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26th, is celebrated as Children's Day at Veerayatan. As this is the cause dearest to her heart, an eye-camp specially for children is organised on her birthday every year. Each child is given a complete health check and the schools hold sports and other competitions to encourage the children and raise their morale.
Among the other important educational activities of Veerayatan is the dissemination of Prakrit. At the time of the nirvana centenary, Gurudev had suggested we revive the language of our scriptures. Later on, Veerayatan's former chairman, Shri Baba, took it upon himself to develop this branch of education which Gurudev had called the 'Sanmati Tirth'. Under Shri Baba's direction, degree courses for Prakrit studies began in Pune. Shri Baba also started coordinating the compilation of a Prakrit dictionary. Many scholars are collaborating on this project. After the great soul of Shri Baba departed this life, his son Shri Abhay Kumar Firodia, Veerayatan's present chairman, continues to encourage and support these activities.
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