Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Leuva Patidar Samaj

 A group of Patidar villages conceived a social organisation way back in 1895 which subsequently got registered in 1984 and came to be known as Shri Charotar Moti Sattavis Leuva Patidar Samaj – Matrusanstha. The organisation trodded a new path towards social reformation by arranging Mass Marriages for the community to abolish destructive societal evils. This was indeed a revolution in a true sense. Today, Matrusanstha reflects aspirations of more than 25000 families of 66 rural, 9 national and international units.

List of our Samaj Gaams:

1 Ajarpura

2 Aklacha

3 Alindra (Mohalel)

4 Alindra (Vaso)

5 Anand

6 Antroli

7 Bakrol

8 Bamangam

9 Bandhani

10 Bhadkad

11 Bhadrani

12 Bhatera

13 Boriavi

14 Chaklashi

15 Changa

16 Dabhan

17 Dabhou

18 Dakor

19 Demol

20 Deva

21 Dumral

22 Gada

23 Gambhira

24 Kalsar

25 Kanjari

26 Khandhali

27 Kosindra

28 Limbashi

29 Mahelav

30 Mahisa

31 Mahudha

32 Malataj

33 Matar

34 Mogri

35 Mohalel

36 Napad

37 Narsanda

38 Nesh

39 Nodej

40 Palaj

41 Palana

42 Palol

43 Pansora

44 Piplag

45 Piplav

46 Radhu

47 Rajnagar

48 Ramol

49 Rampur

50 Rinchhol

51 Salun

52 Sanjaya

53 Sihunj

54 Thamna

55 Thasra

56 Traj

57 Tranja

58 Umreth

59 Vadtal

60 Valvod

61 Vansoli

62 Vanthvari

63 Vasna (Matar)

64 Vaso

65 Virol

66 Virsad

Patel Charotar were known as Patidar who defined "GOR" as Samaj or Union for their organisations "Gor" known in Patel Community of Charotar District in Gujarat arrived from Sanskrit "Gotra". These Gor or groups of villages were formed for arranged marriage relationship system within the fold of their own Gor. Now old barriers of such group and confine wedding relationship within own groups is diminishing or ignored and Social Reforms are adopted by many individuals in todays progressive lifestyle. Yet these Gor or groups are not dismantled but has enlarged their groups and added more villages in their Gor. In some villages only few families have joined different Gor.

Patidars of Gujarat are the descendants of Aryans. Aryans were settled on the Pamir's High Lands near River AMU in Central Asia. From these Aryans, one group went towards Europe, the second to Iran and third came to Punjab, India via Afghanistan. Around 250 B.C. a social order came into existence amongst Aryans with four classes (Chatur Varnya) namely (1) Brahmin (2) Kshtriya (3) Vaishya and (4) Shudra. In the beginning, while these classes were in the process of being established, the present Patidars were Kshatriyas and settled in Punjab. There after, Kshatriyas were further subdivided into three kinds known as (1) Rajan-Raj (2) Kshtriya (3) Kurmi-Kshtriya. Rajan were the leaders of several small groups and were called Kings. Kshatriyas work was to fight the battles, engage in war and help the kings in administration all the year round. Kurmi Kshtriyas were helping in war with the enemy or invasion from outside but in peace time were doing agriculture in the fertile region of Seven River's Valley-Sapt Sindhu together with animal husbandry on a large scale.

Lord Sri Ramchandraji's (Lord Ram) two sons, Luv and Kush invaded Punjab and defeated its king. Thereafter, in the Region in which Luv established peace and order, it was caller Leva and similarly the Region of Kush was known as Kushad-Kharad. In this way the present Patidars (Kurmi Kshtriyas of that period) are not the direct descendants of Luv and Kush.

The word Kurmi in Sanskrit Dictionary - "Bhuhu Ashy Iti Kurmi" means who ever has the land is a Kurmi. As the time went by the word Kurmi derogated into Kunby and later on to Kanbi. So Kurmis of the Leva Region of Punjab were called Leuva.... Kanbi while those coming from Karad region were called Kadva Kanbi. Kurmis left Punjab because of frequent aggression from outside.

During the period between 400 A.D, to 700 A.D. many Leuva Patidar Families (Loh - Kurmis) of North India, Rajasthan and North Gujarat came and settled in Adalaj. When Siddhraj conquered Malva Desh, he invited thousands of Kanbi families to Patana. Ramji Patel brought with him some six hundred Patidar families and settled in Adalaj. This is how Adalaj became the first main settlement of Leuva Patidars in Gujarat. From 500 A.D. Patidars of Adalaj spread to Bhal, Dashkoi and Khambat Regions and in the sixth century further form Khambat, spread all over Kaira District. During this period Ramji Patel accompanying so many Kurmi families from Adalaj went to Charotar Region. These Kurmi families broke the wild virgin land of Charotar, ploughed it and made-arable and most fertile and there settled permanently carrying on agriculture. From 1430 A.D. the down fall of Champaner began and from thereon Patidars of Champaner reached right upto Valsad via Vadodara. Few went to Kanam-Vakar Region.

In Gujarat, the word Patel is 300 years old. During this period, there was one Patel named Vir Vasandas from Piplav (Dist. Kaira) who used to have good relation with the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb. He organised the Conference of the entire Kanbi Community in 1759 (1703 A.D.) under the auspices of Bahadur Shah a Shazada of Aurangzeb and in this gathering persuaded him to enter the word "Patidar" instead of "Kanbi" in Badshah's Revenue Records. Patidar means one who has the land. Thereafter, he influenced Moghul Emperor in Delhi and Moghul Subah (Governor) of Gujarat to authorise Patidars to collect Land Revenue. The Patidars who were given this authority were called "Amin", while during the reign of Peshwas those authorised to collect the Revenue were called "Desai". Like wise amongst Patidars in addition to surname Patel there began surnames like Amin and Desai. Vir Vasandas was the first Amin of Gujarat.

Five hundred years ago all the Patidars were farmers, all were equal and no body was of higher or lower class (Kul-Family). There were no classes, circles or groups in give and take of girls in marriage. All the Patidars, Kadva as well as Leuva according to their convenience were arranging girl's marriages in whole of Gujarat. Ahmedabad City was founded in 1413 A.D. Prosperous and educated Patidars from villages went to Ahmedabad and started setting there. Over the course of years Patidars of Ahmedabad City became wealthy and prosperous and therefore being counted as of Higher Social Strata and Family (Kul). Patidar farmers from villages rushed to the City in search of suitable Boys to give their daughters in marriage resulting into a competition and an emergence of a Custom of Dowry and Dahej (Matrimonial property to the Girl in marriage). The farmers from the villages had to incur heavy expenditure as a result of which the birth of a girl was considered to be a bad Omen. At last, Village Patidars awoke and around 1700 A.D. only Leuva Patidars decided not to give in marriage their daughters in Ahmedabad. But during the same period one inequality arose i.e. some big families of the villages received Grants of Aminat and Desaigiri resulting in a big increase in their income. A wealthy and prosperous class came into existence with whom in turn, the ordinary villagers rushed and compete to give their daughter in marriage. The amount of Dowry and Dahej (Matrimonial property including Jewellery, Clothes & wherewithal) gradually increased. After 1800 A.D. those villages which were considered to be of Higher Social strata and of noble families (Kulvan) ceased to give their daughters in marriage outside their certain villages and which over the period established as a Custom.

Thus created a big inequality in give and take of girls in marriage and in fact in 1869 A.D. Nadiad, Vaso, Sojitra and other fifteen villages created their own Circle (Gor). In 1888 Patidar Panch met in Dakor with 10,000 representatives present. This panch made a tremendous effort to remove the said inequality but Patidars could not agree amongst themselves. As a result the Circle (Gor) created some 20 years back by Nadiad etc. was firmly established and also thereafter, other two Circles (Gor) were created. Following in another twenty years some fifty large and small Circles (Gors) of Leuva - Patidars were created in Gujarat.

It is said that the size of Patidar's Heart in comparison with other Gujaratis is bit bigger but his tongue is more sharper and with that kind of nature both good and bad results have come."