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daughter of deceased Shri Chhotubhai Mehta. Both father and daughter have devoted their life-time to the cause for which Shri Santbalji stood. Kashiben, though old, still continues as the President and guides the institution. The institution has been fortunate to have devoted Secretaries like late Parikshitlal Majmudar, above-referred late Shri Chhotubhai Mehta, and Shri Ambubhai Shah and Maganbhai Patel both of these last named two gentlemen still continue to act as the very spirit of the institution in spite of their advanced age and ill health. The institution has thus been able to obtain the services of very devoted and transparently selfless services of renounced Gandhian Workers.
Bird's Eye View of the Work Done by Gundi Institution:
Almost all the experiments mentioned above about the shaping of rural society on ethical lines and about different Shuddhi Prayog were conducted from Gundi Ashram of the institution. They are, therefore, not repeated here.
During the course of Saint Vinobaji's Bhudan movement (movement for the donation of agricultural land for landless in the villages), in the year 1953-54 this institution collected 6000 acres of land for donation.
In 1958 about 240 Cooperative Societies for cattle-breeders were enabled to get 40,000/- acres of land.
The institution tries to implement the Gandhian concept of "trusteeship" as under:
1. The institution runs some activities of village crafts and industries. Out of the profits earned from these activities, administrative expenses are first deducted and from the net profit earned 40 p.c. is taken to "reserve".
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