It is a huge paradox that in his hugely famous "Elegy written in a country churchyard" from which the title of our blog is taken, Thomas Gray presents and praises most lyrically the most unsung, the least famous but genuine contributors to the world's welfare. Often does this happen. In any organisation to any huge political, social or cultural movement, there are people who manage mountainous measures of work, but are never celebrated, forget even enough recognised!
Such selfless people carry on the humane societies on their unsung shoulders. Many such were part of the Freedom Struggle. Today let us discuss an interesting person, Veerchand Gandhi, not directly part of the Independence Movement, yet he contributed hugely to the idea of India.
We are soon going to celebrate the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's speech at the Religious Conclave. Present in the very same Chicago Congress was Veerchand Gandhi. He represented the Jain consciousness, and really effectively.
His anecdote-rich speech was so brilliant that he was made to stay back in the U. S. to attend many more, though smaller, such conclaves. He contributed to the betterment of the oppressed women as well. Very few know him though, forget getting to know/appreciate his genuine contribution. Here is my sincere homage to the unsung hero!
Pratima@ I got to read about this Gandhiji on a wapp group. Rare example indeed of the social media actually being useful!
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