Despite being only a kilometre away from Bhuj, not one person was killed here, nor did any house collapse. Bang in the middle of death and despair, a community, a village, has come together and knows not only how to help itself, but in these moments of crises, has found it within themselves to help others. Over centuries, this village of mostly Patel farmers has faced extreme conditions in the region, forcing the community to learn to fend for itself.
Farmers plow their own fields and stock up enough grain and water to last upto a year.
Even after the Gujarat cyclone hit the coast in 1998, this close-knit village survived off its own hard work and traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation. So we don't have to be dependent on anyone else. However, their pride does not come in the way of lending a helping hand to those who need it and there have been many such occasions. Lalji, for example, went off to help in rescue efforts soon after the earth had stopped shaking. The village also has a milk-dairy after the quake.