JAIPUR: Barefoot College, set up in a deserted government warehouse in Tilonia in 1972 which later spread to 95 countries across four continents, is celebrating its golden jubilee.
Delhi University alumnus Sanjit ‘Bunker’ Roy left his highly paid job in 1967 and arrived in Tilonia (Ajmer) with his farmer friend Meghraj in 1972 to help villagers. Inspired by his vision for rural India, then Ajmer DM Anil Bodiya offered him the warehouse to run his activities to empower the villagers.
