This is a short Video Clip on this great Jain.
Read More about Virchand Gandhi at:
Virchand Raghavji Gandhi | First Jain Missionary to North America
Jul 31, 2011
Virchand Gandhi: Gandhi Before Gandhi Video Hindi
Virachand Raghav Gandhi (Gujarati: વીરચંદ રાઘવ ગાંધી; 1864–1901) from Mahuva represented Jains at the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 and won a silver medal. Gandhi was most likely the first Jain & First Gujarati to travel to the United States and his statue still stands at the Jain temple in Chicago. In his time he was world famous personality
Read More about Virchand Gandhi at:
Virchand Raghavji Gandhi | First Jain Missionary to North America
Read More about Virchand Gandhi at:
Virchand Raghavji Gandhi | First Jain Missionary to North America
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we should be proud of vir chand gandhijee who was the 1st jain to visit usa....now so many jains are in usa....
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