“The greatest skeptic must now admit that the land and sea-borne trade of India had given her a world-wide fame not only for her gold, spices and silk, but for her religions and philosophies also.” PhilosophyIndiaFamous QuotesReligionsVirchand GandhiIndian Philsophers Author:Virchand Raghavji Gandhi
“...wearing a turban of yellow, signifying knowledge, and a robe of purple, portraying purity and activity, Virchand Gandhi of Bombay delivered a lecture on the religions of India....” KnowledgeIndiaNewspapersGandhiBombay1897NewyorkVirchand Gandhi Author:New York Times
“While in Bombay, I began, on one hand, my study of Indian law and, on the other, my experiments in dietetics in which Virchand Gandhi, a friend, joined me. My brother, for his part was trying his best to get me briefs. The study of India law was a tedious business. The Civil Procedure Code I could in no way get on with. Not so however, with the Evidence Act. Virchand Gandhi was reading for the Solicitor's Examination and would tell me all sorts of stories about Barristers and Vakils.” GandhiBombayMahatma GandhiVirchand GandhiBarristerCivil Procedure Code IEvidence ActIndian Law Book:Gandhi: An Autobiography Source: Gandhi: An Autobiography
“A profound impression was created by the discourses of Professor GN Chakravarti and Mrs Besant, who is said to have risen to unusual heights of eloquence, so exhilarating were the influences of the gathering. Besides those who represented our society and religions, especially Vivekananda, VR Gandhi, Dharmapala, captivated the public, who had only heard of Indian people through the malicious reports of interested missionaries, and were now astounded to see before them and hear men who represented the ideal of spirituality and human perfectibility as taught in their respective sacred writings.” HistoryIndiaChicagoCaptivatedSwami VivekanandaVirchand GandhiAnnie BesantDharmapalaHenry OlcottOld Diary LeavesProfessor G N Chakravarti Book:The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons Source: The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons