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Vishwa-Vatsalya Prayogik Sangh :
Another institution with the same object was established in 1958 for conducting activities which would promote the ideals of reconstruction of the human society on ethics in the cities. Bombay was the first preference and hence an institution called “Vishwa-Vatsalya Prayogik Sangh” was established.
The main activity of this Sangh has been to establish "Matru Samaj" at Ghatkopar and other places in Bombay proper, giving employment to hundreds of women. It prepares articles of food from pure materials and manages the yearly business of more than Rs.50 lacs.
In 1970 this institution purchased immovable properties worth several lacs at Chinchan - a village situated on sea shore near Tarapore where Santbalji permanently setted in the last years of his life. His idea was to establish there an international institution called “Mahavirnagar International Centre” which was expected to work in four sections namely:(1) Shrimad Rajchandra Section which was supposed to give education not only on Rajchandra's views on Jainism, but also on all the religions of the world and would arrange for residential accommodation to retired persons who wanted to devote their time for spiritial advancement; (2) Mahatma Gandhi Section which was supposed to give education in Gandhian philosophy of Shuddhi Prayog, Reconstruction of rural society on ethical lines, Decentralisation of economy and Nayi Talim which means basic education on Gandhinan lines; (3) Munishri Nanchandraji Section was supposed to educate fresh entrants as well as old ones in Jain order of saints not only in scriptures of all religions, but also in modern concepts of public service which could be rendered by them; (4) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Section was supposed to educate people in Nehru's concept on international behaviour and his political philisophy.
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