Selected Speeches of V R Gandhi

Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi
Publisher: Vallabhsuri Smarak Nidhi Godiji Jain Derasar Mumbai

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vilege of being its first Hon. Secretary. It fell on Shri Gandhi to give a dynamic shape to the constitution of the Association with the result that the activities multiplied and the Association became a cynosure of all ameliorative activities.
Shri Virchand Gandhi's life was full of incidents and events, which were rare even in the life of great personages of those times. His life mirrored many thoughts; his indomitable spirit, his inspiring zeal, and the special niche he created in the millions of hearts in America and Europe, are the fountain source of inspiration to the old and the young, irrespective of any faith. His birth centenary is on the 25th August, 1964. On this memorable day, let us gather together to celebrate the centenary of this great dedicated soul in a fitting way to provide the younger and coming generations an objective lesson of scholarship, devotion, tolerance and selfless sacrifice.
Shri Vallabhsuri Smarak Nidhi was started nearly eight years before with the laudable object of publishing small booklets on Jainism. The revered Acharya Shri Vijaysamudrasuri Maharaj and the well-known orientalist and an authority on Jaina Agamas, Agam Prabhakar, Shri Punyavijayji Maharaj have offered valuable suggestions in the implementation of the scheme of publication. To both of them, we bow in reverence,
Since the last publication, Nidhi lost Shri Sobhagmalji Singhi, one of its erstwhile members. Shri Singhi edited the last book of the series.
Nidhi feels happy in having a foreword by a
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