Abhay Ashram

Abhay Ashram (Bengali: অভয় আশ্রম) is a social welfare organization founded by Dr. Prafulla Ghosh, Dr. Suresh Bandyopadhyay and Dr. Nripen Basu in 1910 in Comilla in the then Eastern Bengal and Assam, now in present day Bangladesh.[1] Initially named Savita Mission (Bengali: সবিতা মিশন), it was rechristened to Abhay Ashram by Mohandas Gandhi in 1921.[1]

Inspired by the ideals of Swami Vivekananda and founded during the height of the Swadeshi Movement, the Savita Mission's primary objective was to empower the rural population though self-sufficiency, entrepreneurship and employment. It also aimed to make the women self-sufficient through weaving and other cottage industries. The Abhay Ashram later manufactured khadi, palibastra, handmade paper and ghanir tel.

References

  1. 1 2 Gupta, Ashoka (1999). Noakhalir Duryoger Dine (নোয়াখালির দুর্যোগের দিনে). Kolkata: Naya Udyog. p. 87. ISBN 81-85971-55-2.

In 1940 Mahatma Gandhi went at Dohar, Madhurchar-Malikanda village, where is Profullo Ghosh home village, and they established Avoyasrom. For the Avoyasrom Profulla Chondra Ghosh and Alam Madbar from Madhurchar village, they donate 1.16 acre land at village Madhurchar. On that land Profulla Ghosh established a Hospital under care of Avoyasrom for free treatment consisted 100 beds. Still its named and worked for Avoyasrom by the name of গান্ধীজি অাশ্রম but that Hospital service is stopped for lack of care and need support for reestablish its pride work. See গান্ধীজি আশ্রম, মধুরচর।

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