[Ahmedabad,New Delhi]Noted Gandhian and former Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith, Narayan Desai, Died In Mahavir Trauma Centre Of Surat city The P M, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of Shri Narayanbhai
Narayan Desai,Was son of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai
90–year-old Noted Academic is survived by daughter Sanghmitra and sons Nachiketa and Aflatoon.
PM Sh Modi Has Tweeted Condolences
“Narayanbhai Desai will be remembered as a scholarly personality who brought Gandhi ji closer to the masses. Sad to hear of his demise. RIP”
Sh Narayan joined the Akhil Bharatiya Shanti Sena Mandal (Indian Peace Brigade), founded by Vinoba and headed by veteran Revolutionary leader Jayaprakash Narayan He Narayan recruited and trained peace volunteers throughout the country who intervened during ethnic conflicts and helped establish harmony among conflicting communities.
He was elected as the chairman of the War Resisters’ International. He along with a Pakistani peace group were awarded the UNESCO prize for International Peace.
Sh Narayan was Defiant of censorship laws and played an important role in formation of Janata Party,