Gandhian of Gujarat Chunibhai Vaidya passes away

Veteran Gandhian Chunibhai Vaidya, aged 97, passed away in Ahmedabad on Friday. The freedom fighter is survived by his adopted daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren.

By Mahesh Trivedi

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Published: Sun 21 Dec 2014, 11:52 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 12:16 AM

As the editor of the Bhoomiputra magazine in Vadodara, he raised his voice against the political emergency in 1975 and was imprisoned. Apart from bagging the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2010, he was felicitated with “Sane Guruji Nirbhay Patrakarita” Award and was also felicitated with “Vishva Gujarati Pratibha” award by the Vishva Gujarati Samaj.

His book Assassination of Gandhi : Facts and Falsehood has been translated and published in 11 languages.


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