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56] Buddhi prabha
[ 10-8-64 religionists. Only one instance lete his son's education, will suffice to illustrate this RAGHAVJI migrated to noble trait in his character. BOMBAY and VIRCHAND It was VIRCHAD'S father had the satisfaction of seeing who put a stop to the cruel his name enrolled as a studcustoms of weaping and beat- ent of the premier college ing, the breast on the death of of the Presidency, i. e ELa relative which prevailed PHINSTONE. His work in his community. It required there was characterised more great moral courage to tackle by seriousness than brilliancy such a delicate social ques- and he graduated in the year tion, but he did it manfully 1884, when just twenty-one. and successfully. The love of The leading members of his reform of young VIRCHAND
community had followed his may thus be said to have progress with great interest inherited from his father.
and had come to have He went through the usual great confidence in him. He vernacular course of primary had bately taken leave of education in a smail village his Alma Mater when he under an old fashioned was called upon to underpedagouge and was then take the duties of Secretary taken by his parents to to the JAIN ASSOCIATION BHAVNAGAR as they desi- OF INDIA. It was a great red to gave him an English responsibility to be placed education. Young VIRCHA- upon such young shoulders ND was uniformly diligent and but the leading Jains had industrious during his school full confidence in VIRCHAND career and passed the matri- and his subscquent career culation examination of the proved that the confidence BOMBAY UNIVERCITY in was not misplaced. He began 1880. With a view to comp his apprentice-ship to public
| SR No. | 522157 |
| Book Title | Buddhiprabha 1964 08 SrNo 57 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Gunvant Shah |
| Publisher | Gunvant Shah |
| Publication Year | 1964 |
| Total Pages | 78 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Buddhiprabha, & India |
| File Size | 1 MB |