Wherever you live,
Kachchh is still home.
The federation that speaks for Kachchhi families abroad — in Bhuj, before the authorities and on the national stage. Legal guidance, connectivity, business bridges, and a voice that is heard.
Kachchhis went to every corner of the world. GKF makes sure home still hears them.
Global Kachchh Federation was formed to strengthen the emotional bond between India and people of Indian origin from the Kachchh district of Gujarat. Spread across the Gulf, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, the Americas and Australia, they built businesses and communities — and never stopped wanting their motherland to prosper.
GKF unites them, presents India in its proper perspective, carries their problems to the right desks, and opens the door for those who wish to invest in Kachchh. It is not a business. It is a bridge.
Every thread starts in Bhuj.
Kachchhi embroidery joins a hundred mirrors with a single thread. GKF does the same with people. Tap any country to see who carries the thread there — and what time it is for them right now.
Six promises to every Kachchhi abroad
Built from the problems members bring us most — and the solutions GKF works on every week.
Constitutional rights & legal support
A panel of experts for the legal tangles Kachchhis abroad face at home — guidance on rights, procedures and the right channel to take.
See how 02Faster work at government offices
We work with authorities to cut repeat visits, push for digitised records and simpler procedures — and follow up on the matters you raise.
See how 03Connectivity: Bhuj to the world
International status for Bhuj airport, more domestic flights and cargo links — a campaign GKF has carried to aviation officials since 2023.
See how 04Grievance redressal
A single place to bring a grievance about treatment in Kachchh — mediated, followed up and closed with a clear answer.
See how 05Business networking & investment
Bridges between Kachchhi entrepreneurs abroad and industry in Kachchh, Gujarat and India — introductions, not commissions.
See how 06Awareness & education
Seminars, conferences and plain-language updates on Indian government policies that affect people of Indian origin from Kachchh.
See howFacing it alone vs. facing it with your federation
On your own, from abroad
- ✕Several trips to the same office for one small correction
- ✕Government schemes for people of Indian origin that never reach you
- ✕A legal tangle, and no one you trust to ask first
- ✕Long, expensive journeys home with limited flights
- ✕Business ideas for Kachchh — but no local network
With GKF beside you
- ✓Your matter briefed, routed to the right desk and followed up
- ✓Plain-language awareness of policies meant for you
- ✓Access to an expert panel for legal questions
- ✓A collective voice pressing for flights and airport status
- ✓Introductions through Bhuj’s chamber and a worldwide Kachchhi network
Tell us once. We’ll take it from Bhuj.
Answer four quick questions and the navigator turns your problem into a clear brief — with a checklist of papers to keep ready — before it reaches the GKF desk.
Raise a matter in Kachchh — from anywhere.
Four quick steps. You get a clear case brief and a checklist of documents to keep ready — then it goes to the GKF desk on WhatsApp.
- Where you live
- Your matter
- A few details
- Your case brief
Where do you live today?
So we can reply at a sensible hour in your time zone.
What do you need help with?
Pick the closest — you can explain more in the next step.
A few details
Only what helps the desk understand your matter.
Your case brief is ready
Check it, then send it to the GKF desk — WhatsApp opens with everything filled in.
Bhuj deserves a runway to the world.
For a Kachchhi in Muscat, Kampala or London, the hardest part of coming home is the last leg. Since 2023 GKF has sat across the table from airport and aviation officials to change that.
How GKF takes up your matter
You tell us
On WhatsApp, by email or through the Help Desk navigator — from wherever you live.
We brief it
Your matter is written up clearly, with the papers that will be needed.
We route it
To the right office, the expert panel, or the right people in Kachchh’s business community.
We follow up
And keep you posted at hours that suit your time zone.
The GKF Profile — aims, leadership, board & campaigns
Share it with your community association, your family WhatsApp group or your local Indian mission.
People Kachchh already trusts.
A founder with three decades in service to Kachchh, a former Union Minister as Patron-in-Chief, and a Chairman who leads Bhuj’s chamber of commerce.
Kachchh — India’s largest district, and its most stitched-together one.
The White Rann, a Harappan city, mirror-work, ports that move the nation’s cargo. A homeland worth returning to — and investing in.
Explore Kachchh
Where the work actually happens.
Delegations to airport officials, board meetings in Bhuj, and the April 2026 Global Kachchhi Conference.
What Gujarat’s newspapers have said.
Real headlines from Divya Bhaskar, Kutchmitra, Gujarat Samachar, Sandesh and Kutch Bhaskar. Tap any card to read the clipping.
Rooted in Bhuj. Reaching everywhere.
A federation is only as strong as its credibility. Ours is on record.
One message. The right desk.
Choose what you’d like to do — your note reaches the GKF office in Bhuj on WhatsApp.
Frequently asked
GKF is a federation that represents people of Kachchhi origin living around the world. It works to strengthen the emotional bond between India and Kachchhis abroad, to safeguard their interests, and to make them aware of Indian government policies meant for them.
Yes. Global Kachchh Federation is registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India — CIN U88900GJ2024NPL148464 — as a not-for-profit organisation.
No. GKF does not carry on any business. It mobilises Kachchhis abroad, takes up their issues with authorities, and facilitates investment and networking — it does not profit from them.
The federation was founded by Mr. Vijaybhai Chheda. Hon. Shri Dinesh Trivedi is the Patron-in-Chief and Mr. Anil H. Gor — President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries Federation, Bhuj — is the Chairman. A 15-member board spans India, the Gulf, Africa, the Indian Ocean, the UK and Australia.
Typical matters include property and land records in Kachchh, passport/OCI and identity documents, delays at government offices, legal questions and connectivity issues. Use the Help Desk navigator to describe yours — it prepares a short case brief and a document checklist.
Not to begin. Send your matter on WhatsApp from wherever you are. GKF will tell you what can be followed up from Bhuj and when your presence or a power of attorney may genuinely be required.
Neither. GKF guides, represents and follows up — and, where needed, connects you with experts or advises you to engage an advocate. It cannot issue documents or decisions on behalf of any authority.
Your details are used only to take up your matter and are shared only with the people needed for it. Read the Privacy Policy in the footer for details.
People of Kachchhi origin anywhere in the world — and friends of Kachchh who share the federation’s objectives — can apply to become members.
Choose “Country representative” in the membership application. The office will discuss the role with you and the board will consider your appointment — just as GKF has appointed representatives in Australia and the UK.
The federation office shares current membership details, including any contribution, directly with each applicant.
For Kachchhis abroad, the journey home is often the hardest part. GKF has met airport and aviation officials repeatedly since 2023, pushing for international status for Bhuj, more domestic flights (including an evening Bhuj–Mumbai service) and cargo connectivity.
Tell us the route you fly, how often you travel home and what would make it easier. Your real travel data strengthens every representation GKF makes.
Add your thread to the Kachchhi loom.
Join as a member, become GKF’s representative where you live, or volunteer your skills. Four short steps.
Mr. Vijaybhai Chheda
Whenever it comes to welfare and charitable work, the name that beats in the hearts of the Kachchhi people is Mr. Vijaybhai Chheda — and people from other regions too have witnessed his dedication.
He earned an M.S. in Pharmacy from North Dakota State University and served as a director at Neutrogena Corp. For about 30 years he has led the well-known non-profit Bidada Sarvoday Trust; as its Chairman he has provided continuous service to the needy, and under his leadership the Trust offers medical services to deserving people of Kachchh. The Trust received a Presidential Award for service to the disabled.
It is through his commitment to the upliftment of Kachchh that the Global Kachchh Federation was initiated in the interest of people of Indian origin from the district.
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Hon. Shri Dinesh Trivedi
A name every Gujarati knows — for foresight, vision and dedication to the nation. The son of Hiralalbhai and Urmilaben Trivedi, he is a trained pilot and a virtuoso sitar player.
He has served as a Member of Parliament in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, and as Union Minister of Railways and of Health & Family Welfare. He received the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2016–17, felicitated in the Central Hall of Parliament.
He has chaired the Indo-European Union Parliamentary Forum and been a member of the Indo-American, Indo-German and Indo-Japanese Forums of Parliamentarians. His encouragement of the federation reflects his deep affection for India’s people abroad.
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Mr. Anil H. Gor
A well-known figure in Kachchh’s business and entertainment sectors and a visionary leader who fights for the rights and welfare of Kachchhi Indians. He is the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries Federation, Bhuj, and of the Kutch Cinema Exhibitors Association.
He presses — with unwavering determination — for Kachchhi people to receive the full rights and privileges set out in the federation’s objectives, and his voice is heard on many platforms, regionally and internationally. He led the April 2026 Global Kachchhi Conference in Bhuj with Vice Chairman Chandrakant Chothani.
