Gujjuroots is a non-profit organization with its goal being to nurture the Gujarati heritage to the younger generation. Jr. High School student, Aaryan Patel whose mission is to nurture the Gujarati Heritage by empowering grade-school students via Gujarati school-clubs and other cultural events such as in the performing arts. Aaryan was intrigued and wanted to pursue this dream, and did so by visiting Rann Utsav with his grandparents during his latest trip to India. There he saw many families, much less fortunate who had to skip out on common daily practices, in order to sustain their families. Children had to skip their schooling, in order to sell artistic items to incoming tourists which helped to establish a simple form of daily living for the families.
Influenced by the Rann Utsav, Aaryan took a deep dive into various events including colorful Gujarati folk-dances and Raas-Garba. Aaryan’s exposure to the rich culture made him realize what his peers who are not living in Gujarat are missing out on. The culture, the heritage and the people that all transpires someones love towards their own roots.
On his return home, Aaryan started to work towards his vision of global society collaborating on the efforts of Gujarati culture. He decided to create a digital platform which contains information, activities and organizing details about Gujarati culture. He has started to collect stories of Gujarat heritage and performing art from various places from Gujarat. This is how he founded Gujjuroots, which is a non-profit organization to promote Gujarati language and culture by providing a common platform to sustain and perpetuate the cultural heritage of Gujarat, India.
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