Thakkar Bapa, born on 29 November 1869, was an Indian
social worker who worked for upliftment of tribal people in Gujarat state in
India. He became a member of the Servants of India Society founded by Gopal
Krishna Gokhale in 1914. 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 visited remotest and most difficult parts of India and
conducted probe into the situation of tribal and Harijan people. He
added valuable inputs in the process of constitution. Mahatma Gandhi would call
him 'Bapa'.
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