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decided to publish a special issue of Jaina'(a quaterly) and also to bring out a second edition of this book, because after the first edition of my book was published, we had discovered some important documents. They included :
1) An address to Shri Virchandbhai proffered on 20-81896 by the Mangrol Jain Sangit Mandali at a function chaired by Shri Premchand Raichand.
2) Another address conferred upon Shri Virchandbhai on 23 rd September, 1899 at a function where Justice Ranade presided.
3) Poems in praise of Virchandbhai composed by the well -known drama scholar Shri Dahyabhai Dholshaji Jhaveri and other friends of Shri Virchandbhai.
4) A letter (about his activities) written by Shri Virchand Gandhi from Chicago on 29-1-1894. This was found in the Diwali issue of Conference Herald, the then organ of Jain Shwetamber Conference.
5) A large sized poster of Virchandbhai's talks in the U.S. reproduced in Chaitra S.Y.1982 (1926 A.D.) issue of the Jain Yuga.
6) Group photographs of Virchandbhai's followers and of the delegates of various Indian religions who attended the Parliament of Religions.
All the above material has been included in this revised edition of my original book, 'The Saga Of An Inspired Personality' as per my suggestion to Pravinbhai Shah.
I am grateful to friends and the publishing organisation who were helpful in bringing out this revised edition particularly Dr. Kantilal B. Shah, Ahmedabad and Shri Gunvant Barvalia, who is honorary organiser of Shri Pranguru Jain Research Centre Bombay.
PANNALAL R. SHAH
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