________________ Rev. t. 244. 2134.42 SHREE. JAIN FELLOWSHIP CENTRE " NON-VIOLENCE IN ACTION" " RELATIVITY IN THINKING" LANDS Sponsored by: MUNISHREE CHITRABHANU OF THE DIVINE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY-BOMBAY c/o 2, Sussex Square London W2 2SJ Phone: 01-723 6132 Mrs. P. Parikh, 2nd September, 1971 C/o Divine Knowledge Society, Queen's view, BOMBAY-6. Dear Prabhaben, Further to my letter of 26th August, I am pleased to advise you that Munishri with two gentlemen from the Nairobi Sangh arrived on Monday noon; the plane being delayed for about four hours. There were almost abont 500 to 600 people at the airport to receive and welcome Munishri which in itself is a phenomenon as to gather a crowd like this at the airport particularly when the community consists of businessmen who do not have the vision or appreciation of such visits. There was a bus load of people who travelled from Leicester, leaving Leicester early in the morning at 5-00 a.m. and reaching the airport at 8 a.m. All these people were patiently waiting for the plane to arrive which as I said above was already delayed for four hours. Immediately after arrival, we drove to London when a meeting was arranged with Reverend Austin Williams of St. Martin's Church, Trafalgar Square, who was to introduce Munishri at the Press Conference the next day. No sooner this luncheon was over we then rushed to attend a lecture at 3.30 p.m. which was arranged by Oshwal Mandal under the auspices of Jain Fellowship Centre where there was a gathering of over 500 people. Everybody was simply pleased with Munishri's deliverance though short. Then there was a reception held at 7.30 p.m. to be followed by lecture in English at 8-30 p.m. at St. James Hall, 12 Gloucester Terrace, here again the hall was overfiowing with people and this has been the position every day since thereafter. Munishri will be delivering a lecture at Loughborough on Sunday and will be leaving for Hague on Monday morning. Munishri has also been able to finalise his American tour and will be flying from Amsterdam direct to New York. The arrival of Munishri has meant a lot to very many people as an occasion has arisen, at the airport or at the lecture hall, where people living in London for years all of a sudden meet eachother, not having known their whereabouts until this time. We had arranged to have a Garvi Gujrat issue of special suppliment and a write up in India Weekly as per copies enclosed. Press Conference was fine though it did not satisfy me particularly because we were aiming for wider national coverage which was not possible due to the bank holidays and - the skeleton staff at all newspaper offices. I enclose photocopies of various. letters received and other publicity material. I hope that you are well, Yours Sincerely, R. P. CHANDARIA મુદ્રક, પ્રકાશક અને માનાર્હ સંપાદક શ્રી ચંદુલાલ ટી. શાહ, લિપિની પ્રિન્ટરી મુંબઈ નં.૨ માં છપાવી, ડીવાઈન નોલેજ સોસાયટી ( દિવ્ય જ્ઞાન સંઘ ) માટે કવીન્સ યુ. 28/30, વાલકેશ્વર મુંબઈ નં. 6 માંથી પ્રગટ કર્યું છે.
