Vardhaman Book on Jainism

Author(s): Jayshree Menon
Publisher: Bennete Coleman & Co Ltd

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he has a story to tell. Of the very first time she lectured publicly at the behest of the legendary Walter Spink, at the University
of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1976. The pay- ment was $75, a paltry enough sum to be sniffled at today. "But it seemed like riches when I thought how nicely it covered the cost of a $70 camera lens I hankered after! Those days I was into learning photography."
As it happened, she never subsequently charged for any lecture she delivered that was arranged by Spink... But to think that this mea-
gre amount meant something to Saryu Doshi, whose distinguished business family background in Mumbai has always been nothing short of extremely privileged.
"It was my early student days spent away from home that really resulted in a tempering effect, truly moulded me and decided critical turning points in my career for me. But for those experiences, I might have sunk into the complacency of becoming like any other fat housewife, dangerously content with the luxuries surrounding her. Thankfully that didn't happen!" she says.
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