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translated them into English and presented them at the High Court. He was able, to convince the court, about the ownership of the Jains over Sametshikhar. His clear and able presentation brought the verdict in favour of the Jain sangh. This was the second time our hero brought about a happy ending to a problem regarding a place of pilgrimage, and thus could be of tremendous use as the secretary of the Jain Association of India. VIRCHANDBHAI'S CORRESPONDENCE
Very few of the letters written by Virchandbhai are available. A few of them are in the collection at the Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya. In 1964, his cenetary year, his family donated his unpublished literature, caskets, medals, etc. to the Vidyalaya. His letters were a part of this donation. | remember to have read a couple of his letters which were published in Jain Yuga', the organ of Shri Jain Shwetambara Conference.
Literature constituted a bright facet of his life. His literature is, so to say, suggestive of his bright life ! He was a philosopher and also a romantic at the same time. He would complete verses on the basis of one (the last) line he would participate in literary criticism, guide his friends in writing poetry. All this is clearly seen in his letters to his friends. The dedicated service of literature found in his letters teaches us the advantage of letter - writing. Letters, too, can become pieces of literature, can be an indivisible part of literature.
Virchandbhai, together with Shri Bhagwandas Durlabhdas Parekh and Shri Mulchand Nathubhai, formed a friendly and literary minded trio. The three loved each other tremendously ! If one of the three would be a bit late in writing a letter, the
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