Jewels of Gujarat: Bhupeshchandra Narottambhai Patel


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ONE STEP AHEAD, ALWAYS He was taught family values by his mother and life experiences by his father, and the blend of both made him achieve success. When it comes to spreading knowledge, culture and following scriptures, he is always at the forefront and enhancing togetherness among communities. One step ahead of what he wants, Mr. B.N. Patel believes education is the most powerful weapon to extract the best out of a person.




Jewels of Gujarat: Jaysukhbhai Odhavjibhai Patel


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HOLDING CORE FAMILY VALUES From being a social welfare person to a man knowing the importance of every single penny, he owes it all to his father. Despite having a rich ancestral background, his father opted to live with nominal capital and followed the path of simplicity and hard-work. He has done a lot for women empowerment and believes, they prove to be a valuable asset everywhere. No other person than Mr. Jaysukhbhai Odhavjibhai Patel could understand the value of time. No other person than him utilises time better than him.




Jewels of Gujarat: Dahyabhai Revabhai Patel


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WHEN PASSION EQUALS SUCCESS He treasures each minute he spent in his native, with his family, companions and teachers. The family man left his loved ones at an early age to anchor their future and let them have a financially fulfilling life. With his passion for innovation, Mr. Dahyabhai Revabhai Patel has created a revolutionary product, which has made him a reckoned name in the world of pharmaceuticals.




Jewels of Gujarat: Vishram ‘V.J.’ Jadva Patel


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HE MADE THE WORLD HIS UNIVERSITY “Doing things better, every day” defines his life. A swimmer in the open sea, he has been trekking through places like Kailash, Mansarovar, Mount Kilimanjaro, to name a few and playing tennis for past many years. A certified pilot and diver, he is an avid traveller, travelled to far-offs like Arctic and Antarctica. How does Mr. Vishram Jadva Patel switch to being a builder of some of the most outstanding sites, an industrialist to look up to, an indispensible connect between India and Africa and a charismatic person?




Jewels of Gujarat, Volume II


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Jewels of Gujarat – Leading Global Gujarati Personalities: Vol II is an anthology of biographies of the 100 most influential Gujaratis around the world. Among these personalities are the celebrated entrepreneurs like Mukesh Ambani, doctors like Kiran C Patel, astronauts like Sunita Williams, philanthropists like Manu Shah, social activists like Ela Gandhi and many more from 30 countries from 35–40 fields. The book takes its readers on a rollercoaster voyage of happiness and sadness, victory and defeat, with these world-renowned figures from different walks of life to see what made them stand in a different race of success.




Jewels of Gujarat: Bharat Haribhai Patel


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A COMMITTED SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE His father had a successful business. He could have chosen an easy life, but he had a bigger dream. He worked hard to achieve this and, today, he is a Judge of the highest court in the country. Passionate about land redistribution in his country, Mr. Bharat Haribhai Patel has worked conscientiously to bring outlegislative changes to effectuate the Land Reform Programme.




Jewels of Gujarat: Maheshkumar Raojibhai Patel


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IF FARMERS GROW, WE GROW TOO A leading agro-businessman, philanthropist and the Chairman of ETG Group, Mahesh R. Patel embodies a keen entrepreneurial spirit, an indomitable will and a robust vision, which has helped transform the African agricultural scenario. Through his simple belief that “If farmers grow, we grow too”, he is credited with building one of the largest independent agricultural commodity supply chain manager in Africa.




Jewels of Gujarat: Jayantilal Vershi Gada


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BEHIND THE SCENES Dr. Jayantilal Vershi Gada is practical, peace-loving, transparent and a man of words. Though work is closest to his heart, Rome was not built in a day. It, in fact, is hard-work, commitment and following of the heart for years that he could grow beyond expectations. So much love has he for his work that he went back to rejoin the company after retirement realising after-retirement life to be ‘too boring’.




Jewels of Gujarat: Lalitaben Ashabhai Patel


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A LADY OF VALUES From the oppressive times when women weren’t supposed to do more than household work, here’s a lady who did it all and won. Yet, more than anything else, she is a woman that any woman is supposed to be, a mother! An inspirational, amiable and inventive Fiji Indian, she has taught her children what all mothers aspire for but few can inculcate – values. Here’s how she, Lalitaben Ashabhai Patel, the pillar and strength behind all the Patels today, with her vision and courage made the family dream and achieve new horizons every day.




Jewels of Gujarat: Ela Gandhi


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WALKING ON THE GANDHI’S PATH She comes from the family of a person who changed the entire course of India’s independence struggle. A gem at heart, with gray hair, she still takes forward the legacy that was started more than a decade ago. One among the few ladies who have done something great for humanity, here’s Dr. Ela Gandhi, an anti-apartheid activist from an early age, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.