#1, Caption: Cover Photo - a group photo captured outside Natangi.
Dear All,
This post is ‘My Memories of the Surat Mega Meet-up’ hosted by @Tejal (RECAP) under the guidance of our Connect Moderator @NareshDarji (RECAP). To me, the day was organised and managed by youngster LGs @Mukund_hirpara @Rushabh_Sindhav @Vijay_Bhadani @chiragvankar @user_not_found and a few others; of course, Sr LGs like @Kinjalchhaya were also present.
After the Mumbai Meetup on the 3rd of March, I reached Surat on the 6th morning; with extremely helpful support from LGs Rushab, Het, Mukund, Vijay_Bhandani and a couple of others, I could explore Surat almost fully.
#4, Caption: The Locho from the Jalaram.
On the day of the meetup, I was picked up by our Het and reached the gathering point - Jalaram Tasty Locho & Rasawala Khaman (Review, Location - Locho was tasty; after our breakfast, we left for our first meetup point.
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#5, The Raw diamonds. (earlier caption was wrong - corrected by @Mukund_hirpara )
Roy Diamonds:
The demonstration at the diamond factory was very elaborate and informative; we even met the first-generation owner who started the business. We visited their polishing section also.
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#6, A group photo of Attendee LGs at Himanee Sarees
#7, Caption: The refreshment at Himanee.
The second was Himanee Fashions - (Review, Location)
Our visit was interesting; they did it in a family style of affectionate approach - felt very nice. We spent almost an hour during which they explained different aspects of fabrics; and at the end, we had some refreshments also.
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#8, Another group photo at Natangi
The next was the Gajiwala Saree (Natangi) -(Review, Location).
This visit also was very informative - here it was more of a marketing style approach - still, it was good. Right from raw material to the finished product - concept, design to sample, automated stock management (& online barcoding), etc were well explained.
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Then we rushed for lunch in Purohit Thali: (Review, Location).
Orthodox Gujarati Thali - unlimited food with different dishes and multi-layer serving! We all enjoyed the session.
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#10, Caption: A shot from the Surat Fort - there are hundreds of frames, here.
The last destination was Surat Caste: (Review, Location)
The renovated ‘Surat Castle’ was worth a destination to visit; though it was a rushy visit, it was very enjoyable.
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The formal session ended with a poem recital from Deepak B. Modgekar who is also the author of the poem (View his Poem …)
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After the formal session, we had a photoshoot and chatting session, which was very enjoyable; here are a few shots…
#12, Caption: A selfie, clicked by our CM Naresh Darji Ji.
#13, Caption: Another group shot, during the meetup.
Hope al the friends will tag the untagged attendees, please.
