A freedom fighter, social worker and a Gandhian - Natwar Thakkar has dedicated his life to the cause of national integration. Born to Gujarati parents at Dahanu, a small town on the western coast of ... more 

A freedom fighter, social worker and a Gandhian - Natwar Thakkar has dedicated his life to the cause of national integration. Born to Gujarati parents at Dahanu, a small town on the western coast of Maharashtra, Thakkar volunteered to go to Nagaland at the age of 19. He established the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram in 1955 in Mokokchung. Over the years the Ashram has undertaken work like vocational training for school dropouts and physically handicapped youth. less