Sahajanandaghana Gurugatha

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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A PROFILE OF COMPASSION, PHILANTHROPHY AND WISDOM MY UNIQUE EVER-GRACEOUS OBLIGATORY & VISIONARY ELDER BROTHER
SHRI CHANDUBHAI TOLIYA
A TRECKLESS TRAVELLER OF THE INFINITE : . President SRIMAD RAJCHANDRA ASHRAM, HAMPI (Karnataka)
· Born: Gyan Panchami, ... October, 1922, Amreli; Left: Gandhi Jayanti 2-10-70, Hampi,
BY Prof. PRATAPKUMAR J. TOLIYA, Bangalore.
CHANDUBHAI ---Sincere, serene, sympathetic, generous hardworking noble, full of mercy-compassion and wisdom was born on the pious day of knowledge - GYANA PANCHAMI, the 5th of Hindu calendar in month of October, 1922, in a devout Philosophical Jain Family at Amelia, Saurashtra, Gujarat State.
Highly cultured, Learned Music & Literature -minded and patriotic was the family where he was brought up amidst the atmosphere of Indian National Siruggle for Independence of India. National Sprit, Literature, Music and Philosophy were in the air because of the dedicated, learned, Literateure and Philosophic father SHRI JAMNADAS TOLIYA.
Chandubhai had to struggle and toil and moil for learning and living from the very beginning. Studious, hardworking and duty-devoted he was. As such he completed his studies while earning and learning together in his hard days. His inspirers and everlasting companions were Patriotic Songs of Gujarati Poet Shri Jhaverchand Meghani and Tragic songs of Shri K.L. Saigal. No doubt, a few sincere. friends he had from his childhood who remained inspiring him till his last days.
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After his Engineering Studies at "KALA BHAVAN" Boroda, he entered his practical field of Civil Engineering with M/s B. Shivalingam & Company, contractors, Poona. Afterwards. he joined: famous contractors like M/s Baluchistan Construction Syndicate, M/s Ratnashi Tejshi & Co., M/s Shrama & Udani and last 15 years of his life he joined M/s Udani Engineering Company with his brother-in-law Mr. P.J. Udani and established successfully the company's Bangalore Office as a partner & Eingineer expanding Eingineering work with great adventure devotedness and hard work. He earned the reputation for firm for the right and honest lines of Engineering Cobacisini Mysore State for which the Mysore State Government Officials and other authorities like the M.E.S. hold very high opinions. Shri C.J. Toliya left no stone unturned to raise the standard of clean Engineering work and also to maintain cordial and harmonious relations with the public and especially with all who came across him. Today, the Government, the public and especially the staff under him, suffer a great loss in the untimely and unexpected. accidental death they all appreciate and admire his honesty. Sincerity. generosity, just attitude and analytic outlook based on wisdom.
In social life also he strived his best to uplift the suffering humanity round about. Spoke he little, but grasped and worked a lot. He was a pillar of several social