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Jayanti Prasad Tiwari (1925–28 March 1983) was a social activist from Uttar Pradesh. He was born in the village of Bandanpur, to a well-known Tiwari Brahmin family. At a young age, he moved to Ahmedabad in 1932 and worked with Rustom Cama, a famous name of Ahmedabad. He was not able to study during his childhood and as an adult he decided to open schools and colleges in his home village. Fundraising enabled foundation of the Jan Sewa Ashram schools there.

His death on 28 March 1983 is commemorated annually in his schools. The place has been renowned for playing a very important part in history, one of the most important and interesting being that the motor vehicle which became the carrier for Shri Mahatma Gandhi's funeral procession was done in the Cama Motors workshop in 1948. Over the decades,And Along with Rustomji Cama in 1948.Jayantiprasad Tiwari was present during the Mahatma Gandhiji funeral procession.Also Jayantiprasad Tiwari become vitness along with Mrs Meeni Cama for the First Indian Airlines flight landed in Ahmedabad and Jamshedji Tata was the person to land in Ahmedabad.