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Jhulasan (
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: ઝુલાસણ ) is a small village located in district of
Mehsana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and the headquarters of Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwad dynasty, Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independen ...
, Kadi Taluka in the state of
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, India.


Name

According to
Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia (10 December 1908 – 28 January 1989) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and archaeologist specialising in proto- and ancient Indian history. He is considered to have pioneered archaeological excavation techniques in Ind ...
, the name ''Jhulāsaṇ'' may be identical to the ''Kūlāvasaṇa'' mentioned in medieval epigraphy. Assuming this is the case, then the name is ultimately derived from Sanskrit ''vasaṇa'', meaning "dwelling" or "residence" (of either an individual or a group). There is another belief that some travelers were going from one place to another and decided to rest at this place and made Jula, (swing hanging from the branch of a tree) and liked the place and decided to settle down so they gave the name of this place Jhulasan.


Demographics

Jhulasan is an important Railway station between Ahmedabad and Delhi via Mehsana railway route. There are large petroleum wells in this village's land area. It has a population of about 5,000. The majority of the residents are farmers. More than 2500 people from Jhulasan have migrated to the USA and Canada. Other families have migrated to the nearby cities of Kalol, Ahmedabad, and Gandhinagar. American astronaut Sunita Williams(Pandya)' father, Deepakbhai Pandya, a doctor in Boston, migrated to the USA in the early 1960s. There are other prominent residents of this village including Kanubhai Lalbhai Patel who is a mechanical engineer and lives in Canada, Mahavir Shankarlal Patel, a mechanical engineer working at NIH, USA, as Chief of Clinical Center Complex Infrastructure Team (CCCIT), Dineshbhai Mathurbhai Patel, professor of chemistry at science college in Nadiyad, India, Dr. Bhikhabhai Chhanabhai Patel who is a prominent doctor in Ahmedabad, India, Dr. Ashokbhai Desai(MBBS, MD, M.CH), Piyushbhai B. Barot who is well-known Teacher(Chemistry) and speaker, Vishalbhai K. Panchal who is also a teacher, Prof.Vimal P. Prajapati(Physics) and many more.


Background

Jhulasan is one of the most developed villages in Kadi Taluka, district Mehsana of Gujarat state, in India. The majority of the population in this village are Patels. Thakor, Prajapati, Raval, Rabari, Gajjars, Suthars, Barots, and Ravals are minorities. About 350 families, mostly patels, have migrated to USA and Canada. Every two years, there is a get-together (reunion) in the USA for families who have migrated to the USA and Canada. The last reunion was in 2022 in Atlantic City, NJ and the next reunion will be in 2024 in Boston, USA.


Temples

There are many large temples in this village. The Dola Mata (goddess) temple is the biggest one and is worldwide popular. There is a Swaminarayan Temple (Under Nar Narayan Dev Gadi), Radha Vallabh Temple (Radhe Radhe), Ramji Mandir, Sat Kaival Ashram, Gogleshvar Mahadev, Nilkantheswar Mahadev Temple (Mahadev Vas) with Shitla Mata and Hanuman Temple, Pipaleshavar Mahadev Temple, Narayan Mahadev Temple, Varahi Mata Temple, Vihat Mata Temple and few other temples.


Education

Jhulasan Anupam Prathmik Shala(primary school) provides education from 1st to 8th grade. This school is almost 118 years old. On the auspicious day of Dashera 2023, Kusumben and Bharatbhai did a groundbreaking (Khat Muhurta) to build a brand new primary school and they donated Rupees one crore eleven lakhs and hence the school will be named Kusumben Bharatbhai Bhaktibhai Dr. Parivar. The C.P. Gajjar High School provides education from 9th grade to 11th grade. Many other residents have donated generously to this cause. The total cost to build a new school will be around five crore rupees. To get a higher education after that, one has to go to the nearby village Pansar or Vadu or the cities of Kalol or Ahmedabad. From 1870 to 1910, Primary School was at Niilkanth Mahadev Temple (Mahadev Vas). The current Jhulasan Prathmik School was built in 1910 by Maharaja Sayajirao since Jhulasan village belonged to Gaikavad Sarkar. In 1965, Maganlal Chimanlal Gajjar (Suthar) built C. P. Gajjar High School in memory of his late brother Chimanlal Purushottamdas Gajjar, so the school name is C. P. Gajjar High School.


References


External links

*http://jhulasanpatidarbhojansamiti.com/ *http://www.dolomaparivarusa.org/ *http://saum.atwebpages.com/imsitemap.html *https://youtube.com/watch?v=c7ppIOla9y8&feature=share {{coord missing, Gujarat Cities and towns in Mehsana district