In 1967, as Bihar suffered from a terrible famine, Arvind Mafatlal came to one small district, Ranka, in response to the call for help. What he saw there had a profound, life-altering impact on him.
Currently, the grant-in-aid institute run by Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), which was established under the inspiration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, has three former Vice-Chancellors working in different faculties.