Vimala Thakar Life Sketch

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Jina Bharati

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November in 1952 A.D. and met Vinobaji in the month of January 1953 A.D. She decided to dedicate Five Years of her life for Bhoodan Movement and after extending further five years, this Time-Tenure was made of Ten years. She studied Gandhian Literature and Sarvodaya Philosophy and this Movement acquired a new dimension and strength. Within this decade, Vimalajee travelled all over India, without sparing any district of it. This travel of hers went sometimes on Foot, sometimes in Train, Jeep, Rickshaw, Bullock Cart, Boat and in whatever means of transport was available. These were the days of very very hard times of travel wherein there was, obviously, no comfort and convenience especially in matters of Diet. Unsettled condition of Diet became a part of the hectic travelling life. Entire India was as if interowen in blood and flesh of Vimalajee. She spent down total energy of mind and body till the last drop in this absorption of the Nation - Mother India, which had enlarged its vision throughout the universe with Vinobaji's concept and caption of JAI JAGAT! Vimalajee had begun one of her short but significant poems in 2005 (on 7-8-2005 - the day of Tagore's departure from the world) with these immortal words :
"तन में भारत देश समाया, मन में पूरा विष्व समाज।" "Whole of India is confined in Body and whole
universal society in the mind !"