Book Title: Awakening
Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 37 Lord Curzon virected Sir Ashuthosh Mukherji, the then Vice-Chancellor of Bengal University to go to Cambridge for higher education. Asuthosh Mukherji replied that he could carry out his order only if his mother permitted him to do so. Since his mother refused him permission, the next clay he went to Lord Curzon, taking a letter of resignation with him and said, "I am unable to go abroad because my mother has refused me permission. If you are going to be angry with me for my inability to obey your order, you may kinilly accept my resignation." On bearing this, Lord Curzon embraced Ashuthosh Mukherji cestatically and said, “Today, I have seen the very embodiment of the culture of Bharath. You are indeerd blessed.' The present-day «lucation (loes not produce great men like Mukherji, who are thus (levoted and obedient to their mothers. This is a problem not only in India, but in the whole world. The present-day students are not familiar with any other place except schools, collegos, cinema-theatres and hotels. They are allergic to Dharma. They deem it a discase and their condition is pitialle. They have forgotten this great truth," "59777 3 farfa:"(Renunciation is the fruit of knowledge). One cannot hope that they will rise to the For Private And Personal Use Only

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