Shrimad Rajchandra & Mahatma Gandhi Dr Kumarpal Desai ॐ Shrimad Rajchandra & Mahatma Gandhi Author Dr Kumarpal Desai English Translation Raj Saubhag Mumukshus Shree Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal Near National Highway 8-A, Saubhagpara, Sayla - 363 430 District Surendranagar, Gujarat, India www.rajsaubhag.org Publisher: Publication Committee Shree Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal Saubhagpara, Sayla - 363 430 Dist Surendranagar, Gujarat, India * All rights reserved for this book by Publication committee Edition : First Edition V. S. 2073 (2017) ISBN: 978-81-935810-0-1 Printer: Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd. 17, Red hills Hyderabad 500 004, Telangana, India Available at : Shree Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal Shree Raj Saubhag Ashram, Saubhag Para, Sayla - 363 430. District Surendranagar, Gujarat, India Tel.: +91 2755 280533 e-mail:
[email protected] website: www.rajsaubhag.org Shree Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal 34 Shanti Niketan, 5th floor, 95-A Marine Drive, Mumbai 400 002, India Tel: +91 22 2281 3618 Institute of Jainology India B - 101 Samay Apartment, near Azad Society, Ahmedabad 380 015, Gujarat, India Tel: +91 7926762082 Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust Near Rameshpark Society, Near Usmanpura, AUDA Garden Road, Ahmedabad 380 013, India Tel: +91 7927551703 Cost: Rs. 400 Contents 1. Shrimad Rajchandra’s Life Sketch 11 2. Shrimad Rajchandra’s Message 23 3. Shrimad Rajchandra & Mahatma Gandhi 87 4. Three Letters 107 5. Some Memoirs about Shrimad Rajchandra 137 by Gandhiji Mahatma 6. From ‘My Experiments’ with Truth’ 159 7. Discussions on Shrimad Rajchandra by 169 Mahatma Gandhi 8. The Divine Touch of a Pre-eminent Personality 187 9. Shrimad Rajchandra’s Life Timeline 204 10. Shrimad’s Final Poem 207 5 Preface The first meeting between Shrimad Rajchandra and Mahatma Gandhi was an event that will be noted in world history.