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Chapter 27. Activities in India
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There was a kindhearted gentleman living in Jamnagar Shri Samji Bhai of the Vanik community, who opened his house and took some Halari students to stay with him. In spite of all these obstacles a young man in 1925 A.D. passed the matriculation examination, which was an inspiration for many more.
The famine had come to an end. There was adequate rain. People had a good harvest. Less and less money was being spent from the relief fund. A substantial amount of money was left in the balance. The Nairobi committee in charge of the relief fund, after much discussion and with the full support from the community leaders, decided to use the leftover money to provide facilities for boys from villages to pursue high school education in Jamnagar. In February 1938 a property was rented for a boarding house in Jamnagar and it was opened with five students. The number of boarders increased to eleven within a year. The committee members worked very hard to make it successful. The fruits of their hard work were reaped in a few years.
The administration of the boarding was done under the guidance of the Nairobi community association until 1941. As soon as the Board was formed the administration of running the boarding was handed over to the Board.
As more and more students were applying to stay in the boarding house a bigger place was needed. The first project the Board handled was building a new boys' boarding house in Jamnagar. An acre of land was bought in Digviay Plots for the boarding house. In the initial phase it was decided to build a building, which could house one hundred students. To meet the financial obligations a general fund was established. The members of the committee worked continuously for two months. They traveled extensively and visited fifty to sixty places. Everywhere they were received with open arms and a tremendous sense of pride. People willingly and
