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Born | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (1869-11-29)29 November 1869 Bhavnagar, Bombay Presidency, British India |
Died | 20 January 1951(1951-01-20) (aged 81) |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | L.C.E.
(Licenciate in Civil Engineering, presently equivalent to Graduate in Civil Engineering) |
Occupation | Social worker |
Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar, popularly known as Thakkar Bapa (29 November 1869 – 20 January 1951) was an Indian social worker who worked for upliftment of tribal people in what is now Gujarat state in India.
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He became a member of the Servants of India Society in 1914 founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905. In 1922, he founded the Bhil Seva Mandal. Later, he became the general secretary of the Harijan Sevak Sangh founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 .
The Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh was founded on 24 October 1948 on his initiative. When Indian constitution was in process, Kenvi visit