Jain Digest 2004 04 Vol 23 No 2

SR No.: 527092
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA
Publication Year: 2004
Total Pages: 36
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Jain Digest, & USA
File Size: 8 MB

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"JAINA SHRI V. R. GANDHI SCHOLARSHIP
"AN APPEAL FOR DONATIONS FOR SHRI V.R. address, phone #, email address in upper left corner of your check GANDHI MEMORIAL
or separately and mail either to JAINA Treasurer Mr. Jitendra WJC (World Jain Confederation) and JAINA have recently
Turakhia, 4013 Pawnee Dr. Liverpool, N.Y. 13090 or to Samiti jointly founded "Shri Virchand Raghavji Gandhi Memorial Samitim
hul Gandhi Memorial Somiti member Pravin C. Shah, 28 Dyckman Ave., New Hyde Park, N.Y. with Pujya Chitrabhanuji as Chairman with the following 11040. or kenpet007@hotmail.com, pravincshah2k @yahoo.com members:Shri Pratap Bhogilal, Shri N.P.Jain, Shri Mahesh V. Indian friends can donate to World Jain Confederation (WJC) Gandhi, Mrs. Rakshaben J. Shah and Shri Pravin C. Shah WJC has an 80G Indian Income Tax Exemption Certificate under (representing JAINA).
Section 80G. Please make the checks payable to WJC Alc. VRG The Samiti is formed with the following objectives:
Memorial Samiti.
World Jain Confederation 1. To suitably modify the current VRG's birth home with
Shah & Nahar Industrial Estate modern amenities in Mahuva, Gujarat and to have a permanent 338/340 A Wing, 3rd Floor Lower Parel (West) Mumbai 400 013. memorial in it.
Tel./Fax No. 91 22 5663 5823 email: wjc@vsnl.net 2. To take necessary steps that the Samiti may feel appropriate Pravin C. Shah for raising awareness of his mission, his memorial and pursue with Member, W.J.C./JAINA Shri V.R. Gandhi Memorial Samiti the Government of India the matter regarding issuing the commemorative postal stamp in his honor.
He was responsible in closing down the slaughter house in Sametshikhar, abolishing poll tax on Jain pilgrims at Shatrunjaya JAINA web site www.jaina.org/vrgcommittee gives more and sending money and shipload of grains to India from U.S.A. information about VRG's lifetime mission, objective achievements, in the worst famine of 1896-97, raising awareness in the West of
committee/subcommittee members etc.. Brochure and scholarship the importance of Jainism as an ancient vibrant world religion,
application forms are available on this JAINA web site. propagating the relevance of Jain tenets - Ahimsa, Anekant and Aparigriha and spread Bhagwan Mahavir's message across the world
As planned, after publication of our Gujarati edition and defending the Indian culture and Hindu religion under the “Jyotirdharni Jivan Gatha" VRG's life story in Gujarati in 2001, unjust criticism in the Parliament and later on, in spite of lot of in his death centenary year, we had also published and printed 3.100 odds, by attending the first ever Parliament of World Religions copies of English version book titled "GLIMPSES OF JAINISM held at Chicago in 1893 and visiting England, France, Germany AND BIOGRAPHY OF FORGOTTEN HERO: SHRI and other places during 1895 and his subsequent two visits to the VIRCHAND RAGHAVJI GANDHI". These books were West, Europe and U.S.A. He wanted to continue these activities sponsored by our Sadharmiks, Dipika and Dilip Doctor, New York for a long time but unfortunately death snatched him away at an in loving memory of her parents Naginchand Shah, Chandanben early age of 37 and this has left an unbridgeable void. He sacrificed Shah and brother Rameshchandra Shah.About 1,000 books were his brilliant legal career, lived and died for the cause of Jainism distributed free at the VRG booth at JAINA convention 2003 and service to humanity.
after its releasing ceremony at the hands of Guruji Shri Swami Vivekanand wrote in 1894 while he was in U.S.A.
Chitrabhanuji. 600 books were sent out to Universities and “This man defends his countrymen and religion. People of this
Institutions offering studies in Jainism and Jain scholars in
India. Remaining books are being distributed to Jain organizations, country like him very much. But what are they doing who sent him over? They are trying to outcast him."
Jain centers and public libraries. For this VRG Memorial sufficient funds need to be collected.
We have awarded scholarship for academic year 2003-04 for The names of donors who donate U.S. 250 Dollars and/or
advanced studies in Jainism. VRG's life mission is well publicized equivalent will be engraved in brass plaque or so, to be kept in
now than ever before as per one of the objectives. Whatever we VRG Memorial List of such donors will be published in Jain
have achieved is due to support from you all. We plan to make Digest and/ or in Jain Magazines for acknowledging their
documentary on his life mission, memorial etc. and arrange contributions. Receipts will be also issued.
memorial lectures. For more information kindly contact Pravin
C. Shah, Chairperson, email:pravincshah2k @yahoo. com, Your generous, tax-deductible contribution to this worthy
kenpet007@hotmail.com" ph. # 516-248-8265" cause will be greatly appreciated. Please make your check payable to JAINA. Indicate VRG Memorial Fund in Memo, your name,
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