He travelled to India, and stayed with Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram for four years. In 1925, he received a letter signed by Gandhi certifying his proficiency in weaving cloth. At the urging of Gandhi, he returned to serve his country. In Nepal, he worked to popularise traditional charkhas and worked for the welfare of dalits and destitute widows.[2] He established Shree Chandra Kamdhenu Charkha Pracharak Mahaguthi, the first social non-governmental organisation in Nepal.[3] He assisted Gandhi's boycott of foreign-made goods by supplying traditional Nepali paper from Nepal.[4] After the establishment of democracy in Nepal, with the support of government, he established another social organisation, Nepal Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, in memory of Gandhi.[5]
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^"Mahatma's dream lives on in Nepal". Hindustan Times. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
tulsi, mehar, shrestha, nepali, लस, हर, 1896, 1978, nepali, activist, social, worker, been, called, mahatma, gandhi, nepal, awarded, jawaharlal, nehru, award, government, india, 1977, travelled, india, stayed, with, mahatma, gandhi, sabarmati, ashram, four, ye. Tulsi Mehar Shrestha Nepali त लस म हर श र ष ठ 1896 1978 was a Nepali activist and social worker He has been called the Mahatma Gandhi of Nepal and was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award by the Government of India in 1977 1 He travelled to India and stayed with Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram for four years In 1925 he received a letter signed by Gandhi certifying his proficiency in weaving cloth At the urging of Gandhi he returned to serve his country In Nepal he worked to popularise traditional charkhas and worked for the welfare of dalits and destitute widows 2 He established Shree Chandra Kamdhenu Charkha Pracharak Mahaguthi the first social non governmental organisation in Nepal 3 He assisted Gandhi s boycott of foreign made goods by supplying traditional Nepali paper from Nepal 4 After the establishment of democracy in Nepal with the support of government he established another social organisation Nepal Gandhi Smarak Nidhi in memory of Gandhi 5 References edit Mahatma s dream lives on in Nepal Hindustan Times 2009 10 01 Retrieved 2020 05 23 Nai Prakashan nai com np Retrieved 2020 05 23 The Gandhian who brought the charkha to Nepal Hindustan Times 2019 09 28 Retrieved 2020 05 23 Kantipur ग न ध ब प र न प ल क न त प र सम च र ekantipur com Retrieved 2020 05 23 ह म ल खबरपत र क भ म फ य क पकडम nepalihimal com Retrieved 2020 05 23 nbsp This Nepalese biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tulsi Mehar Shrestha amp oldid 1158844387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
