Talk:Gandhidham

Request for inputs on History of Gandhidham
harish 16:59, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Name of the architect who planned the city.
 * 2) Information about Bhai Pratap.
 * 3) Name of the great persons related to Gandhidham
 * 4) Any idea about Lal Krishna Advani, Asharambapu

Request for inputs on Infrastructure information
who is lilashah?? Swami Lila shah is a worshiped person in Sindhi religion (Like Sai Baba). He was a saint who taught many good things to Sindhi "Samaaj" (Community).
 * 1) how many primary schools, secondary, high schools, colleges are in Gandhidham
 * 2) Living standard, senitation facility, percentage of people living in slums.
 * 3) crime statistics, road accident, strength of police force, etc

Quoted from

BRAHMA GIYANI SHRI SWAMI LILASHAHJI MAHARAJ WAS BORN IN SMALL VILLAGE NAMED MEHRAB CHANDNI, TANDA BAGA IN HYDRABABD SINDH, ON MARCH 1880. SHRI TOPANDAS TOTARAM AND SHRIMATI HEMIBAI SWAMI’S PARENTS NAMED HIM AS “LILARAM”. AT THE AGE OF 10, HIS PARENTS LEFT FOR HEAVENLY ABODE, HIS NEPHEW SHRI LAKHUMAL BECOME HIS GARDIAN. HE WANTED HIM TO BE A BUSINESSMAN BUT SWAMI HAS OTHER PLANS. HE LEFT THE SHOP, TOOK TO VAIRAGYA. HE EMBARKED ON JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF TRUTH AND & LOVED TO BE IN THE COMPANY OF SAINTS. HE BECAME A DECIPLE OF WELL KNOWN VEDANTA ACHRYA “SHRI KESHAVRAM, TANDA MAHMAD KHAN”. HIS GURU REALISED THAT HE WAS IN ADVANCE STAGE OF SPIRITUAL PATH AND WAS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED “LILASHAH”.

SWAMIJI TRAVELED FAR AND WIDE BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL. HE VISITED HARIDWAR, RISHIKESH, UTTER KASHI, HIMALAYAN CAVES, TIBET, ETC. FOR MEDITATION.

HE WAS A BAL BRAHMCHARI & DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO SERVE PEOPLE.. SWAMIJI WORKED VIGOROUSLY FOR THE WELFARE  OF WOMEN  AND CHILDREN. HE STRONGLY RAISED HIS VOICE AGAINST DOWRY, EXTRAVAGANCE IN MARRIAGES, SMOKING, DRINKING & OTHER VOICES.

SWAMIJI WAS SPREAD HIS FRAGRANCE, LOVE AND AFFECTION NOT ONLY IN SINDH & HIND, BUT ALSO IN MANY FOREIGN CONTRIES LIKE JAKARTA, INDONESIA, HONG KONG, SINGAPORE ETC.

SWAMIJI WAS ALSO AN EXPERT PHYSICIAN OF NATUROPATHY & CURE MANY PATIENTS OF CHRONIC DISEASES THROUGH YOGA, EXERCISES & OTHER HERBAL PRESCRIPTIONS.

HE PREACHED FOR PRESERVATION OF SINDHI LANGUAGE AND INSISTED THAT SIDHIS SHOULD NOT FORGET THEIR MOTHER TOUNG. INSPIRED BY HIS NOBLE & BENEVOLENT THOUGHTS, THROUGH HIS DIVINE BLESSINGS, VEDANT ASHRAMS, DHARAMSHALAS, GAUSHALASH, PATHSHALAS, LIBRARIES, SATSANG SABHAS, HOMES FOR WIDOWS & OLD PERSONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ALL OVER THE CONTRY AT VARIOUS PLACES.

HE NEVER CALLED HIMSELF A GURU BUT A SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE & TREATED THEME LIKE BROTHERS & SISTERS. HE ALSO CONTRIBUTED SINDHI LITERATURE BY WRITING A SMALL BOOKS.

SWAMIJI PRACTICED SIMPLE LIVING & HIGH THINKING. HE USED TO EAT ONLY ONCE DURING THE DAY. EVEN AT THE AGE OF 93 HE WAS SO PHYSICALLY FIT & FINE THAT HE WOULD GIVE COMPLEX TO  ANY PERSON IN HIS 30’S

HE OBTAINED NIRVAN & LEFT HIS MORTAL BODY ON 4TH. NOV. 1973, AT THE AGE OF 94 YEARS AT PALANPUR. HIS MORTAL BODY WAS GIVEN SAMADIHI AT THE SWAMI LILASHAH ASHRAM ADIPUR HIS BIRTH & NIRVANA DAYS ARE CELEBRATED BY HIS DEVOTEES IN INDIA  AS WELL AS ABROAD BY HOLDING A 3 DAYS MELA AT HIS SAMADI STHAL “ADIPUR – KUTCH”.

--Ashmrcool (talk) 12:35, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

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