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'''Virchand R. Gandhi''' was a representative of [[Jainism]] at the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)|World's Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago.
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'''Virchand Raghavji Gandhi''' was a representative of [[Jainism]] at the 1893 [[World's Parliament of Religions (1893)|World's Parliament of Religions]] in Chicago. The entry hall of the '''Jain Center of Metropolitan Chicago''' features a bronze image and plaque honoring his memory as the first Jain to come to the United States.
 
== Additional resources ==
* [http://jainology.blogspot.com/2011/08/father-of-american-jainism-virchand.html "Father of American Jainism: Virchand Raghavji Gandhi"] by Pankaz Chandmal Hingarh on Jainology Blogspot.
* [http://pluralism.org/religions/jainism/jainism-in-america/v-r-gandhi-at-the-worlds-parliament-of-religions/ "V.R. Gandhi at the World’s Parliament of Religions"] at the Pluralism.org website.


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Revision as of 21:38, 30 January 2018

V. R. Gandhi

Virchand Raghavji Gandhi was a representative of Jainism at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago. The entry hall of the Jain Center of Metropolitan Chicago features a bronze image and plaque honoring his memory as the first Jain to come to the United States.

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