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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram<br />
| logo = VanavasiKalyanAshramLogo.jpg<br />
| type = <br />
| founded_date = December 1952<br />
| founder = Balasaheb Deshpande<br />
| location = Jashpurnagar, India<br />
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| parent_organization = [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]<br />
| area_served = Health care, education<br />
| focus = Tribal and indigenous communities of India<br />
| method = <br />
| affiliations = [[Sangh_Parivar]]<br />
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| Non-profit_slogan = ''Nagaravāsi Grāmavāsi Vanavāsi We Are All Bhāratavāsi''<br />
| homepage = {{url|http://www.kalyanashram.org}}<br />
| dissolved = <br />
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}}<br />
'''Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram''' is an Indian social welfare organization based in [[Jashpur]], in the [[Chhattisgarh]] state of [[India]]. It focuses on the welfare activities of members of [[Scheduled Tribes]] in remote areas of [[India]]. The organization is a constituent of the [[Sangh Parivar]], the family of organisations affiliated with the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], (RSS).<ref name=jaffrelot/><ref><br />
{{cite news |title=Adivasi vs Vanvasi: The Hinduization of Tribals in India |newspaper=Outlook |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Adivasi-vs-Vanvasi-The-Hinduization-of-Tribals-in-India/217974 |access-date=2014-12-08}}<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Vanvasi kalyan Ashram folk dance.jpg|thumb|Folk dance by tribal at Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram function]]<br />
The Ashram was founded in 1952 by [[Ramakant Keshav Deshpande]] (also known as Balasaheb Deshpande), an official of the [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] State Department of Tribal Welfare, with the support of the State Government and the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]]. After Independence, Balasaheb was appointed by the then Ravi Shankar Shukla Government to work in tribal-dominated Jashpur area as ‘Regional Officer’ of the ‘Tribal Development Scheme’. Its aim was to counter the appeal of Christian missionary schools to the tribals. Based in Jashpur (214&nbsp;km from [[Raigarh]]), it established schools in [[Raigarh district|Raigarh]] and [[Surguja district]]s - areas with large tribal populations. The Ashram grew rapidly and a permanent office was established in 1963, inaugurated by the RSS chief [[M. S. Golwalkar]].<ref name="jaffrelot" /><br />
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In 1977, during the [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|Janata Party Government]], it acquired national status (expressed in its new name, ''Bhāratiya Vanavāsi Kalyān Āshram''). From 1978 to 1983, the number of its full-time volunteers rose from 44 to 264 (56 of whom were tribal). In Jashpur, a hospital was established, and schools, hotels, and centers for an apprenticeship in manual trades were also established in 40 villages. The programs are presently located in 312 districts throughout the country and are supervised by more than a thousand full-time workers. While most districts have primary schools, many other places have residential schools, hostels, libraries, and health centers. Important annual events include establishing medical camps, playing traditional sports, and celebrating tribal festivals.<ref name=jaffrelot>{{cite book|last=Jaffrelot|first=Christophe|title=The Hindu nationalist movement and Indian politics: 1925 to the 1990|year=1996|publisher=C Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd|location= London|isbn=1-85065-301-1|pages=322–323}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Akhara]]<br />
* [[Akshaya Patra Foundation]]<br />
* [[Education in India]]<br />
* [[Ekal Vidyalaya]]<br />
* [[Gurukula]]<br />
* [[History of education in the Indian subcontinent]]<br />
* [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]<br />
* [[Swami Lakshamanananda]]<br />
* [[Vidya Bharti]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}} 2. [https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/adivasi-vs-vanvasi-the-hinduization-of-tribals-in-india/217974]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.kalyanashram.org/ Official Website] <br />
* [http://vanavasikalyana.org/ Official Karnataka State branch website]<br />
* [http://www.vanvasi.org/ Official Maharashtra State branch website]<br />
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* [http://samvada.org/2011/news-digest/vanavasi-kalyan-ashram-to-form-women-committees-in-all-vanvasi-districts/ Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram to form women committees in all Vanvasi districts]<br />
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