
Virchand Gandhi
Virachand Raghavji Gandhi was a Jain scholar who represented Jainism at the first World Parliament of Religions in 1893. A barrister by profession, he worked to defend the rights of Jains, and wrote and lectured extensively on Jainism, other religions, and philosophy.
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- Mahuva
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- University of MumbaiElphinstone College
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1864
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Birth1901
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