Jain Gazette 1906 04

Author(s): Jagmanderlal Jaini, Sumerchand Jaini
Publisher: Jaina Gazette Office

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THE JAINA GAZETTE.
APRIL
alike. If the intellectual food was all that they wanted, it must have been amply supplied even at Saharanpur. They had the same staff, the same books and in some respects better surroundings. If they have any real grievance at Saharanpur and some special advantage at Muttra they should give it out to the public and it shall have its due consideration. If it is simply prejudicial and unfounded as on the face of it it appears to be, discourage it by all possible means. We refrain from publishing our other surmises on its vacation but surely there seems to be more than meets the eye.
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The Sthanakbasi conference held its sittings at Morvi on the 26th, 27th and 28th February under the patronage of His The Morvi Sthanakbasi Highness the Maharaja of Morvi. Seth Rai Conference. Chand Mal of Ajmere presided. Some 2000 delegates and 3500 visitors from Gujrat, Kathiawar, Marwar, Deccan, Malwa and the Punjab, are said to have assembled at its proceedings. A deputation waited on the Sthanakbasi Jainas of the Punjab for their invitation to the conference and many went to join it. From the discription of it in the several papers we find that the arrangements were satisfactory. A need for female education, union between the different sects of the Jainas, and social reform formed the main part of the presidential address. About thirty six thousand rupees were collected for various purposes out of which Rs. 5,000 were contributed by His Highness
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Sects and subsects are regarded by all reformers as the bane of India and every attempt to merge one into the other will be most welcome to them all. We are glad to record the news sent to us by Seth Jagrup Sahai Munsiff Shikohabad of the union of the North and South Padmavatipurvaras. The leaders of both the sides met at Marsalganj near Pharhagaon on the 9th day of Phagun 1962 and decided to intermarry. On account of the insufficiency of men and women in each of the parties both have considerably dwindled away. They could be recruited only by their union. Much praise is due to Seth Bajray, Seth Ram Sahay, and Seth Jay Chand for their good sense in effecting it.
The Padmavatiparvaras of North and South.
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An Ahmedabad Jaina lady has built a Shantigriha (waiting room) at the local crematarium at the cost of Rs. 6,000, in the loving memory of her husband,