Jayant Thakkar
In the afternoon of Sunday, 15th February, a truly long-term Aurovilian, Jayant Thakkar, who lived in Promesse, passed away in the Ashram’s nursing home at the age of 94.
Born in Gujarat in 1920, Jayant participated as freedom fighter in India’s struggle for independence for which also he ended up in jail for a while. During that period he studied works of the spiritual masters which gave direction to his further life. In 1946 he received his first darshan from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and thereafter, ever remaining in close contact with the Ashram, Jayant established himself in Chennai where he built up a business in surgical equipment. In 1973 the Mother approved of him settling in Auroville, Promesse, where he has been living since. Jayant taught several years in Udavi School, did Matrimandir duty, and developed a village health centre in Morattandi, seeing to it that villagers had subsidised rice for some time. He willed his body to be donated to JIPMER.
Auroville pays homage to dedicated, peaceful friend and brother.
Jay MA~
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