Book Title: Buddhiprabha 1964 08 SrNo 57
Author(s): Gunvant Shah
Publisher: Gunvant Shah

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________________ 62) Buddhi prabha [ 10-8-64 can friends to pay them the necessary information another visit. He accepted and material to substantiate the invitation and started a his case before the Secretary second time for AMERICA of State, and shortly afterin 1896. wards hc again went to On this occasion he ENGLAND this time accomdivided his time between panied by his son MOHANEngland and the United LAL. He did the needful States lecturing and holding in the matter of the Appeal classes in the latter country and was called to the Bar for six months, and keeping in 1901. Soon afterwards he terms for six months at one returned to his native land of the Inns of Court in with a heart full of hope ENGLAND in order to and a determination to devote qualify himself for the Bar. all his lifc to the service of From these vatied activities his eo-religionists and counhe was again called back to try. But, truly, "man propoINDIA by his co-religionists. ses and God disposes.” Little An appeal had to be made did the comparatively young to the Secretary of state in man drcam that INDIA at several matters affecting the the news of Mr. GANDHI'S interests of the Jain commu- tragically premature his nity and it was felt by all Pilgrimage on Earth had that Mr. VIRCHAND was almost come to an end. the only man to undertake "Quict." says the Poet, "to the work. This time, however quick bosoms is a Hell.” his stay in INDIA was very The same was the case with short-about three weeks only. Mr. GANDHI. His spirit But even in that short time was too volcanic to allow his phenomenal energy him ever to think of rest. enabled him to collect all From his youth upwards

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