11-07-2006, 12:30 AM
[URL= http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_183...00900040003.htm]<b>Patels go shopping for tribal brides</b>![/URL]<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Patel community in Gujarat, known for their entrepreneurial skill and hold over agriculture and business, is facing an unusual sociological crisis - a skewed male-female ratio and having to "buy" tribal brides for their boys.
"Skewed male-female ratio in the Patel community - especially among the Kadva Patels - has created a severe sociological problem.
As a result of declining female ratio, the Patels are going to tribal areas of Vadodara, Bharuch, Panchmahals and other district of Gujarat to "buy" tribal girls by paying around Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
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"Skewed male-female ratio in the Patel community - especially among the Kadva Patels - has created a severe sociological problem.
As a result of declining female ratio, the Patels are going to tribal areas of Vadodara, Bharuch, Panchmahals and other district of Gujarat to "buy" tribal girls by paying around Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
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