Atlanta, GA, September 5, 2025: Gujarati Samaj of Atlanta (GSA) welcomed and felicitated Padma Shri awardee Kanubhai Tailor, the man who turned personal adversity into a movement of hope, on August 25, 2025 at the GSA Building in Tucker the with warmth and respect, celebrating a leader who has dedicated his life to uplifting India’s differently-abled community.
Community leaders gathered in large numbers to honor him: President Vinod Kaswala, Bihari Patel, Manoj Barot, Rotary members Chatur Chhabhaya and Mustafa Ajameri, past president Vasudev Patel, Ramesh Suhagia, Jayantibhai Patel of BAPS, Rotary President Bharveeben, Girishbhai Mukhi, Amrutbhai Patel, Prakash Shrivastav, and Fulton County Magistrate Cassandra Kirk, Himanshu Karnwal, Member Board of Directors at Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, among others. A special luncheon organized by Chhabhaya and the Rotary Club of Atlanta became a moment of recognition for a man whose life has been dedicated to empowering India’s differently-abled—those he calls Divyang, people of divine ability.
During his stay, Tailor visited the BAPS Temple, Gadhapurdham Temple, and SMVS Temple, Yugal Kunj, each visit becoming both spiritual pilgrimage and an occasion for sharing his extraordinary journey. He also visited the fodac (friends of disabled adults & children) facility. Fodac gifted a state of the art wheelchair to Tailor during the event.
He spoke with quiet conviction about his childhood in a humble Gujarati village, about challenges born from illness and poverty, and about the friends and family who helped him complete his studies despite the odds. Yet his story, he reminded his listeners, was never about struggle alone—it was about turning adversity into action…