Virchad R Gandhi A Gandhi before Gandhi

Author(s): Bipin Doshi, Pankaj Hingarh
Publisher: Bipin Doshi, Pankaj Hingarh

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man was highlighted often. To this the West has mistakenly instigated war, extent it was fine but many speakers in we praise our friends from the East who an over-enthusiasm attacked the beliefs pray to God saying, 'O God, forgive and traditions of other religions. them as they do not know what they are
However, there were many Christian doing."" speakers like Prof. Robert, Wolivunski, Many representatives from India were Henry Infield, George Hood Don not allowed to speak until towards the Boardman who appreciated the oriental close of the session, with a view to religions and also the depth to which holding the audience till the end. Prof. they have reached. The organizers had Chakravarthi, Annie Beasant, H even expressed a desire to hold the next Dharampala, Virchand Gandhi and parliament at Varanasi in India. Rev. Swami Vivekananda were among them. Chepin admitted, “We want to learn, sit- VRG told the parliament, “This specting at the feet of
tacle of learned those gentlemen, Many representatives from India were leaders of thought full of wisdom, not allowed to speak until towards the and religion who come from close of the session, with a view to meeting together the East". The holding the audience till the end.
on a common platchief of the parlia. Prof. Chakravarthi, Annie Beasant, H form and throwing
Dharampala, Virchand Gandhi and ment, Barrows,
light on religious Swami Vivekananda were among said in his wel
problems has been
them. come speech,
a dream of Muni "Motherland of religions, pure water of Atmaramji. He has commissioned me to rivers of India, disciples of Prince say to you that he offers his most cordial Siddhartha Buddha, those who are congratulations on his own behalf, and enlightening Asia, we welcome you." on behalf of the Jaina community, for Eminent Methodist Church speaker Rev your having achieved the consummaBW Ornate clarified, "Lots of misun- tion of that grand idea, of convening a derstandings by Christians are dispelled Parliament of Religions. I wish that the by orient scholars. They have realized duty of addressing you on the history that 'goodness' does not come with and the tenets of the Jaina faith had colour.” President Bonney, in his con- fallen on that able person than on me. cluding speech, remarked, "This was a The inclemency of the climate, and the conference of friendship and not a distant voyage which one has to underground for battle, even if any one from take before one can come here, have