RAJKOT: Surprisingly, the maximum time that Digubha Gohil spends his time on the mobile phone is 4:30 in the morning.This 42-year-old principal of primary school in Alampar village makes at least 80-100 wake-up calls to the locals, who then gather in the school compound by 5am. They diligently perform pranayam and yogasanas for an hour under Gohil's guidance. This has been the routine in Alampar, a small village of Bhavnagar district's Umrala taluka, for the last six years.And, the transformation that Gohil brought about in this once notorious village is for all to see. Large number of men, who were addicted to maava (mixture of betel nut, tobacco and lime commonly consumed in Gujarat) have given up the habit, the health of villagers has improved and most importantly, the attendance in school consistently remains 100%. In fact, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, had also visited Alampar twice after getting to know how Gohil single-handedly brought such positive changes through this traditional Indian wisdom."I did a brisk business, thanks to large number of maava addicts in our village. I myself consumed 30-35 maavas every day. But after taking up Yoga, I have not only given up my addiction but also closed the paan shop," said 38-year-old Sahdevsinh Gohil.Gohil told TOI, "As a teacher, in 2009, I saw half of the children mostly flunked classes daily. The average attendance used be around 40%. So, I started teaching Yoga early in the morning. Initially, just 20 students came but gradually the numbers increased to 100.""Parents also started joining them. After Yoga class, I started persuading parents of regular absentees to send their wards to school. As a result, we have 100% attendance of 222 students of class I to VIII," Gohil said. What is more, at least 18 students of Alampar have got jobs in the police department and army after they successfully took the entrance exam!Bansi Maharaj, 35, a villager, said, "We saw Digubha working round-the-clock, meeting villagers urging them to give up addiction and turn towards Yoga. His selfless work touched our hearts and that is why everyone listens to him."Ramdev's coming to Alampar also helped changed the image of "notoriety" that the village had for years. In fact, people from other villages did not dread to pass through Alampar after 7pm as liquor addicts and anti-social elements would often pick up fights with outsiders for no plausible reason.Gohil's goodwill has also helped the village get cleaner. "We held a series of meeting with people explaining them about the ill-effects of throwing drainage water on the streets and roads. We advised them to dig up pits using traditional method. All of them obliged."