He established the Satyagraha Ashram in Wardha in 1921. He brought Vinoba Bhave to the Wardha Ashram to nurture it into the national institution.
With a view to commemorate the memory of Shri Kamalnayan and Shri Jamnalal Bajaj, the Bajaj family has constituted Kamalnayan Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, (KJBF) towards fulfilling social responsibility and gratitude through continuous efforts for the cause of Social Economic development of the Society? The vision of KJBF is, “Integrated development of the society through participatory approaches that sets benchmarks and standards for others to emulate for sustainable development? To fulfill the vision, KJBF has initiated number of development interventions in 200 villages of Wardha district from July 2009. The major emphasis is on integrated Water Resource Development and management, Agriculture development, Livestock development, women empowerment and training and capacity building through participatory approaches.
Kamalnayan Jamnalal Bajaj (KJBF) also aims to establish a Training and Livelihood Resource Center thereby to contribute for integrated and sustainable development of the rural community of Wardha district through participatory approaches.