Pratap Bhogilal Journey Through Life

Author(s): Rauf Ahmed
Publisher: Bhupendra Singh Anand

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headed by Rev. Archbishop Vincent M. Concessao of Delhi and the other Trustees apart from myself are Shahi Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmed of Fatehpuri, Mr.A.K. Merchant, Mrs. Aruna Oswal, Mr. Dadi Mistry, Mr. Ezekiel Malekar, Mr. Sompal Shastri and Mr. Sanjay Jain.
There was a meeting of world Religious Leaders in November 2011 in Morocco. I had planned to attend the same but could not due to ill health.
Veerayatan - Acharya Chandanaji
I came in much closer contact with Pujya Acharyashri Chandanaji when Veerayatan had a meeting at Anand Valley Resort to which I was specially requested to attend. There I met her family - she came from near around this place and her father was a doctor (very generous hearted) in this area. I met her mother on her 90th birthday, her brother Dr. Ram and his wife, Anand - her nephew and Monica.I was so impressed by Acharyashri in all possible ways that I increased my contacts with her. She asked me to come to Rajgir and it so happened that there was a Foundation stone laying ceremony of the Jain temple at the hands of Mr. Rasiklal Dhariwal's daughter Jahnvi. She asked me to join her in this ceremony.
When Aamby Valley house was almost ready, I requested her to come to Aamby Valley for a stay of a couple of days and requested her to come to the house and bless it. She did and in all humility I gave a donation without any conditions and as an anonymous donor.
In 2010, there was a celebration of her 75th Birthday at Rajgir and I also went there. The celebration was so dignified but without any pomp. There was an eye camp and also the opening of the Teacher's Training College at Pavapuri at the time. She told me to visit Jakhania and see how educational facilities have developed there. Pujya Sadhvi Shilapiji again invited me to Jakhania and so I visited Jakhania in February 2011 after about seven years and I was amazed to see the development of the whole complex in around 100 acres with Girls' and Boys' Hostels, Pharmacy College, Business management, Visitors' quarters, an extensive dining
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