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	'''Chunibhai Vaidya''' (2 September 1917 – 19 December 2014), popularly called '''Chunikaka''', was an activist and [[Gandhian]] from [[Gujarat]], India.		'''Chunibhai Vaidya''' (2 September 1917 – 19 December 2014), popularly called '''Chunikaka''', was an Indian activist, author and a [[Gandhian]] ideologue from [[Gujarat]], India.

	==Life==		==Life==
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	Vaidya wrote ''Assassination of Gandhi : Facts and Falsehood'' which was translated and published in eleven languages.<ref name=bsa/><ref name="jj"/>		Vaidya wrote ''Assassination of Gandhi : Facts and Falsehood'' which was translated and published in eleven languages.<ref name=bsa/><ref name="jj"/>

	He died on 19 December 2014 at [[Ahmedabad]] ~~at age of~~ 97. He was cremated at Dadhichi crematorium in [[Vadaj]] area of the city.<ref name=bsa/><ref name="jj"/>		He died on 19 December 2014 at [[Ahmedabad]] aged 97. He was cremated at Dadhichi crematorium in Vadaj area of the city.<ref name=bsa/><ref name="jj"/>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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{{short description|Indian activist and Gandhian}}
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'''Chunibhai Vaidya''' (2 September 1917 – 19 December 2014), popularly called '''Chunikaka''', was an activist and [[Gandhian]] from [[Gujarat]], India.

==Life==
Chunibhai Vaidya was born on 2 September 1918 in a small village in [[Patan district]], Gujarat. He was a [[Gandhian]] and a ''[[Sarvodaya]]'' veteran. He participated in [[Indian independence movement]] and later in [[Vinoba Bhave]]'s [[Bhoodan Movement]]. He worked for peace in [[Assam]] when violence broke out in 1960s. He was an editor of ''Bhumiputra''. He opposed the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] imposed by [[Indira Gandhi]] in 1975 and was imprisoned. He also founded Gujarat Lok Samiti, a voluntary organization, in 1980. During draught from 1986 to 1988 in Gujarat, he was involved in relief work and construction of check dams in [[Patan district]] irrigating 12000 hectares of land. He was also critical of [[2002 Gujarat violence]].<ref name=bsa>{{cite news|title=Gandhian Chunibhai Vaidya dies aged 97|url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/gandhian-chunibhai-vaidya-dies-aged-97-114121901355_1.html|agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |place=Ahmedabad|date=19 December 2014|publisher=Business Standard |accessdate =18 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="jj">{{cite web | last=varsha | first= | title=Veteran freedom fighter Chunibhai Vaidya passed away | website=Jagran Josh | date=19 December 2014 | url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/veteran-freedom-fighter-chunibhai-vaidya-passed-away-1418988327-1 | language= | accessdate=18 January 2015}}</ref>

Vaidya wrote ''Assassination of Gandhi : Facts and Falsehood'' which was translated and published in eleven languages.<ref name=bsa/><ref name="jj"/>

He died on 19 December 2014 at [[Ahmedabad]] at age of 97. He was cremated at Dadhichi crematorium in [[Vadaj]] area of the city.<ref name=bsa/><ref name="jj"/>

==Awards==
He received Sane Guruji Nirbhay Patrakarita Award for his journalism. He also received Vishva Gujarati Pratibha award by Vishva Gujarati Samaj.<ref name=bsa/><ref name="jj"/> He was awarded the [[Jamnalal Bajaj Award]] in 2010.<ref name="Jamnalal Bajaj Award">{{cite web | url=http://www.jamnalalbajajfoundation.org/awards/archives/2010/constructive-work/shri-chunibhai-vaidya | title=Jamnalal Bajaj Award | publisher=Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation | date=2015 | accessdate=13 October 2015 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==References ==
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