Founder of Kasturba Health Society • Builder of MGIMS • Chhoti Behenji of Sevagram A Woman of Sevagram The year 2023 marked the birth centenary of Manimala Roy Choudhary — “Chhoti Behenji” of Sevagram. Hers was a remarkable life: one of struggle, dedication, and quiet devotion. She was born in Bengal in 1923, though the … Read more
No one knew where Prabhakarji was born, or when. No one knew his family name, his caste, or his religion. He never told anyone. It was as if he simply arrived in Wardha one day in 1935, quietly blending with the dusty roads and neem trees, drawn by the sound of Mahatma Gandhi’s voice at … Read more
The bullock cart left before dawn. Two figures sat in it as it lurched down the red dirt roads of Vidarbha — a young doctor in white khadi and a determined nurse named Manimala Chaudhary. They were going to the villages to collect the harvest premium. Not cash. Jowar. A handful from one family, a … Read more