Gandhi Before Gandhi

Author(s): Bipin Doshi, Priti Shah
Publisher: Jain Academy Educational Research Center Promotion Trust Mumbai

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GANDHI BEFORE GANDHI4
lecture to women exclusively. It drew out a large crowd of the fair sex and caused something of a sensation by reason of its pointed directness.
Morning Star, Meadville, Penn., Aug, 14, 1894
Virchand Gandhi, of Bombay, India, is the picturesque figure on the grounds now, in his Oriental costume. Mr. Gandhi represented the Jainist sect at the World's Parliament of Religions at Chicago last year. He is a very intelligent man, and after hearing his lecture on "The Message of India to America," one is inclined to wonder if Indian missionaries to America are not in order.
Buffalo Express, Aug. 14, 1894
Mr. Virchand Gandhi, of India was the platform figure in this immense gathering of interested people. Looking over the audience, it was easy to perceive that the men and women from the outside world, as well as spiritists and Cassadagans themselves, followed every word that the Hindu said with the closest attention.
Light of Truth, Aug. 18, 1894
Virchand R. Gandhi, the Jainist, has opened a class for instruction in the ancient religions. The lecture room is each day crowded to its utmost with brightest minds of the camp, eager to hear this wonderful Hindu scholar expound his religious theories.
Buffalo Courier, Aug. 19, 1894
Virchand R. Gandhi, the Jain Hindu of Bombay, has been accorded the greatest ovation ever granted to a speaker at Cassadaga. Saturday
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afternoon when he stepped forward in his silken robe of royal purple and golden-colored turban and sash, the auditorium fairly rang with applause, and when he finished his speech, which was announced as "Some Mistakes Corrected," he was recalled again and again.
The Evangelist, New York, Aug. 23, 1894
Recently Cassadaga, the trusting place of heterogeneous creeds, has blossomed out with a new attraction, striking to the eye as well as to the mind. This new card is Mr. Virchand Gandhi of Bombay, a gentleman of noble presence, a trained scholar, a lawyer versed in Sanskrit lore and in English literature as well. He came to this country by invitation of Dr. Barrows, as a representative of the Jain religion. Mr. Gandhi is an exponent of all the religions of India.
Evening Post, Cleveland, O., Sept., 19, 1894
Virchand R. Gandhi, representative of the Jain religion, the oldest of old India, lectured on the occult sciences and philosophies of that far-off country last evening at Association Hall. His lecture was profusely illustrated by means of the stereopticon and the views presented, showing as they did scenes of interest and people of a most fascinating land. These were warmly appreciated by the large number of persons in attendance.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicler, Sep. 24, 1894
Mr. Virchand R. Gandhi, the Hindu philosopher and scholar, of Bombay, spoke in the first Universalist church last evening to a crowded house. He was introduced by the Rev. Dr. Saxe as one who had represented nobly one of the great religions of India. Mr. Gandhi is a man of extensive learning.