KNOWING AGRAWAL COMMUNITY AS

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF 20TH CENTURY

MS SUCHITA PATEL
RESEARCH SCHOLAR
23, PATEL BUILDING
M. G. ROAD
MULUND (WEST)
MUMBAI – 400 080.
 GOAL OF THE PROJECT
UNDERSTAND THE ROOTS WELL

STUDY WITH OTHER DISCIPLINARY SOCIAL-

SCIENCES

IT DOES NOT ONLY AIMS TO COLLECT THE

INFORMATION, BUT TO MOTIVATE EVERY AGE
GROUP TO CONTRIBUTE AND UNDERSTAND
THEIR PAST & ENLIGHTEN THEIR FUTURE

MAIN TARGET IS TO INVOLVE YOUNG

GENERATION, SO THAT THEY CAN GET MORE
ACQUAIANT WITH THEIR ROOTS
 AGRAWAL COMMUNITY

INCLUDES GLORY, PRIDE AND MAJOR

CONTRIBUTION DONE BY THIS COMMUNITY
OVER THE PERIOD IN DIFFERENT FORM, BE IT
A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN OR ARTIST.
 ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM

INTEREST OF DR. RAMESH GUPTA TO DEVELOP

A PROJECT THAT WILL MOTIVATE YOUNG
GENERATION TO KNOW THEIR PAST

CONSEQUENT NEED TO STUDY BACKGROUND

DISCUSSIONS WITH EXPERTS ON STUDYING

COMMUNITY HISTORY

ANTHROPOLOGICAL & SOCIOLOGICAL WORK

ON ORIGIN IS FOUND IN FORM OF BOOKS AND
ARTICLES
 AGRAWAL COMMUNITY:

TIME & FRAME

STUDY RESTRICTED TO THE 18TH &
19TH C

GROWTH OF AGRAWAL’S AS
PATRIOTS, PROFESSIONALS,
BUSINESSMAN
 OBJECTIVES

MYTH & LEGENDS

ORIGINAL LOCATION, MIGRATION &

SETTLEMENT

SUB-DIVISION OF CASTE

SOCIAL LIFE, DRESSING, FOOD

TRADITIONS & CUSTOMS

BELIEVES & PHILOSOPHY OF SUCCESS

 METHODOLOGY

ARCHIVAL RESEARCH

LIBRARY STUDY

FIELD TRIPS

PERSONAL INTERVIEW

OBSERVATION

FORMULATION OF MODULES
FORMULATION OF MODULE
M 1 – INTRODUCTION

M 2 – LAND & ITS PEOPLE

M 3 – LIFE STYLE

M 4 – HABITS INHERINT

M 5 – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

M 6 – SOCIAL & POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT

M 7 – LITERATURE, ART & CRAFT

M 8 – NEWSPAPERS, ADVERTISEMENTS, MEDIA

M 9 – CHANGING TRENDS IN 21ST CENTURY