Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it =
If women can sew at home, they can bring in addition revenue. Through sewing school, women would become self-confident and self-sufficient which was vital for societal growth and prosperity. The brothers hired a woman who was well trained and qualified to teach and purchased many footoperated sewing machines: Woman started attending the school and they rapidly grew the business and became quite successful in a short period of time.
In this manner, they expanded their positive influence. Unfortunately the elder brother Dosabhai passed away. Now, Karamchandbhai had to work even harder.
After tackling education, health and business, Karamchandbhai decided to focus on hunger. He knew the pains of hunger very well as he had experienced it first hand during his childhood. Thus, he wanted to help provide the needy with food. One day, he invited some of the poor folks in the city who were hungry to eat at his home. He started a kitchen for his city in his home and asked his staff to start preparing meals that day.
At about noon, the guests arrived. This included many elderly people, many beggars, and many who had not eaten a meal for a long period of time. Every one ate to their heart's content and they all blessed him from the bottom of their hearts. Soon, this became a routine. News of the kitchen spread rapidly. Hunger was widely prevalent but more than that, the food was served with such care that
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