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This Gandhian's goal is Naga uplift
Natwarbhai Thakkar, Nagaland's most famous Gandhian has been working to bridge the gap between Nagas and rest of the country.
For several years, Natwarbhai Thakkar, Nagaland's most famous Gandhian and recipient of several national awards, has been working to bridge the gap between Nagas and rest of the country.
A Gujarati from Dahanu Road in Maharashtra, Thakkar is known for his developmental and humanitarian works on Gandhian lines in the state.
In fact, Thakkar is one of the few non-Nagas to have been accepted by the Nagas into their community. His wife Lentina, who is the first Naga gram sevika trained in the Sarania Ashram in Guwahati, has helped keep up his moral.
To promote all-round development of the people of Nagaland, this humble septuagenarian established the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram in 1955 in the remote Ao Naga village in Makokchung district, when he was 23.
"I was motivated by the atmosphere of idealism the country was charged with under the leadership of Gandhiji during the freedom movement. I found my guide in Acharya Kakasaheb Kalelkar, a Gandhian stalwart, who encouraged me to work for integration of people in the frontier regions with the rest of the country."
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