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	In [[Tamil Nadu]], Thakkar was fondly known as "Appa Thakkar", the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] version of "Thakkar Bapa". Due to the fact that he was very knowledgeable, often instantly answering questions thrown at him, the [[Madras Bashai]] term "appatakkar", meaning a [[Know-it-all\|know-all]], developed.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsxZaruv0U \|title=Who is Appatakkar \|last=Gowri \|first=Madan \|date=15 November 2017 \|website=YouTube \|language=ta \|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Tamil is semma gethu language machi \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-is-semma-gethu-language-machi/articleshow/50884605.cms \|accessdate=4 June 2018 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 February 2016}}</ref> This term gained popularity through its usage in the 2010 Tamil film ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Balachandran \|first1=Logesh \|title=Therikavidalama to Senjiduven: Quirky K'wood dialogues \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Therikavidalama-to-Senjiduven-Quirky-Kwood-dialogues/articleshow/49337190.cms \|accessdate=4 June 2018 \|work=The Times of India}}</ref>		In [[Tamil Nadu]], Thakkar was fondly known as "Appa Thakkar", the [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] version of "Thakkar Bapa". Due to the fact that he was very knowledgeable, often instantly answering questions thrown at him, the [[Madras Bashai]] term "appatakkar", meaning a [[Know-it-all\|know-all]], developed.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsxZaruv0U \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/tnsxZaruv0U \|archive-date=2021-12-20 \|url-status=live\|title=Who is Appatakkar \|last=Gowri \|first=Madan \|date=15 November 2017 \|website=YouTube \|language=ta \|access-date=4 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Tamil is semma gethu language machi \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-is-semma-gethu-language-machi/articleshow/50884605.cms \|accessdate=4 June 2018 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=7 February 2016}}</ref> This term gained popularity through its usage in the 2010 Tamil film ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Balachandran \|first1=Logesh \|title=Therikavidalama to Senjiduven: Quirky K'wood dialogues \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Therikavidalama-to-Senjiduven-Quirky-Kwood-dialogues/articleshow/49337190.cms \|accessdate=4 June 2018 \|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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| name = Thakkar Bapa
| image = Thakkar Bapa 1969 stamp of India.jpg
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| birth_name = Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1869|11|29}}
| birth_place = [[Bhavnagar]], [[Gujarat]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1951|1|20|1869|11|29|df=y}}
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| nationality = [[demographics of India|Indian]]
| education = [[L.C.E.]] ([[Licenciate in Civil Engineering]], presently equivalent to [[Graduate in Civil Engineering]])
| occupation = Social worker
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'''Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar''', popularly known as '''Thakkar Bapa''' (29 November 1869 – 20 January 1951) was an Indian [[social worker]] who worked for upliftment of tribal people in [[Gujarat]] state in [[India]]. He became a member of the [[Servants of India Society]] founded by [[Gopal Krishna Gokhale]] in 1905.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060603/edit.htm#14|title=Thakkar Bapa – Friend of poor |date=3 June 2006|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|accessdate=30 December 2009|location=Chandigarh}}</ref> In 1922, he founded the ''Bhil Seva Mandal''. Later, he became the general secretary of the ''[[Harijan Sevak Sangh]]'' founded by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1932 .<ref name="Revankar1971">{{cite book|author=Ratna G. Revankar|title=The Indian Constitutions --: A Case Study of Backward Classes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ukZRZk_ttYcC&pg=PA124|date=1 January 1971|publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press|isbn=978-0-8386-7670-7|pages=124–}}</ref> The ''Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh'' was founded on 24 October 1948 on his initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bajss.com/index.html|title=Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh (BAJSS) – Introduction|publisher=Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh website|accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref> When Indian constitution was in process, Kenvi visited remotest and most difficult parts of India and conducted probe into the situation of tribal and [[Harijan]] people. He was appointed the chairman of "Excluded and Partially Excluded Areas(Other than Assam), a sub committee of the constituent assembly. Mahatma Gandhi would call him 'Bapa'.

Thakkarbapa visited forests in Assam, rural Bengal, drought affected areas of Orissa, Bhil belts in Gujarat and Harijan areas of Saurashtra, Mahar areas of Maharashtra, untouchables in Madras, hilly areas of Chhota Nagpur, desert of Tharparkar, foothills of Himalaya, coastal areas of [[Travancore]] with his mission of upliftment of tribal and harijans. He would always travel in third class of railway. Thakkarbapa spent 35 years of his life in service of tribal and harijans.

== Early life ==
Thakkar Bappa was born on 29 November 1869 in a middle-class family of [[Bhavnagar]] in Saurashtra region of Gujarat State India. His father Vithal Das Thakkar named the child Amrit Lal. He received his first schooling for benevolence and service to humanity from his father. He got his L.C.E. (Licenciate in Civil Engineering) from Poona in 1890. He worked as an engineer creditably in Porbander and later went out of India to serve in laying the First Railway Track in Uganda (East Africa). He served also as chief engineer in Sangli State for some time and then was employed in Bombay municipality as an engineer. It was here he saw, for the first time, the miserable conditions of those scavengers who had to dispose of the refuse of the whole town of Bombay. He was shocked to see the filthy colonies where the Sweepers had to live and made a firm resolve to devote the rest of his life to alleviate the lot of these people. He later served in Uganda (Country) railways in East Africa. In 1914, he resigned and took up social work. He became a member of Servants of India Society and advocated the rights of untouchables and tribals.

== Honors ==
The [[Government of India]] issued a stamp in his honour in 1969. A well known locality, [[Bappa Colony]] in [[Mumbai]] is named after him. The [[Madhya Pradesh]] state government has instituted an award named in his honour for dedicated services to poor, victimised and totally backward tribal community. Maharashtra government has set the scheme to improve aadivasi villages and colonies named Thakkar Bappa aadivasi vasti sudharana in the year 2007

== Popular culture ==
In [[Tamil Nadu]], Thakkar was fondly known as "Appa Thakkar", the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version of "Thakkar Bapa". Due to the fact that he was very knowledgeable, often instantly answering questions thrown at him, the [[Madras Bashai]] term "appatakkar", meaning a [[Know-it-all|know-all]], developed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsxZaruv0U |title=Who is Appatakkar |last=Gowri |first=Madan |date=15 November 2017 |website=YouTube |language=ta |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tamil is semma gethu language machi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-is-semma-gethu-language-machi/articleshow/50884605.cms |accessdate=4 June 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 February 2016}}</ref> This term gained popularity through its usage in the 2010 Tamil film ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Balachandran |first1=Logesh |title=Therikavidalama to Senjiduven: Quirky K'wood dialogues |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Therikavidalama-to-Senjiduven-Quirky-Kwood-dialogues/articleshow/49337190.cms |accessdate=4 June 2018 |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* Hari, Viyogi. ''Thakkar Bapa'' (in Gujarati), New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.

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