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President Ashok Domadia Fremont, CA (510) 979-9311 National Seminar On [email protected]

First Vice President A symposium is being arranged to highlight the personality and accomplishments of Shree Gunvant N. Brunswick, NJ Virchand Raghavji Gandhi , the torch-bearer of the Indian culture and the one who, 120 (732) 253-7049 [email protected] years ago in 1893, accompanied Swami Vivekanand to the World Parliament of World

Secretary Shobha Vora Religions held in Chicago, USA and raised the awareness of Indic faiths there. San Jose, CA (408) 833-8822 [email protected] Three leading institutions, the Institute of Jainology ( & UK), Shree Mumbai Jain Yuvak

Treasurer Sangh and Jain Vishwakosh (Mumbai & ) have got together to organise this Rita Sheth Tulsa, OK symposium. Scholars of this subject, researchesrs and thinkers from and elsewhere (918) 398-6024 [email protected] in the nation will be participating in this event.

V.P.- Canada Raj Patil th Toronto, CANADA It will be held on Tuesday 25 August at 9.30 am at the Vishwakosh Bhavan, Usmanpura, (905) 792-8655 [email protected] Ahmedabad. This national program will be held under the patronage of the Jain Saint,

V.P. - Mideast Param Pujya Namramuni Maharaj. Padmashree Dr Kumarpal Desai , a Jain philosopher and Prakash Mehta Oak Hill, VA the Chairperson for the event will deliver the keynote address. (571) 331-1851 [email protected] He will be followed by various speakers who will talk about his life, achievements and the V.P. - Midwest Hemant T. Shah books published by him. Included amongst them will be Shree Dhanvant Shah who will talk Carol Stream, IL (630) 933-8311 about how Shree Virchand Gandhi made the nation proud. Shree Gunvant Barvalia in [email protected] addition to his introductory talk will refer to Virchand Gandhi’s activities in connection with V.P. - Northeast Mamta Shaha Great Neck, NY the safeguarding of the Jain pilgrimage places and his knowledge of the Jain philosophy. (516) 410-8589 [email protected] Shree Mahendrakumar ‘Mast’ will cast light on the Guru-disciple relationship between

V.P. - Southeast Atmaramji Maharaj and Virchand Gandhi. Dr Sudhir Shah, Smt Rashmiben Bheda, Smt Rajendra Mehta Longwood, FL Rekhaben Vora, Chayaben Shah and Smt Priti N Shah will talk about the publications of (407) 376--1073 [email protected] Virchand Gandhi. His grandson, Chandresh Gandhi will talk about the less known

V.P. - Southwest information about Virchand Gandhi’s life. Pradeep Shah Dallas, TX (214) 621-8762 Priti N Shah will also talk about the manner of his outcasting from the Jain Society for having [email protected]

V.P. - West travelled abroad. Nalini Desai will discuss the talks he gave in Chicago and the impressions Mahesh Wadher Corona, CA he created about India, Indic faiths and himself. Dr Bipin Doshi – the inspirer of the play (909) 376-4027 [email protected] ‘Gandhi Before Gandhi’ performed nationally and internationally will discuss his own

YJA experiences. The international researcher on Virchand Gandhi’s activities, Shree Pankaj Sneha Parikh Boston, MA

Prerak Adhuria Atlanta, GA chairs@yja,org

Past President Prem Jain Fremont, CA Founded 1981, UN NGO, A Non-Profit Tax Exempt Religious Organization 501(c)(3) El # 54-1280028 (408) 981-4645 [email protected]

Jain will provide important information extracted from his research. Shree Shreyakbhai Sheth, the leading Jain philanthropist will honour the Chief Guest and the speakers

The objective of the symposium is to provide all round information about Virchand Gandhi We intend to get knowledge about the whole identity of Shree Virchand Gandhi who led and represented Jain Religion in Chicago’s Parliament of the World religions, the one who lived with Mahatma Gandhi and shared the room with him as well as the person who delivered lectures on subjects of , Buddhism, Sankhya, Yoga, Religious Symbols and Science of Breathing.