Vimala Thakar (born 15 April 1921 Ramnavmi day at Bilaspur-and died on 11 March 2009-Falgun Poornima at Mt. Abu) was an Indian social activist and spiritual teacher. She was born into a middle-class Brahmin family living at Akola city in Maharashtra state in India, she was interested in spiritual matters from an early age. She pursued this interest with meditation and spiritual practices through her youth. She post graduated in Eastern and Western philosophy,Dr.Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was one among her professors.
Later she became active in the Bhoodan (Land Gift) Program. This program, led by Vinoba Bhave, persuaded landlords to give land to poor farmers. Through the 1950s, several millions of acres of farmland were so redistributed. She travelled India to its length and breadth.
In 1958, Thakar attended talks given by, and met with, the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti. This meeting was to change her life. She dedicated herself to teaching meditation and philosophy. For the next four decades, she traveled between India, the U.S. and Europe, teaching and giving talks on spirituality. After 1991, she curtailed her travel outside India, and her teachings emphasize balancing 'inner' spiritual development with 'outer' social development.
She died on 11 March 2009, on the day of Holi, the festival of colour in India. She was living at Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India during her last years.
The books by Vimala Thakar in Gujarati,Hindi,English and Marathi languages are available at,Vimal Prakashan Trust-"Vimal Saurabh", vaniawadi St no-9, Rajkot-360002,Gujarat India.