Prabuddha Jivan 2006 Year 17 Ank 01 to 12 - Ank 04 is not available

SR No.: 525991
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 318
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 22 MB

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૧૬ જાન્યુઆરી, ૨૦૦૬
પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન
A TRIBUTE TO LATE RAMANLAL C. SHAH Dilip V. Shah Chairman, JAINA Pilgrimage Committee, U.S.A.
Diring my visit to India in Janyary 2000, Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji had suggested that I meet Dr. Ramanbhai and Taraben. When I visited them at their home, they gave a warm welcome, a two hour Swadhyay and set of Books as parting gift.
ding to perform during that period but he thought he will be able to make alternate arrangements. Without too many questions and without any hesitation, he said yes.
Those 15 days were a rare gift to our Sangh. Yatris were always surrounding them at each opportunity and get insight into all aspects of Jainism. Ramanbhai and Taraben, did the whole yatra very energetically and stayed up late into night for swadhyay at every opportunity.
Every year as I prepare for another yatra, people always asked is Ramanbhai comig with us this time? It will not be easy to answer from here on. THIS REPORT IS DEDICATED TO MY GRANDPA
In January 2001, JAINA (Federation of Jain Organizations in North America) was to conduct a pilgrimage of Shri Samet Shikharji and other teerthdhams of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. 128 Yatris from all over the USA had registered for the 15 day Yatra. On a whim I called Ramanbhai from USA and asked him they would join us for a 15 day Pilgrimage as Scholar and spiritual leader of the Yatra. He did have a wed
A WORLD TRAVELER, A SUPER COOL GUY, AND A GREAT TEACHER !! Archit Sheth-Shah (Grand Son) Age-9 Years / Written for School
You are about to travel through the life of a man who has traveled more than most people ever will. That man's name is Ramanlal C. Shah. He is my dad's dad. He is 74 years old. He lives in Bombay. India with my grandma.
My grandpa is tall and average in weight. He always wears strriped shirts with buttons and he wears glasses for reading. His hands are wrinkly. He hardly wears ties, even when he goes for speeches. He doesn't care about fashionable clothing, like me, so he wears old clothes. His face's shape is ovalish. He has black eyes, grey hair and lines on his forehead.
My grandpa was born on December 3, 1926. He was born in Padra, India, which is in West India. His parents were Chimanlal A.Shah and Reva Shah. His childhood game was marbles. He loved to fly kites. His daily chores were to fetch water from the well nearby, sweep the floor and to grind grain to make flour. He didn't earn money; he was given about a nickel's worth on holidays. His life was a lot harder then ours !.
My grandpa got super good grades in school. In elementary school he didn't have to wear a uniform but in middle and high he did. He loved school. He excelled in art, writing, literature, and geography. He got to school by riding the bus. He was superb in academics but he also did very well in sports. He was on his school's Table Tennis and Carom teams.
My grandpa found his wife Tara, because they went to the same college. They had two children, Shailaja and Amitabh. His favorite festival is Diwali-the festival of lights. He has not achieved what he wants-to travel to every country in the world. He likes color movies over black and white movies. His favorite vacation spot is 1980 Seagull Way, my home for short. He has a ph.D. in Jain Literature, my.religion's literature. Over 15 people have done ph.D.s under him, including a couple of monks. Some of his major achievements are that he has written over 100 books, represented India at the International Conferences on religion and vegetarianism held in 1977 (Sydney), 1979 (Rio De Janario), and 1987 (Toronto). Also, he has been a major in the NCC (National Cadet Corps).
- My grandpa has a lot of unique qualities. His hobbies: are writing, drawing and traveling. He is very funny and
tells a lot of jokes. He taught my sister and me how to swim and he also taught us lots of card tricks. He always feeds scraps from the table to crows. He does at least two Samaiks everyday. Samaiks are when you do Indian prayers and stay quiet for 48 minutes. My grandpa writes books at this time. He also has a vow of donating 10 rupees everyday to the homeless. That's 70 rupees a week. No. Country. .......................................................... Year First Visited
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1. India..... 2. Japan 3. United States 4. Malaysia..
5. Singapore 6. Nepal. 7. Ethiopia.. 8. Kenya.
9. Tanzania
10. Sri Lanka
11. Austria
12. Belgium...........
13. France. 14. Germany. 15. Italy.
16. Netherlands
17. Switzerland.
18. United Kingdom 19. Australia.
20. Fiji
21. Hong Kong: 22. Indonesia. 23. New Zealand 24. Philippines. 25. S.Korea. 26. Thailand 27. Argentina 28. Brazil
29. Curacao (Netherlands Antilles).. 30. Peru
31. Trinidad & Tobago 32. Russia......
33. Mauritius.
34. Denmark
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