Glimpses of Jainism and Biography of forgotten Hero Virchand Raghavji Gandhi

SR No.: 006757
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Pannalal R Shah, Gunvant Barvalia, Kurangi Desai
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 112
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 5 MB

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wait there for 2 to 4 hours. We reached London on 20th August. I had wired from Brindisi to a freind and had asked him to hire a separate lodging for me. We felt very much at home in London. The boat to America was to sail six days later. So we had to wait in London during that time.
On 26th August, we left London for Southamptom and boarded the ship 'Paris'. We had very good company on this ship. Mrs. Besant, the President of the Theosophical Society, London and her secretary Miss Muller, Prof. C. Gyandendranath Chakravarti the professor of Mathematics at Allahabad College and Mr. Dharampal , secretary of Bauddha Dharmasabha - all these were going to Chicago Parliament of Religions as representatives of their respective religions. We had very good conversation with them during our voyage. They did not know anything about Jainism, they were surprised that this religion comprised of a philosophy of such a high calibre.
They also said, it was great pity that such a philosophy had not been propogated in the English language. Between Southampton and New York. Mrs. Beasant delivered two lectures on 'karma'. On 2nd Septemberat 8 a.m. we reached the New York harbour. Huge steamers were plying in the harbour. On one side was the suburb called Brooklyn and on the other side another suburb, New Jersey. In the middle is the city of New York. The passengers donot have to carry their luggage, as they have to do in India, when disembarking. We have to put our name on each trunk and hand it over to the employees on the steamer and then they hand it over to us on the wharf as soon as they can. So we handed over all our luggage to the ship employees and we disembarked dressed in the Indian style. Mr. Hamilton, the New York representative of Thomas Cook and Sons, the firm well known in Bombay, was present there. He very politely told us that he was at our service. He looked through our
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