You being “Shah from Ahmedabad” is not enough to know your gotra.

In Jain samaj, there are usually three different things:

1. Surname – e.g. Shah, Mehta, Doshi, Sanghvi, etc.
2. Jāti / community – e.g. Porwal, Oswal, Visa Shrimali, etc.
3. Gotra / Kul – e.g. Khandelwal ke 84 gotra, Oswal ke kul, etc. (mainly in some Shvetambar communities).

The surname “Shah” is very common and is used by:

• Many Jain families
• Many non‑Jain (Hindu, even Muslim) families

So only from “Shah, Ahmedabad” no one can reliably tell your gotra.

How you can find your gotra

1. Ask elders at home

- Dada‑dadi / Nana‑nani / parents usually know: - community (Porwal, Oswal, Visa Shrimali, etc.) - and if your family follows any specific gotra or kul name.

1. Check old documents

Sometimes gotra / kul is written in: - old lagna patrika (marriage cards) - janampatri / kundli - kul‑vriksh / vanshavali if your family has one.

1. Ask your family’s guru / upadhyaya / samaj leader

In some Jain communities, the local samaj or panjika (community register) records - jati / kul - and sometimes gotra.

Jain dharm ki drishti se

• Moksha ke marg par gotra, jati, surname ka koi mahatva nahi hai.
• Sabhi jiv apne karma se bandhte aur chhootte hain, janm‑parivar se nahi.

Isliye:

• Vyavahaar se aapka gotra pata chal sakta hai (upar wale tareekon se),
• Par tattva‑gyan se dekha jaye to sabse mahatvapurn aapka aachar, samyak darshan–gyan–charitra hai, na ki gotra.