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Patel

A "caste" that did not stratify into that concrete form until the late nineteenth century but are currently an economic force to be reckoned with. Its members dominate all sorts of sectors from pharmaceuticals, port development, to the steel industry and the food business, among others. Name an industry prominent in and out of Gujarat and it would be difficult not to find a Patel associated with it. Markers to the influence of Patels are ubiquitous. And some might say unnecessary.

The Patels emerged as a caste through hypergamous marriage practices and complex relations with other subordinate castes in the region. Lewa Patels, the Dominant Caste In Central Gujarat, Are Also One Of The Most Visible And Affluent Caste Groups In India And Boast A Global Diasporic Presence (see Gidwani, Capital, Interrupted). The Lewa Patels emerged as an affluent caste through the articulation of caste, class and gender relations with the British Government and other caste groups in their socio political sphere. Hypergamous relations of the Patel caste with the Patidar caste were socially imperative in order to establish their stranglehold in Gujarat.
Sudeep Paul: When you think Patel, you think big. Or vice versa. Even the rupture of the Patidar agitation only served to spell out the import of their name.

Aakar Patel: Why do you people need so much saving? And why must Gujarati Man always have to do it? The Patel is the real native, the best example and in fact the apotheosis of Gujarati Man, is the Patel. He is characterized by his stubbornness and his rigidity.
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Patel

Patels explicitly describe themselves as a “modern” caste and reveal, in their self-description and practices, an entanglement with terms that we would commonly associate with Western epistemes. Their acquired image as the quintessential modern caste predisposes them, for the most part, to a “severe practicality” in the realms of household and farm economics.

Patels are still driven by a desire to acquire social distinction. As in the past, when the upper strata of Patidars had differentiated themselves from the lower levels by contracting hypergamous marriages. The early Patidar families married their daughters to Anavil Brahmins, the 'old aristocracy' of the area, who were tax collectors for the Mughals before the Marathas came.
Frank Heidemann : In the past, the upper strata of Patidars had differentiated themselves from the lower levels by contracting hypergamous marriages.
Vinay Gidwani: Patels are still driven by a desire to acquire social distinction.
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paterne

Sometimes I wish I was paterne but im too much of a pussclaat to be one.
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Patee

Patee's are unique, they are ambitious, noble, wild and naturing. They are quite competitive and never like losing. They may seem a lot when you first meet them but once get to know them relating with them is a breeze.
He is so wild, that's Patee.
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patella

a bone of the knee joint that sits upon the condyles of the femur and the tibia
This litlle bone upon your knee is your patella
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paterry

An unknown being with the power to destroy all living human, also considered as a god he also has an unthinkable intelligence that is way beyond our understanding.
Paterry is way too strongwho is this outer being!!
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