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Contents
Issue 13~ December 2002 - February 2003
GLOBAL NEWS
PARYUSHAN
CELEBRATIONS.....4
FEATURE:
TASTING THE MANGO.......
GENERAL NEWS...
NEWS IN BRIEF....
REGULARS
Tho
NEWS
QUOTES & QUIPS
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
PHOTO COMPETITION
FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS
TOP TEN BOOKS
FEATURES
Christopher K. Chapple
Atul K. Shah
WALKING THEIR TALK
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1.8-16
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202
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TIRTHANKARAS WERE REVOLUTIONARIES
L.M. Singhvi
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ISSN: 1532-0472
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