History
The Ashram was founded in 1952 by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) swayamsevak Ramakant Keshav Deshpande with the help of state government and RSS. Based in Jashpur (214 km from Raigarh) it established schools in Raigarh and Surguja districts, an area with a large tribal population. R K Deshpande worked from 1948 to 1957 with the Department of Tribal Welfare of the state.
The Ashram grew rapidly after the emergency was lifted, so much so that in 1977 it acquired the national status (expressed in its new name Bhāratiya Vanavāsi Kalyān Āshram). From 1978 to 1983, number of its full-time volunteers rose 44 to 264 (56 of whom were tribals). In Jashpur, it established a hospital, a hostel, schools and set up centers for apprenticeship in manual trades in 40 villages.
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