Akhil Bhartiya Kutch Kadva Patidar Samaj
A central organisation of Kutch Kadva Patidar Sanatan community
Book: GharWaapsi (English)
Index
16. Volatility Diffusion Phase
Translation Status: Done using Google Gemini AI 3.0 (Thinking) – 10-Dec-2025
104. Phase of Destabilisation Begins: We saw above how the destruction of all those sectors, in which the necessary foundations for the strength of any society are laid and on which the development of the society depends, happened in the K.K. Pa. caste. We saw how the hopes inspiring life were turned into despair. As a result, despair spread all around in the caste. A situation was created where common people could not gather the courage to oppose wrong deeds and wrong people. We saw this first step of the downfall of the society.
Now we will see the second step of the downfall of the society and understand about it. We will see why instability came in the society. For more details see point (21). Despite the delay in cutting the Hindu roots, the work of spreading “destabilisation” in the caste continued during that period.
105. Economic Exploitation: We understand that any religion runs on donation. But when donation becomes mandatory instead of voluntary, it takes the form of tax. Then it becomes a medium of exploiting followers in the hands of religious contractors. There is something similar in the name of donation in Satpanth too.
Appeal for donation is seen in all religions. But in the scriptures of Satpanth, along with Dashavatar Granth, it is seen in many places that the Satpanthi who gives Dasond (tithe)34 with full devotion will only be called a true Satpanthi. Only such a true Satpanthi will get Amarapuri (immortality) after death24 and will get to rule on earth for 1.25 lakh years at the end of Kaliyuga. And one who does not give Dasond will have to suffer the torture of hell.
Along with the temptations of Amarapuri and ruling for 1.25 lakh years, the fear of torture of hell [88:Page 371] makes a common devotee do a lot of things. This kind of greed and fear makes a person endure countless tortures, sufferings and oppression, but does not let them make the mistake of not giving Dasond.
105.1. Dasond / Dashans: Giving 10% of income or earnings every year. Also if the value of property increases, then 10% is calculated on that too [85:Page 26, Point 6][88:Page 127, 497].
105.2. Visond / Vishans: Similar to Dasond, but giving 20% instead of 10% [148:Page 24].
105.3. Types: On page number 545 of the great book Pirana ni Pol written by the pioneer reformer of the caste Shri Narayanji Ramji Limbani [88:Page 545] a list of taxes and cesses imposed on a Satpanthi is given, which is as follows.
Some Taxes35 and Cesses36 suggested list is given below. Please note that besides this list there might be additional other taxes and cesses.
1) Tax to make child Satpanthi after birth
2) Tax to drink the Nur-ni-Goli (Pill of Light)39 for purification40 when brothers gone abroad37 return to the country38
3) Tax to offer Thaal and putting cash on Thursday41 and Chandrat42
4) Tax to be paid per person who goes to eat at the death ceremony43 of a deceased person in Dokda44
5) Tax from 50 to 150 Kori46 per person to absolve sins of the deceased45
6) Tax of 7.5 Kori for marriage or remarriage
7) Tax of Dasond on increase in offspring of cattle47
8) Tax to be paid as penalty for disrespecting leaders48 or committing offense against caste
9) Tax of at least 12 Kori per person for accepting Sayyeds49 as Guru
10) Tax of Shirbandhi53 when Mujawar50 Kaka51 52 from Pirana comes to the country (Desh)38
11) Annual expense ranging from minimum Rs. 50/- to maximum Rs. 100/- per person for a Sangha (group) of approximately 400 people coming for pilgrimage to Pirana.
105.4. Misuse of Amount: It must be around the year 1920 that due to such many types, those Pirana Satpanthi Kanbi brothers of Kutch had to pay a tax of at least Rs. 1,50,000/- in a year. Even after doing so much, a large amount from the taxes and cesses given for religion beyond capacity was usurped by the leader Patels (Gedheras) and Mukhis54 of the caste. Through this medium, the so-called leader Gedheras did not hesitate at all in inflicting as much torture as possible on some caste brothers [88:Page 546 and 547]. They used the money of this caste to commit atrocities on the caste. Detailed information regarding this is given in the book “Searchlight on the Black Deeds of the Tyrannical Leaders of Kutch Kadva Patidar Caste – An Introductory Essay” written by K.K. Pa. caste reformer Shri Narayan Ramji Limbani [85].
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105.5. When a society is ruined economically, the fighting strength of the people of that society diminishes. Due to which instability spreads. |
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106. Exploitation through Law and Order: Economic exploitation is possible only when people do not trust law and order. As mentioned in the point above (76), we saw how the caste members were cleverly kept away from the benefits of law and order.
106.1. Misusing Power in Hand: They would stop the marriages of those who spoke against the leaders / Gedheras. Excommunicate them from the caste and forcibly cause divorce [130:Page 39][6:Page 136].
106.2. Signs of Instability in Law and Order: To understand instability better, let’s take a quick look at what are generally the signs of instability in the field of law and order.
Common people start thinking that;
1) No one is afraid of law and order.
2) A lot can be done in police and court with the power of money and influence.
3) Take the support of law and order, but do not rely on it. In the long run, laws are not of much use.
4) Law and order are not for poor people.
106.3. Assessment of Unstable Situation: From the time K.K. Pa. caste came and settled in Kutch until the time of Keshra Parmeshwara (Keshra Bapa)55, we have not seen documents or articles on this subject. But in the book written on the life of Keshra Parmeshwara [96] good information is found on this subject. From which we can estimate how unstable the law and order situation must have been for the people of the K.K. Pa. caste.
Keshra Parmeshwara (Keshra Bapa)’s relations with the King of Kutch were very good and close too. The relations were so good that Darbarshri himself5656 had ordered that Keshra Bapa could go to meet the King anytime without asking for time [96:Page 74]. Not only that, Rani Saheba, wife of King Pragmalji of Kutch, was his Dharmaben (sister by religion) [96:Page 93]. Similarly, he had very good relations with Jagirdars located around his village Netra.
But in the field of law and order, as mentioned in the previous point (76), according to the agreement made by Imam Shah with the King of Kutch, by keeping the people of K.K. Pa. caste deprived of justice system facilities like police and court, the “despair” spread in this field, as a result of which “instability” started appearing in this field.
According to the book, the harassment done by Satpanthis was such that despite Keshra Bapa having the backing of the King of Kutch, Keshra Mukhi57 often found himself in a dilemma [96:Page 14, 62]. Whatever the leader Gedheras in the Kutch Kadva Patidar caste said was considered the law for the caste [96:Page 5].
Due to instability in law and order, some examples of harassment of Keshra Bapa by Gedheras are as follows.
1) When Keshra Bapa and his other 4 friends accepted Sanatan Dharma, the Gedheras gathered in Vithon village bringing together the caste of three Panchadas to take strict action against them [96:Page 46].
2) His associate Shri Abji Karsan Bhagat was beaten inhumanely [96:Page 54].
3) Incidents of breaking engagements in the families of Keshra Bapa and his Sanatani associates started happening [96:Page 61].
4) As a result, the Maharaja of Kutch himself had to mediate between the Swaminarayan followers and Satpanth followers [96:Page 64].
5) Satpanthi Raiya Nakrani tore up the settlement paper made by the Maharaja of Kutch [96:Page 65].
6) Fed up with Raiya Nakrani’s behavior, the King of Kutch himself said, “You people who follow the old religion use too much high-handedness and it is you who quarrel” [96:Page 71].
7) As soon as the foundation of the Swaminarayan temple was dug, the followers of the old religion would fill the pit at night. Stopping the temple work with such acts [96:Page 73]. The King of Kutch gave police protection for the temple work and assured help in all other ways [96:Page 74 and 75].
107. Media59: It is said that media is the fourth pillar of democracy60. In which formal news medium is the main one. Through this medium, by giving voice to the atrocities on people, the attention of the government machinery is drawn to take necessary corrective steps.
In Vikram Samvat 1832 (Year 1776), there was no public media. There is no question of electronic or social media like today. For communication, there was the Pantia61 system.
So the issue of destabilizing the media does not remain very special here.
But, today we see how media is misused. Paid news, fake news, giving big but false advertisements on the strength of money, buying journalists with promises of giving advertisements, twisting news to present in one’s favor, secretly including one’s propaganda in news etc. tactics are used. Today’s generation almost knows how public sentiment/opinion is turned in one’s favor using media.
Media plays a very big role in today’s context, so keeping the future in mind, this point has been taken here.
If we see an example of today’s context, there was a gentleman from Satpanth, Shri Ratanshi Lalji Velani. That gentleman used to claim himself as the President of Shri Akhil Bharatiya Kutch Kadva Patidar Samaj and advertisements/news of calling a general meeting of that society at Nakhatrana under his presidency used to appear in Kutch Mitra and other newspapers for some years (e.g. Advertisement: Kutch Mitra, Bhuj Edition, Date 16-Oct-2014, Page 15 and News: Kutch Mitra, Bhuj Edition, Date 20-Sep-2014). Because at that time the general meeting of the original Shri Akhil Bharatiya Kutch Kadva Patidar Samaj was to be held. In that, photos of their fake meeting were also printed. By giving such news, they give a message to the public as if Ratanshi Lalji Velani is the president of the society. But actually, the true president of the society for many years is Shri Abjibhai Vishram Kanani. This is an example of misuse of media62.
108. Achievement of the Goal of Ideological Destruction (At this stage): In the table given below, we will see how much damage was done in this phase of spreading instability. This is a table tracking the damage done in the instability phase after the demoralisation phase.
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Overview of Changes / Tracking Table |
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Ideological Subversion |
Destruction Details |
Destruction Status |
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1. Demoralisation Areas |
19 |
Completed |
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1.1. Religion |
20.1 |
ü(70) |
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1.2. Education |
20.2 |
ü(89) |
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1.3. Social Life |
20.3 |
ü(88) |
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1.4. Power Structure |
20.4 |
ü(77.1) |
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1.5. Law and Order |
20.5 |
ü(77.2) |
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1.6. Leadership |
20.6 |
ü(77.3) |
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2. Destabilisation |
21 |
Completed |
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2.1. Finance |
21.1 |
ü(105) |
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2.2. Law and Order |
21.2 |
ü(106) |
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2.3. Media |
21.3 |
ü(107) |
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3. Crisis |
23 |
Pending |
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3.1. So-called Saviour |
23.3 |
Pending |
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• Insider |
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• Outsider |
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4. Normalisation |
24 |
Pending |
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4.1. Establishing a New Society – In 2 Phases |
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Pending |
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34 Dasond = Dashans (Tithe/10%)
35 Kar = Tax
36 Laga = Fees / Charges
37 Gone abroad = Gone to foreign lands for employment purposes
38 Desh = In Kutch. Because for the K.K. Pa. caste, Desh means Kutch
39 Nur-ni-Goli = Please see the abbreviations section for information on Paval etc.
40 Pavano = Corruption of the word ‘Pivdavvano’ (to make drink)
41 Thursday because in Satpanth, Thursday-Friday night worship is very important.
42 Chandrat = The first night after the month of Ramadan is completed, which is called Eid-ul-Fitr. Source: https://abkkpsamaj.org/go/fn42
43 Dado = A feast organized by the family of the deceased for the salvation of the deceased after death [114:Page 24][6:Page 176].
44 Dokda = See Footnote 46
45 Absolving Sins = To liberate the deceased person from the sins (crimes) committed throughout their life. Only if this is done, can the deceased person go to Amarapuri24. Such is the belief in Satpanth.
46 Kori = It was the monetary currency of Kutch until the year 1948. A Kori was divided into 24 Dokdas (singular: Dokda) and a Dokda into 2 Trambiyas. Only coins of Kori were issued. Other copper coins were Dhabu and Dhinglo. 1 Kori = 2 Adliano = 4 Paylo = 8 Dhabu = 16 Dhinglo = 24 Dokda = 48 Trambiya = 96 Babukiya. It was valued as 1 Indian Rupee = 3½ Kori after India’s independence. (Source: https://abkkpsamaj.org/go/fn46)
47 Dhor (Cattle) = Cow, Ox, Horse, Goat, Camel etc. animals which are generally domesticated by humans.
48 Gedheras
49 Sayyed = Harivansh = Descendants of Imam Shah.. whom people believing in Pirana Satpanth consider as Guru. [88:Page 547]
50 Mujawar = One who looks after the grave
51 Kaka = Not the uncle (Kaka-Bhatrija) Kaka, but here Kaka is a Persian word, which means Slave/Servant.[85:Page 27-Point 9]
52 Mujawar Kaka of Pirana = Gadipati of Pirana. Currently.. the word “Maharaj” is added to their names.
53 Shirbandhi = A kind of gift. See [88:Page 31][111:Page 5][6:Page 25].
54 Mukhi = One who prays by reciting Kalima etc. in Jamaatkhana alias Khana i.e. Priest of Khana.
55 A separate chapter providing detailed information on the contribution of Keshra Bapa is included ahead.
56 Darbarshri = Maharao = The King of Kutch was also called Darbarshri.
57 Keshra Mukhi = Keshra Parmeshwara = Keshra Bapa
58 Utensils and Mattresses & Quilts = Since the caste was very poor, metal utensils, mattresses, quilts, etc. were in very limited quantity with people. There was a system that for a big occasion like a marriage, utensils etc. were kept jointly in the village Khana and whoever had an occasion at their home could use them.
59 Media = Medium of propaganda and publicity
60 Three pillars of democracy = Legislature, Executive, Judiciary
61 Pantio = A person who goes from house to house to deliver messages
62 Examples = For more such examples of Ratanshi Lalji Velani, see https://abkkpsamaj.org/go/fn62