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શુત ઉપાસક ૨મણભાઈ
A TRIBUTE TO LATE RAMANLAL C. SHAH
O DILIP V. SHAH Chairman, JAINA Pilgrimage Committee, U.S.A. Diring my visit to India in Janyary 2000, Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji had suggested that I meet Dr. Ramanbhai and Taraben. When I visited them at their home, they gave a warm welcome, a two hour Swadhyay and set of Books as parting gift.
In January 2001, JAINA (Federation of Jain Organizations in North America) was to conduct a pilgrimage of Shri Samet Shikharji and other teerthdhams of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. 128 Yatris from all over the USA had registered for the 15 day Yatra. On a whim I called Ramanbhai from USA and asked him they would join us for a 15 day Pilgrimage as Scholar and spiritual leader of the Yatra. He did have a wedding to perform during that period but he thought he will be able to make alternate arrangements. Without too many questions and without any hesitation, he said yes.
Those 15 days were a rare gift to our Sangh. Yatris were always surrounding them at each opportunity and get insight into all aspects of Jainism. Ramanbhai and Taraben, did the whole yatra very energetically and stayed up late into night for swadhyay at every opportunity.
Every year as I prepare for another yatra, people always asked is Ramanbhai comig with us this time? It will not be easy to answer from here on.
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