Govind Gujar: entomologist's journey to understand the Society we live in

It was in December 2021 that we thought of visiting Dwarka and Somnath, holy places of the Hindu, but could not do so. And hence, now was an occasion due to the Ganesh festival’s holidays for our grandchildren. We seized this opportunity to visit places en-route as given in the sketch below. This journey also involved a ferry from Hazira RO RO terminal (near Surat)(A) to Ghogha RO RO terminal (near Bhavnagar)(B) and return, which shortened our trip by road by 4 hr giving us a feel of Arabian sea that intrudes into the Gulf of Khambayat. 16 September 2023 We left Mumbai at 6.35 am with odometer reading of car at 15072 km following NH48. We had three stops for breakfast and rest before reaching our hotel at Ichhapor on the outskirt of Surat, close to Hazira RO RO terminal (A) at about 2 pm. As we approached our destination, we could see thick black air-filled skies due to pollution, reminding us of Delhi. En-route, we cros

  13 August 2023 We left Mulund East at about 7.45 am and had a brief stop at Shree Dutta roadside restaurant for breakfast. As usual, I enjoyed sabudana khichdi with yoghurt. Amount of yoghurt [curd] was like chutney, not enough   for one who lived in North India for half-century. Later, after we crossed Navsari, at about 1.30 pm, we stopped at Sugar and Spice restaurant for lunch for about one hr. It was a bit spicy, not up to the standard expected. We reached at our relative’s residence at about 4 pm. Car driving on the way to Bharuch Lunch time                                                                   14 August 2023 We stayed in Bharuch. Jai, Jiya, Jyoti and Nalini went to do boating and see Kabirwad, an island encircled by the river, Narmada that culminates in to sea at Surat. I visited Navsari Agril University’s relatively new College of Agriculture and met Dr D D Patel, Prof of Agronomy and Principal and Dr Bhat, Prof of Extension Education. We had a good discussio