Began work connected with Lokbharti’s Matrudhara Centre under the guidance of Madhuben Bhatt, with a focus on community health awareness.
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Two journeys.
One enduring purpose.
Dr. Hajibhai Badi and Dr. Shakil Ahmed Badi both chose to focus their careers on rural education and community development.
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A life redirected toward service
He left an established career to invest in the village that shaped him.
Dr. Hajibhai Badi studied at the nationally respected Lokbharti Sanosara and later returned there as a teacher. At 49, he made the defining choice of his life: voluntary retirement from Lokbharti’s PTC College so he could serve his birthplace through education and rural development.
Since 2010, he has worked continuously with rural communities to establish an organisation capable of responding to interconnected village needs. His approach was never limited to the classroom. For him, education includes health awareness, self-reliance, environmental responsibility and the confidence to shape one’s own future.
“Real development begins when communities are empowered to shape their own future.”
Ph.D. in Language & LiteratureDiploma in NaturopathyBooks on education and social developmentCommunity health awareness experienceMaulana Azad National Teacher AwardMotivational speaker across Gujarat
Knowledge in service of health
Community health knowledge in practice.
Since 1987, Dr. Badi has drawn on experience in community health awareness connected with Lokbharti’s Matrudhara Centre and the guidance of Madhuben Bhatt.
This experience informs his interest in affordable health education and practical wellbeing awareness. It does not represent a claim that the Trust provides certified medicines or medical treatment.
Since1987Community health awareness experience
Since2010Working with rural communities
A purposeful journey
Milestones shaped by conviction.
Chose voluntary retirement from Lokbharti Sanosara PTC College to return to his birthplace and devote himself fully to education and rural development.
Started the grassroots journey that grew into Jivanbharti Trust through continuous work with rural communities.
Received the Maulana Azad National Teacher Award, according to the Trust’s biographical records.
Continues to write, speak and develop accessible education, health and community initiatives across rural Gujarat.
Beyond the institution
Dr. Badi declined campus-director responsibilities at prominent education complexes in Savarkundla and Vapi. Instead, he continued serving Saurashtra and Gujarat through educational programmes, constructive social initiatives and motivational speaking. His writing covers education, literature and social life.
Rural educationChose the village classroom
The next chapter
Dr. Shakil Ahmed Badi
Education leader • Engineer • Educator
A Mechanical Engineer with a Ph.D. in Education under the Maulana Azad National Fellowship, Dr. Shakil chose the village classroom over a conventional corporate career.
He chose rural education over a conventional corporate career. He currently supports educational leadership and continues to teach Science, Mathematics, English and Computer Studies.
His guiding belief“Village children should be able to receive an excellent education without leaving their village behind.”
His leadership combines engineering discipline, educational research and daily classroom practice. The goal is direct and ambitious: create rural learning environments strong enough that children can study, grow and imagine their future where they live.
Stronger villages begin with shared purpose.