Acknowledgement

The National Women’s Organization, Pune, expresses its deepest gratitude to all individuals and institutions who have extended their support, guidance, and goodwill toward the realization of our Gandhian Modern Eco-Village – Village Swaraj, Pilot Project in Odisha.

We are especially grateful to:

• Prof. K. C. Sahu, Retd. Eminent Earth Scientist, IIT Bombay — a deeply environmentally conscious scholar from Odisha — for his invaluable guidance in preparing the project plan.

• Shri Avinash Haval ji, for selflessly preparing the building plan with immense goodwill and love for the 4G Ashram.

• H. H. Swami Tejomayanandaji, former Worldwide Head of Chinmaya Mission, for his profound moral support and blessings.

• Smt. Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee ji, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, and Shri C. Rajgopalchari ji, Chairperson of our Save Ganga Movement and former Vice President of Gandhi Smriti and Gandhi Darshan, for her valuable encouragement and blessings.

• Late Dr. (Smt.) V. Mohini Giri ji, daughter-in-law of former Rashtrapati Late Shri V. V. Giri, and former Chairperson of the National Commission for Women and the Guild of Service, for her moral support and guidance.

• Shri Mukesh Malhotra ji, President, Malhotra Weikfield Foundation, for his generous donation of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, which was installed at the 4G Ashram on 12th March 2025.

• Prof. Ashok Saraf ji, IITian technocrat and Chief Coordinator of our Pilot Project, works for this noble cause.

• Dr. Satya and his team, for their remarkable contribution in designing the statue pedestal, Ashram gate, and hoarding of our 4G Ashram. Their creative vision and dedicated efforts have made the Ashram truly beautiful and inspiring.

• Shri Anil Maharana ji, journalist and local advisor of our 4G Ashram, for his active involvement, valuable suggestions, and continuous support in the conceptualization and coordination of the project activities. His sincere commitment and communication efforts have significantly strengthened our mission.

• Shri Sushil Bhatia ji, Chairman, WheelsGlobal.org, and Life Member of our 4G Ashram, for his continued moral support and encouragement.
  

NATIONAL WOMEN'S ORGANISATION, PUNE

Gandhian Modern Eco-village, Village Swaraj, Pilot Project, Odisha

We also extend heartfelt thanks to all individuals who have contributed in various ways — with goodwill, love, and dedication — toward this noble project.

Our Sponsors: We gratefully acknowledge the generous contributions of:

• Shri Mukesh Malhotra ji, President, Malhotra Weikfield Foundation – for donating the statue of Mahatma Gandhi for installation at our 4G Ashram.

• Shri Prahlad Goenka ji, Ganga Mission – for sponsoring 500 bamboo saplings for the fencing of our 4G Ashram plantation and natural food forest.

• Shri Patanjali Jha ji – for sponsoring 1,000 saplings of vetiver grass for our 4G Ashram and natural food forest, and for his advisory guidance in plantation and natural farming activities.
  

Their noble support strengthens our mission of building a self-sustaining Gandhian Eco-Village for future generations. 🙏

Our Pledge:

Let us strive to make this project a role model of Gandhian Village Swaraj for India and the world. With empathy and compassion for the suffering masses, future generations, and the voiceless life-world, we commit ourselves to addressing the grave global environmental crises, especially the challenges of global warming and climate change.

Before planning or undertaking any work for this project, let us always reflect: Would Mahatma Gandhi have approved of this?

Let us commit ourselves to never doing anything that Gandhiji would not have approved of.

With goodwill, love, and prayers 🙏

Smt. Rama Rauta

Founder President, National Women’s Organization, Pune
Chairperson, Gandhian Modern Eco-village, Pilot project, Odisha
Founder, Save Ganga Movement
Former Member, Expert Advisory Committee, Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of WR, RD&GR, Govt. of India
Former Expert Member, National Ganga River Basin Authority, Govt. of India
Mobile: 09930537344

Websites: savegangamovement.org | 4gashram.org

Dr. Ashvin Tillu

Secretary, National Women's Organization, Pune