“A warm, larger than life, fun, wise personality - Vijay Kakaji was the lynchpin of our projects out in Chattisgarh. He was the visionary and inspirer. All the teams - school and medical - liaised with and reported to him.
He was also our main English-speaking link - translating emails, texts etc from UK for Uttam and regularly speaking to us on the phone.
He was also our main English-speaking link - translating emails, texts etc from UK for Uttam and regularly speaking to us on the phone.
When you visited Chhattisgarh he would take you under his wing and show you round, explaining the whole Adivasi/Bengali situation and his plans to keep improving and saving lives. His heart, his love was massive...
He had often walked through the jungles himself alone encountering the Adivasis. He had an affinity with these "forest people" and a real compassion for their suffering.
He had often walked through the jungles himself alone encountering the Adivasis. He had an affinity with these "forest people" and a real compassion for their suffering.
Vijay lived in a little cottage just outside the ashram, set on its own, surrounded by stunning flowers. He had grown them himself. It was an idyllic spot for a man who also sourced deeply from the silence - the natural, magnetic silence of the jungle.
Losing Vijay Kakaji is an indescribable loss for India and UK. We are all grieving... And yet, so grateful to have had the grace to have encountered a personality such as this.
How many souls give their complete lives to others? Not many. Vijay Kakaji, we cannot thank you enough. We cannot thank you enough.”
by Moira Lynch, Tulsi Trust UK
Losing Vijay Kakaji is an indescribable loss for India and UK. We are all grieving... And yet, so grateful to have had the grace to have encountered a personality such as this.
How many souls give their complete lives to others? Not many. Vijay Kakaji, we cannot thank you enough. We cannot thank you enough.”
by Moira Lynch, Tulsi Trust UK