Hi! Welcome to Kathiyawari’s weblog. Kathiyawar, a region in Gujarat’s Saurastra in India is home to one of the oldest and most colorful cultures in the the country. Full of folk lores on warriors -male and female, wonderful stories on relations like brother-sister, bhabhi-devar, full of bhajans (religious songs), folk songs etc, it is one of its kind. This land gave birth to the first ever Gujarati poet – Narsinh Mehta, this land gave birth to the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi.

I am proud to belong to that town which is the birthplace of Gandhi – Porbandar. Though I was born in Bombay, I spent all my school life in Porbandar. And, now since you must be thinking why I relate myself to the great Gandhi again and again..1 more reason..Gandhi made Amdavad(Ahmedabad) his karm-bhumi and so have I.

I belong to a wonderful family. My dad is a Consulting Physician practising in Porbandar for the last FORTY (40) years. My mom is an Architect but she gave up her career for the sake of us 2 brothers (…and we can’t thank her enough for that…as we got all the love and care and values just because she was there for us whenever we needed her).

I have 1 elder brother who is married and has a wonderful 3 year old son (Abhinav). After spending 19 years in the US he and his family have shifted to Bangalore now…hats off to him…and a big slap on those who kept saying that he will never come back…take that!

I am married and have a wonderful wife in Kruti and a gorgeous 6 month old daughter…..We live in our home in Amdavad and also in our dream world….Currently we are in Lynchburg, VA in USA for a job assignment.

This blog is a reflection of thoughts and moments of the life of a small town Kathiywari guy…his journey from the small town Porbandar to big city Amdavad….moments of pain, moments of sorrow, moments of happiness, moments of wonder, moments to cherish….in short my life!