Teacher of Humanity

Author(s): C S Mallinath
Publisher: Pulchandji Ved

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TEACHER OF HUMANITY
The hero of this memoir was born of a humble Vaishya family of the Visa Shrimali sect at Mabuwa in Kathiawar in the year 1868. His father Ramachandra, a petty merchant, was a very religious and pious shravaka. Because of his godliness, he was called Swami by the villagers and was much respected by them. His mother who was a virtuous and noble lady was called Kamala Devi. The child, who was to become a great teacher of humanity, was named Mulachandra since he was born on the day when the moon (chandra) was in the asterism Mula.
Mulachandra was not the only child of his parents. He had two brothers and four sisters. The insufficient income of the family and the largeness of its members stood in the way of the parents devoting enough attention to the bringing up and training of the children. Vulachandra was left in comparative neglect. He grew up like a child of the