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A Community That Transformed American Lodging
The hospitality industry in the United States has a remarkable story of its own. The rise of the Patel family motels is
Mahendra K. Doshi is a writer, journalist and historian from San Jose, California. Originally hailing from Vadia, Gujarat, Mahendra’s family moved to Calcutta, West Bengal, where he studied and received a Bachelor’s Degree from Presidency College and a Master’s Degree from the University of Calcutta.
The hospitality industry in the United States has a remarkable story of its own. The rise of the Patel family motels is
The Patel motels in the USA are a story of perseverance, society, and achievement. It began in the 1950s, when Indian im