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A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARYAN CULTURE
During his travels abroad, Virchandbhai defended his culture in a way that behoved that culture and showed an acumen full of honesty and broadmindedness. His replies to arguments and criticisms used to be modest and of a high calibre.
Some titles of his lectures were: 'The Pre-historic Life of the Hindus', 'The Status of Marriage in India', 'The Condition of Women in India', 'The Social Customs of india', 'The Main Philosophies of Hindus, Jains and Buddhists', 'The Law of Ethical Causation and a solution of Life', 'Political India - Hindus, Muslims and the British', 'Indian Women - Past, Present and Future', etc. Some other topics that he covered in his speeches were : 'Occultism', 'The Science of Music', 'American Women should give up the feathers in their caps', 'The Connection between the Press and Theatre', 'The Influence of the Present Social Laws on American Politics', 'The Message of India to America', 'India's Gift to America', 'Buddhism', 'Three Unique Theories of Philosophy', 'The Position of Women in Hindu, Mislim and British Rule;, etc. This variety of topics indicated his intellectual genius.
Virchandbhai stayed in America for some time after the Parliament of Religions was over. Ha again travelled twice to that country, in 1896 and in 1899. During these trips, he gave about 650 talks. Some of these have been printed in book fom in a volume called Jain Philosophy, Karma Philosophy and Yoga Philosophy'.
Once while speaking to Americans, he said : What is that Christ in whose name you propose to conquer the world? Is there a Christ of oppression; is there. a Christ of injustice; is there a Christ of misinterpretation; is there a
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