Sightings in Okha; Meet Byet Dwarka students studying in Okha
A day which saw me visit Nageshwar and Okha was followed by a visit to Byet Dwarka the next day. Meeting Mr Baluba and Mr Kada bhai in Okha brought back memories of December 2015 visit to this place.
Sightings in Okha
- Mujibhaijivabhai
- Dwarka Tailor
- Vishwas Selection
- G N Tailor
- Yamuna Electronics
- Amul Doodh
- Vinay cloth store
- Vodafone super net
- Amit Provision Stores
- Viswamitra xerox and online services
- Vibhuti studio
- Prabhat studio
- Jetwa boot house
- Jalaram novelty store
- Ambika sweets and namkeen
- Shivam printers
- Here i sight a car bearing Kerala State number KL 7 BX 1737
- Akshay sweets
- In Vaishali pan and cold drinks store i meet Mr Bharat bhai brother of Mr Vijay bhai
While coming from Okha meet Ms Habiba and Ms Naseem hailing from minority section. i extend them my best wishes.
On a Wednesday i decide to visit Byet Dwarka. The share taxi is driven by Mr Jagdish bhai. Leave Dwarka at 11.51. At 12.07 Byet Dwarka is shown 16 km. At 12.10 go past Tata Chemicals Pvt Ltd.
There is a Bust of Jamsetji Tata. A large number of workers filing out of factory perhaps an indication that Tata Company provides employment to large number of people and it would continue to do so for million of years. In share taxi meet Mr Hussain working in Okha port. Meet Mr Abdul Hamid.
Spot a billboard of Rashoi se Rishte tak
Tirupati India's No 1 Cottonseed Oil
At 12.28 we are in Nauveer Nagar
At 12.32 we reach Jetty from where we would take a vessel to Byet Dwarka.
Ten thousand Muslims in Byet Dwarka, 20,000 in Okha and they are doing well
In Jetty come across a camp seeking funds for cattlefeed. I purchase a hat from Mr Sooraj Kumar who has come all the way to Gujarat State from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh State. Extend my best wishes to him. Go past Jetty canteen. We board vessel MFB Noor Jaha Okha 64. Meet Mr Kishore, Mr Bhima Mori, Mr Shanti Lal, Mr Deva bhai all hailing from Porbander in Gujarat State. The Vessel moves from jetty at 12.46 pm. Meet Mr Noor Mohamad doing fishing business. Meet Boatman Mr Faqir Mohammad. There are in all 190 vessels and their turn comes once after four days. According to Mr Noor Mohamad there are 10,000 Muslims in Byet Dwarka and in Okha they are around 20,000. That excessively shows the people from minority section are at peace with themselves in Gujarat State. Mr Noor Mohammad tells me the fish from here goes to Delhi, Mumbai, Goa among other places The Fishing is done about 100 kms from here as nets are roughly 4km long. There are 350 nets of big boat and 200 nets of small boat. Apart from Mr Noor Mohammad meet Mr Ahmed Salem, Mr Irfan they too residing in Byet Dwarka. In Byet Dwarka meet Mr Yesh Dubey Priest in temple, meet Mr Haribhai water vendor, meet Mr Hari Haran who has come with another family member from Chennai capital of Tamil Nadu State.
In Byet Dwarka sight new bisleri rockstar mineral water for rs 10. Near temple there are different messages like take a look at your favourite wallet from Khita Kataru. Perhaps meant to say that one should watch out for their wallets.
Meet Students
Meet students of Shree VAEM School Okha. Meet Mr Prem (7th class who wants to be a swimmer), Mr Kunj (5th class who is a budding cricketer), Ms Karna (7th class who wants to be a doctor), Ms Vishvanti (5th class who wants to be a doctor), Mr Vansh (5th class who wants to be a pilot). They don't have to pay for the vessel which they board to access the school they study. Perhaps they would make a note of the story as they take my blog address.
Sightings in Byet Dwarka
- Ashish pan
- Toys of the shell
- Gayatri prasad bhandar
While waiting at Byet Dwarka (temple is closed from 1pm to 5pm), one can spot shops on either side, conversation varying from places from where people hail to severe shortage of water in Byet Dwarka. Here water comes after every 25 days. There are chakdas (sort of autorickshaw with no roof) ferrying water containers. One container costs 300 rs and the people of Byet Dwarka are at the receiving end. Here the State Government should set in measures to see water comes regularly to Byet Dwarka every day; limited hours would do. The State Government is requested to do this on a priority basis.
Two Hanuman Temples
There are two Hanuman temples in Byet Dwarka: one is Ekriwal Hanumanji 1 km away and another Hanuman Dandi 6km away. During Hanuman Jayanti (celebrating Lord Hanuman's birthday) a large number of people were here to visit the temple. Meet Mr Dhansukh bhai who looks after the security of temple from 7.30 am to 7.30 pm and he has to manage with whatever limited salary he gains. At least he has a job as there is a large scale unemployment across India and the Middle East. I wish him well for his future endeavours. The temple is open from 7 am to 6.30 pm.
Meet Mr Uday a priest. Meet at a tea centre Mr Abu Bakram, son Mr Akram another boy Mr Afridi. Meet Mr Jeetu bhai from Ahmedabad. Besides Mr Deepak bhai a priest meet Mr Dharna bhai doing civil engineering from an institute in Jamnagar. There is Byet Dwarka Marine Police Station and the day i am visiting temple there is a mock drill.
After visiting temple i head to board a vessel. The Vessel leaves Byet Dwarka at 5.58 reaches jetty 6.17. Meet Mr Ramesh Sahoo selling God pictures crafted in wood in jetty. Meet Mr Motibhai a security man at jetty.
I board a bus from jetty at 6.35. On way sight Mayur cart, Jay Jalaram, Nashta Gruha, Sreenath ice cream. In bus meet Mr Mohan Bhai Mistry from Amreli which is about 400 kms from Ahmedabad. Reach Dwarka 7.28. Take dinner from Madhav restaurant.
Meet in Dwarka Mr Jayush bhai a fruit vendor, Mr Kroo bhai running a tea centre, Mr Rajeev bhai, Mr Vipul bhai fruit vendor, Mr Baba bhai fruitwallah. In Dwarka Mr Jadeja bhai guides me to bus stand. It has been five years since he retired and staying in Dwarka for over 20 yrs. Automan Mr Abhiskek drops me at the bus stand.
Near Madhav restaurant in Dwarka which is opposite Annapoorna restaurant there is Mr Anees, Mr Nagraj and Mr Ishaq. There is Mr Arun bhai in Aryan Articles store. Took tea from Mangal bhai tea centre. Took tea from Hirabhai tea centre as well which is near Aryan Articles store. Near Krishna Dining Hall there is Daya Ram tea centre.
Meet a a group of 58 from Jafara in Amreli in Gujarat State working in Pipavav shipyard and Ultratech. From Amreli they came to Somnath and from Somnath they came to Dwarka.
The bus ride to and fro came to Rs 30,000.
Meet Mr Shivapatnam of Chennai
Meet Mr Shivapatnam of Chennai who is part of a group travelling extensively across India covering States of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Gujarat and other places. In Krishna Vijay tea centre meet Mr Ravesh bhai, Mr Batuk bhai and Mr Shyam bhai. There is Brahminishri store for Music CD.
The other day Mr Ram bhai gave lift till Rabari gate in Dwarka. Meet Mr Kishan bhai of Jamnagar doing business in mobile accessories. Meet Mr Hirabhai of Dwarka.
There are no cyber cafes across Dwarka. Even the ones which were putting up a limited show have folded up. Mr Chandu bhai has internet but he has instructions to be not used for surfing. Hotel City Palace which is run by Mr Kishore Barai is kind enough to let me use internet for two hours. Here Mr Shyam bhai who is related to Mr Kishore Barai is very cooperative and humble. My best wishes to Mr Kishore Barai and entire staff. On a Thursday i visited Dwarka railway station to book a ticket from Dwarkadish to Ahmedabad. Friday i visited Dwarkadish temple. Later took meals from Dwarkesh restaurant which is in the basement and which i have visited in 2008. Mr Deepak bhai priest in Byet Dwarka guides me to this restaurant.
AMU (Aligarh Muslim University) should be at peace with itself. The picture is their for over 100 years. Let it remain there as it is. Let peace return to AMU and precincts. AMU is a great institution.
The boat ride from Jetty to Byet Dwarka and back takes more passengers than it can handle. Besides there no lifeguards. To prevent any untoward incident from happening there should be a limit on number of passengers a vessel can take on both sides. Overcrowding leads to capsizing and the state government should see to it that overcrowding is avoided during every vessel ride.
A day which saw me visit Nageshwar and Okha was followed by a visit to Byet Dwarka the next day. Meeting Mr Baluba and Mr Kada bhai in Okha brought back memories of December 2015 visit to this place.
Sightings in Okha
- Mujibhaijivabhai
- Dwarka Tailor
- Vishwas Selection
- G N Tailor
- Yamuna Electronics
- Amul Doodh
- Vinay cloth store
- Vodafone super net
- Amit Provision Stores
- Viswamitra xerox and online services
- Vibhuti studio
- Prabhat studio
- Jetwa boot house
- Jalaram novelty store
- Ambika sweets and namkeen
- Shivam printers
- Here i sight a car bearing Kerala State number KL 7 BX 1737
- Akshay sweets
- In Vaishali pan and cold drinks store i meet Mr Bharat bhai brother of Mr Vijay bhai
While coming from Okha meet Ms Habiba and Ms Naseem hailing from minority section. i extend them my best wishes.
On a Wednesday i decide to visit Byet Dwarka. The share taxi is driven by Mr Jagdish bhai. Leave Dwarka at 11.51. At 12.07 Byet Dwarka is shown 16 km. At 12.10 go past Tata Chemicals Pvt Ltd.
There is a Bust of Jamsetji Tata. A large number of workers filing out of factory perhaps an indication that Tata Company provides employment to large number of people and it would continue to do so for million of years. In share taxi meet Mr Hussain working in Okha port. Meet Mr Abdul Hamid.
Spot a billboard of Rashoi se Rishte tak
Tirupati India's No 1 Cottonseed Oil
At 12.28 we are in Nauveer Nagar
At 12.32 we reach Jetty from where we would take a vessel to Byet Dwarka.
Ten thousand Muslims in Byet Dwarka, 20,000 in Okha and they are doing well
In Jetty come across a camp seeking funds for cattlefeed. I purchase a hat from Mr Sooraj Kumar who has come all the way to Gujarat State from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh State. Extend my best wishes to him. Go past Jetty canteen. We board vessel MFB Noor Jaha Okha 64. Meet Mr Kishore, Mr Bhima Mori, Mr Shanti Lal, Mr Deva bhai all hailing from Porbander in Gujarat State. The Vessel moves from jetty at 12.46 pm. Meet Mr Noor Mohamad doing fishing business. Meet Boatman Mr Faqir Mohammad. There are in all 190 vessels and their turn comes once after four days. According to Mr Noor Mohamad there are 10,000 Muslims in Byet Dwarka and in Okha they are around 20,000. That excessively shows the people from minority section are at peace with themselves in Gujarat State. Mr Noor Mohammad tells me the fish from here goes to Delhi, Mumbai, Goa among other places The Fishing is done about 100 kms from here as nets are roughly 4km long. There are 350 nets of big boat and 200 nets of small boat. Apart from Mr Noor Mohammad meet Mr Ahmed Salem, Mr Irfan they too residing in Byet Dwarka. In Byet Dwarka meet Mr Yesh Dubey Priest in temple, meet Mr Haribhai water vendor, meet Mr Hari Haran who has come with another family member from Chennai capital of Tamil Nadu State.
In Byet Dwarka sight new bisleri rockstar mineral water for rs 10. Near temple there are different messages like take a look at your favourite wallet from Khita Kataru. Perhaps meant to say that one should watch out for their wallets.
Meet Students
Meet students of Shree VAEM School Okha. Meet Mr Prem (7th class who wants to be a swimmer), Mr Kunj (5th class who is a budding cricketer), Ms Karna (7th class who wants to be a doctor), Ms Vishvanti (5th class who wants to be a doctor), Mr Vansh (5th class who wants to be a pilot). They don't have to pay for the vessel which they board to access the school they study. Perhaps they would make a note of the story as they take my blog address.
Sightings in Byet Dwarka
- Ashish pan
- Toys of the shell
- Gayatri prasad bhandar
While waiting at Byet Dwarka (temple is closed from 1pm to 5pm), one can spot shops on either side, conversation varying from places from where people hail to severe shortage of water in Byet Dwarka. Here water comes after every 25 days. There are chakdas (sort of autorickshaw with no roof) ferrying water containers. One container costs 300 rs and the people of Byet Dwarka are at the receiving end. Here the State Government should set in measures to see water comes regularly to Byet Dwarka every day; limited hours would do. The State Government is requested to do this on a priority basis.
Two Hanuman Temples
There are two Hanuman temples in Byet Dwarka: one is Ekriwal Hanumanji 1 km away and another Hanuman Dandi 6km away. During Hanuman Jayanti (celebrating Lord Hanuman's birthday) a large number of people were here to visit the temple. Meet Mr Dhansukh bhai who looks after the security of temple from 7.30 am to 7.30 pm and he has to manage with whatever limited salary he gains. At least he has a job as there is a large scale unemployment across India and the Middle East. I wish him well for his future endeavours. The temple is open from 7 am to 6.30 pm.
Meet Mr Uday a priest. Meet at a tea centre Mr Abu Bakram, son Mr Akram another boy Mr Afridi. Meet Mr Jeetu bhai from Ahmedabad. Besides Mr Deepak bhai a priest meet Mr Dharna bhai doing civil engineering from an institute in Jamnagar. There is Byet Dwarka Marine Police Station and the day i am visiting temple there is a mock drill.
After visiting temple i head to board a vessel. The Vessel leaves Byet Dwarka at 5.58 reaches jetty 6.17. Meet Mr Ramesh Sahoo selling God pictures crafted in wood in jetty. Meet Mr Motibhai a security man at jetty.
I board a bus from jetty at 6.35. On way sight Mayur cart, Jay Jalaram, Nashta Gruha, Sreenath ice cream. In bus meet Mr Mohan Bhai Mistry from Amreli which is about 400 kms from Ahmedabad. Reach Dwarka 7.28. Take dinner from Madhav restaurant.
Meet in Dwarka Mr Jayush bhai a fruit vendor, Mr Kroo bhai running a tea centre, Mr Rajeev bhai, Mr Vipul bhai fruit vendor, Mr Baba bhai fruitwallah. In Dwarka Mr Jadeja bhai guides me to bus stand. It has been five years since he retired and staying in Dwarka for over 20 yrs. Automan Mr Abhiskek drops me at the bus stand.
Near Madhav restaurant in Dwarka which is opposite Annapoorna restaurant there is Mr Anees, Mr Nagraj and Mr Ishaq. There is Mr Arun bhai in Aryan Articles store. Took tea from Mangal bhai tea centre. Took tea from Hirabhai tea centre as well which is near Aryan Articles store. Near Krishna Dining Hall there is Daya Ram tea centre.
Meet a a group of 58 from Jafara in Amreli in Gujarat State working in Pipavav shipyard and Ultratech. From Amreli they came to Somnath and from Somnath they came to Dwarka.
The bus ride to and fro came to Rs 30,000.
Meet Mr Shivapatnam of Chennai
Meet Mr Shivapatnam of Chennai who is part of a group travelling extensively across India covering States of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Gujarat and other places. In Krishna Vijay tea centre meet Mr Ravesh bhai, Mr Batuk bhai and Mr Shyam bhai. There is Brahminishri store for Music CD.
The other day Mr Ram bhai gave lift till Rabari gate in Dwarka. Meet Mr Kishan bhai of Jamnagar doing business in mobile accessories. Meet Mr Hirabhai of Dwarka.
There are no cyber cafes across Dwarka. Even the ones which were putting up a limited show have folded up. Mr Chandu bhai has internet but he has instructions to be not used for surfing. Hotel City Palace which is run by Mr Kishore Barai is kind enough to let me use internet for two hours. Here Mr Shyam bhai who is related to Mr Kishore Barai is very cooperative and humble. My best wishes to Mr Kishore Barai and entire staff. On a Thursday i visited Dwarka railway station to book a ticket from Dwarkadish to Ahmedabad. Friday i visited Dwarkadish temple. Later took meals from Dwarkesh restaurant which is in the basement and which i have visited in 2008. Mr Deepak bhai priest in Byet Dwarka guides me to this restaurant.
AMU (Aligarh Muslim University) should be at peace with itself. The picture is their for over 100 years. Let it remain there as it is. Let peace return to AMU and precincts. AMU is a great institution.
The boat ride from Jetty to Byet Dwarka and back takes more passengers than it can handle. Besides there no lifeguards. To prevent any untoward incident from happening there should be a limit on number of passengers a vessel can take on both sides. Overcrowding leads to capsizing and the state government should see to it that overcrowding is avoided during every vessel ride.
Gujarat is a state at peace with itself. From Armenia to Afghanistan the residents of the state have set up a base mirroring a promising future not in a haste. Unemployment is rampant in Gujarat but that is not the sole state doing average; there are other spots across world where people have yet to find a way out of unemployment lasting blast and page. North America and the West should be cautious and up its security, you never know who is waiting in the wings to hit the city. We desire for peace in Afghanistan and hope peace investments begin to pour in ton.
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