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NOTÉS AND NEWS: Nohra under the auspices of Rao Raja Bahadur Madho Singhji Sabib.
“This meeting of the Oswal Community of Jodhpur, assembled in the Nyat-ka-Nobra, expresses its heartfelt felicitations on the presentation as a New Year's gift, by His Imperial Majesty the King Emperor, of the insignia of G. C. I. E. to our beloved His Highness the Maharaja Sabib Bahadur, and begs to tender its most loyal and respeotful congratulations to His Highness on the happy occasion. This meeting at the same time offers its profound' thanks to the Lord Almighty for the happy event, and earnestly prayg that He, in his infinite mercy, be pleased to confer higher and still higher honours on Shree Darbar Sahib from dav to dav
Further this meeting, with a view to mark its gratification and pleasure on the occasion, resolves to open for the convenience of the Oswal students, specially from the Moffusil, a Boarding House in Jodhpur to be named with. His Highness' permission, the Umed Boarding House. Also that a copy of this resolution be sent by telegram to the Private Secretary to His Highness the Maharajah Sahib Bahadur, with the request that he will kindly submit the contents of this resolution to His Highness and will obtain and communicate His Highness' gracious permission to name the Boarding House after His Highness' August and Auspicious name.”
Purdah and Fashion. We wish to draw the attention of our brethren and sisters to the following paragraph from the speech of Shrimati Puran Devi Sharma delivered at the First All-India Ladies Conference held in Lahore.
“ To remove purdah is another task in our hands. Religion does not allow it. Had it been recommended by the religious Shastras to observe purdah, the women of South India would not have lived bare-headed. Men too now do not like purdah. It is also a hinderance in the way of our progress and freedom. Purdah system is not the product of India. It came to India with the advent of the Muslims and remained
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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