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• Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Science Centre. The wife of Sheth kasturbhai had sudden ache in her stomach on February 9, 1950. She was admitted to hospital and operated also. But she expired after 2 days. Kasturbhai felt a deep shock of this demise. After this he never stayed at home at Ahmedabad on Diwali days but went to some holy place and thought meditatively for peace. Last journey: at the age of 86, Kasturbhai had some trouble in speaking and de died at Ahmedabad on July 20, 1980. The news of his passing away spread at electric speed. He was taken for funeral in simple Dhoti and white covering on body. All textile mills remained closed in his honor but his own mills continued to work as usual because this was his last desire. Thousands of people from and beyond India conveyed condolences for this multi-faced personality, fore-seer, liberal, arch up-holder of education unparalleled industrialist, and a dedicated great man. Everybody was sad with his demise.
He had assimilated virtues in his active life. Let these virtues inspire us to make or life an enlightened one.
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