Gitai Mandir

In deference to his mother’s wish, Acharya Vinoba Bhave had translated all 700 verses of Bhagavad Gita in Marathi. It was first published in the form of a book in 1932. He titled this book as Gitai, which means Mother Gita. To create a memorial of his kulguru Vinoba's work ‘Gitai’, Shri Kamalnayan Bajaj conceptualized the Gitai Mandir. The ‘shilanyasa’ (laying the foundation stone) was done by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and the construction was undertaken by the Kamalnayan Bajaj Charitable Trust. The construction of Gitai Mandir was completed in 1980. Vinobaji himself inaugurated it on 7th October, 1980 being the 50th anniversary of the commencement of writing of ‘Gitai’. The structure is built on a sprawling 27.8 acres of land at the site of Jamnalal Ji's Samadhi at Gopuri, Wardha.