Dehradun, Sept. 4 -- The International (Intercultural) Movement of Children & Their Friends in Dehradun.

Affectionately known as Ulfat Ji, he studied at Lahore University and moved to Dehradun in the early 1940s to teach at Manav Bharti School in Rajpur (presently the site of Massiha Dhyan Kendra). When the school relocated to Mussoorie, Ulfat Ji chose to remain in Dehradun and began working tirelessly with tea plantation workers, labour unions, and young delinquents at the Dehradun Jail. His efforts marked the beginning of a lifelong commitment to the welfare of children, transformative education, and social reform.

Deeply spiritual, Ulfat Ji believed that true education must uplift the soul and serve the most vulnerable. With this con...