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PRATAP BHOGILAL - JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE
and art. He has been initiating literary/academic and social events to help the cause of Jainism. As founder-chairman of the World Jain Confederation (WJC), he has been instrumental in arranging international religious meetings under its banner. Today, even at 95, his enthusiasm is extraordinary
PB has been the Chairman of Atma Vallabh Smarak Shikshan Nidhi for several years. He was the Chairman of Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology (BLII), Delhi, situated in Vallabh Smarak, from its inception. His contribution to this Institute was phenomenal. He was involved actively in each and every activity of the Institute and attended almost all the meetings during his tenure. Though he resigned as head of these bodies recently due to the age factor, he has been in touch with various scholars on Jainology and Indology and got them to involve in writing and editing books on Jainism published by the Bhogilal Leherchand Institute. He has also been involved in several national and international seminars which BLII organized during his regime.
It is because of him that Sadhvi Suvratashri Maharaj and her disciples could arrange and catalogue over 20,000 manuscripts lying in the BLII. It was due to his pursuance that Amrit Bhai Bhojak, a well-known Peliographist, was in Blll to update the information in the catalogues of the manuscripts. It has been his wish that BlIl should have a separate building to house an international institute on Jainology. He has also established a Chair of Religious Studies in memory of his late father Shri Bhogilal Leherchand in BLII. Thanks to his efforts BLII could get recognition and affiliation with North Gujarat University in Patan.
Pratapbhai is meticulous in whatever he does. He has an uncanny ability to judge people. He is seldom wrong in his judgment of people irrespective of who the person is or what class he belongs to.
Dr. Shanti G Patel A former Member of Parliament and an ex-Mayor of Mumbai Thave known Pratapbhai for several years, from the timel contested election
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion - Ancient Roman Proverb
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