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PRATAP BHOGILAL - JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE
studies. Scholars and professors from various states would attend this school to enhance their knowledge of Prakrit, which enabled them to study the Jain Agamas well. All the invitees were provided with free boarding and lodging. At the end of the school session, exams were held and prizes and certificates given. Pratapbhai usually came from Mumbai either for the inauguration or the valedictory function of the Summer School.
The Institute held several workshops and seminars. In fact, there were two international seminars where foreign scholars actively participated along with Indian scholars. It has brought out several publications and there have been regular research work going on. All manuscripts of the Jain Shastras in the BLil library have been computerized. Pratapbhai took keen interest in this work, and encouraged the others to do more work. As a chairman, he devoted a lot of his time, money and service to the Smarak.
Even though Pratapbhai has spent his life in comfort, he has remained a simple, humble man. He abhors exhibitionism of any
kind...
Pratapbhai has been closely associated in various capacity with Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, Atmanand Jain College, Ambala, Vishwakosh, Ahmedabad, Vijay Vallabh Hospital at Vadodara, Tata Cancer Hospital Mumbai, Bhogilal Leherchand Institute of Indology, Vijay Vallabh Smarak, Delhi, Hastinapur Tirth and Ashtapad Tirth and Pujya Mahattara Mrugavati Education Foundation besides his various business organisations. He is forever concerned about natural calamities and, whenever there is a need, he goes out of his way to help. He is very particular about acknowledging the good deeds of others. Whenever he came to meet Shri Mrugavatishriji in different cities, he would be invited for meals at Jain friends! He would go back to Mumbai and promptly write a letter of thanks to his hosts.
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