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८७२ ] अध्याय तेरहवां । दिगम्बर जैन डिरेक्टरी तैयार करावी छे. धर्मरक्षण अने धर्मसेवानां काम माटे तेओ मुसाफरी पण बहु करता. स्वभावे सादा, सरळ, निरभिमानी अने मायाळू हता. आ नररत्ननी खोट जैन वर्गभां वर्षो सुधी पुरावी मुश्केल छे. आवा पुरुषोनी सद्गति माटे कोई इच्छवानुं रहेतुन नथी. एमनी पाउळ एक स्मारक फंड थयुं छे, जे संतोष लेश जेवू हे.
* जैनहितेच्छु" (बम्बई) ओगष्ट १९१४.
THE LATE " DANVIR" SHETH MANECKCHAND HIRACHAND
On this side of India Sheth Maneckchaud was known as it erat philantlispist. Born in Surat in Vikrain Samvat yer 1908, he died only a short time ago at the agee of 62. His father Hirachand was poor and so was his grandfather Gumarji who migrated to Siras. from Brinar ( Udaypore ) in A. D. 1840 to trade in opium in a wmall way. Circumstances made the family to go to B mbiy, where Maneckchand with his "hree brotbers be an business in & humble way and learnt the profession of pearlborers and stringers. Fortune favored their honest efforts, and in a short time they began to purchase and sell land in Bombay at a great proflt. Ultimately they settled down as pearl merchants; exporting pearls to Europe and making huge profits. Although a man witb comparatively very little education, Maneckcband's outlook on life was very wide, and just as he was able to amass a huge fortune, so be spent generously buge sums in works of charidy. His
total gifts come to near ten lacs of Rupees and he Jain Education International
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