaker would commend.
That is interesting. Wasn't Jinnah's family Thaker? I know both he and Gandhi were Gujarati but your mention of the name got me googling around a bit to refresh what small knowledge I have of India and Indian history ( which I confess comes more from studying the Raj than from actually studying Indian history )
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