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In 1963 Late Mr. Sugrivsingh(1932-2012) founded the gramodayaashram in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh as a society with the avowed aim of institutionalizing a movement that he believed needed organized care, nurture and impetus. Inspired by Gandhi, Sugriv Singh was one of the first few to give up his feudal landholding and life style to pursue his vacation setting up a people powered organisation that could not only generate employment but also carry on the legacy of the freedom movement into modern India. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Vinoba Bhave, GB Pant, SuchetaKriplani, RA Kidwai, Krishna Menon and a host of others witnessed, admired and encouraged Sugriv Singh, a common man turned social activist, to not only pursue khadi but they also contributed by associating themselves with the GramadoyaAshram in many ways, the most obvious one as trustee members of the GramodayaAshram Trust Picking up the thread from his grandfather , Gaurav Singh, Sugriv Singh's grand son decided to lead Gramodaya Ashram, he consolidated the movement into a more cohesive, systematized form, Creating a robust structure in anticipation of a more ‘professional' future
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