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The Gujaratis are known for being very enterprising folks. It is culturally respected in the community to have your own business, whether it is a small corner shop or the biggest corporation. India’s biggest private corporations (Reliance Industries) was started by a Gujju. Gandhi and the current PM also hail from this state.

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> The Gujaratis are known for being very enterprising folks.

The downside is that some of the biggest and famous crooks are from the same community as well.

If we accept the premise that Gujaratis are particularly enterprising, then unless they are particularly less prone to criminal behavior than other communities we should except some enterprising crooks as well!

There's lots of famous financial fraudsters and crooks from any community. Look at the Ivy League graduates working on Wall Street who caused the 2007/2008 financial crisis.

> from any community

Which is not relevant to this post and the GP comment.

yea true

I'm not sure such comments are appreciated on HN. All communities and groups in the world have crooks.

I am talking about some of the biggest and famous crooks in India not just any crook.

Which is an irrelevant point and needlessly pedantic in the context of this thread about Gujjus. What I hope is even less appreciated on HN is the pointless "yeah that's true of any community" nonsense the minute anyone says anything with specificity.

Can't say criminals aren't enterprising. At least successful criminals.

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