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Jay Vasavada has been to America twice, once in the year of 2004 and then in the year 2010.
First visit was under International Visitor program which is sponsored by Government of United States of America. The second one was as a part of Swarnim Gujarat celebration.
In this exclusive video of fourteen minutes and thirteen seconds, he shares his views on Gujarati people living in America. He criticizes neutrally as well as praises where it needs to be.
Your comments are invited.
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Atyant baareek observation tathaa vishleshan badal khub khub aabhar!
devang\jay vasavda,
heard u tube of interview of jay. most of his observation is true. most of indians came to america for money but they are from old generation still stuck up with bharat. many are from middle \lower middle class of bharat even they are proffessionals. and with money your upbringing is not changed so u do not expect any sofistication or culturedness from them. but younger generation of such indians have above qualities. though older gen. do not interact with americans but youngers do that. i am from africa and author so i mix with all nationalities very well. but what jay observed is true and i liked his views of not becoming judjemental. as tulsidas has said a duniya ma jat jatna ne bhat bhat na loko hoi chhe. i can give a lecture on this. please tell jay he has a friend in florida and can visit and be my guest any time. besides i am coming to amdavad. can i meet him?
navin vibhakar
I will try to manage your meeting with him. We will anyhow talk when you come here so will manage then.
I am octaional reader of jay vasavda, initially i don’t understand on which subject both of you talking, Please specify the subject.(Thanks to Gujrat samachar, i read some of his topic about America Visit… so i understand)
as a photographer, i also note that the camera angle is also bed … when jay talk to Devang his face is not in photographic angle. and when he see at the camera…i dont like angle… Sorry
Where you from Pankaj? I would be glad to talk with about camera angle. Some expert tips may be ๐
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I heard the “Jay Vasavada” interview and listened to his comments on Gujaratis living in America. An aspect never commented upon or even observed is the fact that thousands of Gujaratis went abroad and lived/live abroad because they had/have no other choice.
Literally hundreds of thousands of Gujaratis went to East Africa and South Africa. As a percentage of the total, less than 1% became very affluent and less than 10% acheived a status of being called ‘rich’. The rest, in a statistical sense, did better than the local populations or other immigrants to East Africa, but many (majority) remained relatively poor or just managing. Similar situation exists for Gujaratis in America/Canada.
A lot of these immigrants to East Africa are now living in UK, America and Canada, and other Indians from India have joined them. The subsequent outcome is similar, i.e. better than average American, but that’s it. Sure, they still, after three generations, are longing for Gujarat and are often immersed in Gujarati culture and traditions, and why not?
เชนเซเช เชเซ เชคเซเชฐเชฃ เชชเซเชขเซ เชชเชเซ เชชเชฃ เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเซเชฎเชพเช เชฒเชเซ เชถเชเซเช เช เชจเซ เชตเชพเชฐเซเชคเชพเชฒเชพเชช เชเชฐเซ เชถเชเซเช เชคเซ เช เชฌเชพเชฌเชค เชชเซเชฐเชถเชเชถเชพเชฒเชพเชฏเช เชนเซเชตเซ เชเซเชเช – เชเชฎเชพเช เชเซเชเชพ เชเชฐเชตเชพเชจเซ เชเซเช เชเชฐเซเชฐเชค เชจเชพเชฅเซ.
เชนเซเช เชเชเซ เชเซเชจเชพเชกเชพเชฎเชพเช เชฐเชนเซ เช เชจเซ เชเชพเชฒเซเช เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเซ เชฌเซเชฒเชคเชพ เช เชเชเซเชฐเซเชเซ เชถเชฌเซเชฆเซ เชจ เชฌเซเชฒเชตเชพเชจเซ เชชเซเชฐเชฏเชคเซเชจ เชเชฐเซเช เชเซเช, เชคเซ เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเชจเชพ เชฒเซเชเซ เชธเชพเชเซเชทเชพเชคเชเชพเชฐ เชตเชพเชฐเซเชคเชพเชฒเชพเชชเชฎเชพเช เชเชเชฒเชพ เชฌเชงเชพ เช เชเชเซเชฐเซเชเซ เชถเชฌเซเชฆเซ เชถเชพ เชฎเชพเชเซ เชตเชพเชชเชฐเซ เชเซ? เชฎเชพเชฐเชพ เชฌเชพ เช เชตเชพเชฐเซเชคเชพเชฒเชพเชช เชชเซเชฐเซ เชธเชฎเชเซ เชจเชพ เชถเซเชเซ เชคเซ เชเชฎเชพเช เชเซเชจเซ เชเชพเชฎเซ เชเซ – เชฌเชจเซ เชเซ เชเชฏเชญเชพเชเชจเซ?
เชเชตเซเช เชฐเซเชคเซ เช เชฎเซ เชธเชพเชงเชพเชฐเชฃ เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเซเช เชชเชฐเชฆเซเชถเชฎเชพเช เชตเชธเซเชจเซ เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเซ เชเซเชเชกเซ เชเชขเซ เชเชพเชเช เช เชจเซ เชเชตเชกเชพเชตเซเช, เชฎเชนเซเชฎเชพเชจเซเชจเซ เช เชเชตเชกเชพเชตเชตเชพเชจเซ เชเชชเซเชเซเชทเชพ เชฐเชพเชเซเช, เชคเซ เช เช เชญเชฟเชฒเชพเชทเชพ เชเซเชเชพเชชเชพเชคเซเชฐ เชเซเชฎ เชฌเชจเซ เชเซ?
เชฌเซเชเซเช เชเชพเชธ เช เชเชนเซเชตเซเช เชชเชกเชถเซ เชเซ เชเซ เชธเชพเชงเชพเชฐเชฃ เชธเซเชฅเชฟเชคเชฟ เชจเชพ เชเซเชเชฐเซเชคเซเช เชเซ, เชเชจเซ เชชเชพเชธเซ เชชเชพเชเชพ เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเชฎเชพเช เชเชตเซเชจเซ เชตเชธเชตเชพเชจเซ เชถเชเซเชคเชฟ เชจเชฅเซ. เชชเชพเชเชธเช เชตเชฐเชธเชจเซ เชเชเชฎเชฐเซ เชฆเซเชเชฐเชพเช เช เชฎเซเชฐเชฟเชเชพเชฎเชพเช เชนเซเชฏ เชคเซ เช เชเซเชกเซเชจเซ เชฐเชพเชเชเซเช เชเชตเซเชจเซ เชเซเชฎ เชตเชธเซ? เชเชเซ เชเซเชฐเซเชจเซเชเซเชฎเชพเช เชฎเชเชฆเชฟเชฐเซเชฎเชพเช เชฎเชจเซ เชเชฃเชพ เชฌเซเชเชฐเซเช (เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเชจเชพ) เชเซเชเชฐเชพเชคเซเช เชฎเชณเซ เชเซ. เชเชฎเชจเซเช เช เชนเซ เชตเชธเชตเชพเชจเซเช เชเชพเชฐเชฃ เชฌเชธ เชเชเซเช เชเซ – เชชเซเชคเชพเชจเซ เชฆเซเชเชฐเซ (เชเซ เชฆเซเชเชฐเซ) เชธเซเชตเชพ เชเชฐเชถเซ. เช เชฆเซเชเชฐเชพเชเชฎเชพเช เชฎเชพเชฌเชพเชชเชจเซ เชฐเชพเชเชเซเชเชฎเชพเช เชฐเชพเชเชตเชพเชจเซ เชเซ เชตเชพเชฐเชเชตเชพเชฐ เชญเชพเชฐเชค เชเชตเชตเชพ เชฎเชพเชเซ เชชเซเชธเชพ เชจเชฅเซ.
Vasavada’s appreciation of an affluent Gujarti resettling in Gujarat is negated by thousands who did not make it in America and are just surviving with a huge mortgage debt. These people are just 30-40% better off than their cousins in Gujarat and would like to remain so in America/Canada till they become much richer to be able to afford to “go back home.” Even at third generation, if I had made a few million dollars living abroad, I would have settled back in Gujarat.
There is also another reason for more individuals resettling in Gujarat. In the last 15 years India generally and Gujarat in particular has taken off to comparatively dizzying heights of prosperity and there are some who recognize this and a reverse migration has started. I actively advise well qualified but unemployed Indian origin people here to go to India and some ARE doing just that. When you see these neo Indo-Americans in India, I hope you will be tolerant of them and their ways.
His critisisms on the organizational capabilities (or lack thereof) of Gujaratis are absolutely justified. However, it is a failing of almost all the subcommunities of India residing abroad.
Dr. Navin Mehta, I find your observation very analytical and practical with no added version of philosophy. Of course, there are pros and cons of everything. If Jay Vasavada helped me understand on side of the coin, you showed the other. I’m indeed looking forward to interview YOU someday on the same subject only, i.e. “About Gujaratis living in America/Canada” and discuss it further.
hi…i show a vedios in this site… it was great i m a big fan of jay vasavda and sai ram dave also…i had never seen b4 this kind of vedios really likes it… and yes devang vibhakar is now on my list so keep it up! regards…
And what list is that, Shyamal? ๐
very good interview-Jay Vasavda is wonderful orator-Great philosopher-I have seen him working on stage all day in NJ–He was in full control of the program-Despite of lots of problemsHe made the program successful.