Hanuman Bhagda

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Villege of Hanuman Bhagda, Valsad One of the oldest and most prosperous village near Valsad. It was habited in 1600s by two Desais from Bhadeli villege opposite River Auranga .
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Coordinates:   20°37'52"N   72°55'18"E

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  • It is also called Paris of South Gujarat
  • MY GRANDMOTHER-FATHER'S MOTHER- SHANTABEN(SHANTI)WAS BORN IN HANUMAN BHAGDA WHO WAS DAUGHTER OF DAYALJI BHULABHAI DESAI,B.A.MATHEMATICS POONA DECCAN COLLEGE.DAYALJI WAS BLIND BUT HE WROTE READY RECKONER FOR TIMBER BUSINESS AND WAS ATTESTED BY INDIA GOVT.INCOME HELPED RAISE 6 SONS,3 DAUGHTERS.MY DADI 'SHANTI' WAS FIRST METRIC PASS GIRL IN VILLAGE IN 1939.SHE TOO ASSISTED IN PUBLISHING 'JANTRI' LIKE HER BROTHERS.SHE RAISED 3 CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE LOOKED AFTER BY HER IN USA AND IN INDIA WHEN HER HELP WAS PRICELESS.SHE WAS MOST SELFLESS,DEDICATED WOMAN TO ALL WHO KNEW HER.I MISS MY FATHER'S SHUSHILAMASI JAYANTMASAJI OF ANDHERI ALSO.HANUMAN BHAGDA IS FINEST VILLAGE COMPARED TO ANY VILLAGE IN INDIA.RICH VILLAGE WITH INTELLIGENT,NOBLE AND PHILANTHROPIC 'DESAI' WHO DONATED TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN BULSAR.MY FATHER WANTS TO BE CREAMATED ON SOIL OF HANUMAN BHAGDA.I WISH ALL AND EVERY ONE LIVING IN THIS -'PARIS AMONG VILLAGES OF INDIA'-HANUMAN BHAGDA A VERY HEALTHY,HAPPY LIFE.ALL WHO ARE BORN IN H.B. AND ARE OVERSEAS SHOULD COME UP WITH BRILLIANT IDEA TO HELP H.B. RETAIN IT'S OLD NATURAL HABITAT AND CITIZENS OF H.B. SHINE IN EDUCATION/INDUSTRY(OUTSIDE VILLAGE) AND REMAIN PROSPEROUS AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.MY FATHER MISSES H.B. JUST LIKE VISHAL J.DESAI AND MY FOOYI SUDHA,FOOYI JYOTI.WE TWO BROTHERS ARE BORN IN HOUSTON,TEXAS ON GOKUL ASHTAMI,RAM NAVMI DECLARE THAT HANUMAN BHAGDA IS OUR ADOPTED VILLAGE AND WE ARE HAPPY THAT WE HAVE 'GREEN CARD AND CITIZENSHIP OF HANUMAN BHAGDA BASED ON BIRTH OF OUR FATHER IN NOBLE HOME OF DAYALJI BHULABHAI NICHHABHAI DESAI.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
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