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In 1935, Kalelkar became member of ''Rashtabhasha Samiti'', a committee whose objective was to popularize [[Hindi]]-[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] language as the national language of India. He was active with Gandhi Smarak Nidhi from 1948 to his death.<ref name=agsi/> | In 1935, Kalelkar became member of ''Rashtabhasha Samiti'', a committee whose objective was to popularize [[Hindi]]-[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] language as the national language of India. He was active with Gandhi Smarak Nidhi from 1948 to his death.<ref name=agsi/> | ||
He was appointed | He was appointed a member of [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1952 to 1964 and later appointed a president of [[Kalelkar Commission|Backward Classes Commission]] in 1953.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2516/stories/20080815251604400.htm|title=Caste card|last=Chhokar|first=Jagdeep S.|date=August 2008|website=frontline.thehindu.com|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> He presided over [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] in 1959. He established Gandhi Vidyapith, Vedchhi in 1967 and served as its vice chancellor.<ref name=agsi/>{{Clarify|reason=Is this a branch of the institution with same name located in Ahmedabad, mentioned earlier in this section? Please verify the claim|date=October 2019}} | ||
He died on 21 August 1981.<ref name=agsi/> | He died on 21 August 1981.<ref name=agsi/> | ||