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blossoming and coming to fruition. She set security forces. Sadhvishri's heart, however, about mobilising the Jain community in was set on a spot more intimately connected Calcutta to acquire land in Rajgir. When with Tirthankar Mahavir's presence. It was the Veerayatan project was first mooted, also the spot that Pujya Gurudev had seen governments, corporate foundations and in his vision on Vaibhargiri. Sadhvishri, community organisations of various states therefore, emphasised the need to acquire had lobbied energetically to have it located land in the northern foothills of the in their own region. Shri Kedar Pandey, Vaibhargiri range. She was also drawn to the former Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri area because of the experience she had had Bhishma Narayan Singh, Shri Bindeshwari there. Dubey and Shri Surendra Prasad 'Tarun' approached Gurudev and made an offer of On the instructions of Sadhvishri, the 30 acres of land in the neighbourhood of honourable members of the Calcutta
community, Shri Naginbhai Shah, Chotubhai Gandhi, Keshubhai Khanderia, Rasikbhai Shah and Durlabhjibhai Khara went to Rajgir. Discussions were held with local residents regarding the acquisition of
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Rajgir's Panditpur village. The land in question had access to roads, water, and
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