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Blessings of Param Pujya Gurudev
SHRI CHITRABHANUJI
Message from JAINA, President: Smt. LATAJI CHAMPSEE
Jai Jinendra! It is my privilege and honor to be part of this history-making event. Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) and World Jain Confederation (WJC) are proud to be associated with India Post, as the sponsors of the celebrations. It is a matter of great pride and pleasure that Shri Virchand Raghavji Gandhi (1864 - 1901), our great
emissary to the west, is being remembered and stamps are being issued in his honor on November 8, 2009 in Mumbai, India. VRG twice visited abroad, after attending as a Jain delegate at the first Parliament of World Religions in Chicago, USA in 1893.
This stamp issue recognizes his great contribution in the short life span that will inspire Indians worldwide. This stamp will be a reminder of our glorious past and will serve as a memento of our cultural heritage. Let us all ponder on what VRG did in the past and in gratitude promise to follow his example. JAINA sincerely thanks India Post in particular and all those who have helped, directly or indirectly in making this a reality. This is a great service by India Post, to the nation, by giving an appropriate homage to the national heroes through the issue of commemorative postage stamps."
