BASITH HASSAN JAFFER KHAN - I

RAHIMA JAFFER KHAN

My mother and father in 1954. My life and my inspiration. BHJaffer Khan was an expert in rural development and panchayathi raj. A close associate of Kamaraj Nadar- the first CM of Tamil Nadu, he has met Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehruji. He was a freedom fighter and refused to migrate to Pakistan in 1948.

As a BDO in Gingee, he trained Gopal Krishna Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma and Rajaji during his administrative services rural training.

His expertise was in Rural development and Village Administration.