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07 LC 96 2631
House Resolution 623
By: Representatives Shipp of the 58th, Thomas of the 55th, Mangham of the 94th, Drenner of the 86th, Abdul-Salaam of the 74th, and others

A RESOLUTION


Commending Dada J.P. Vaswani; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, a humanitarian, philosopher, educator, writer, and nonsectarian spiritual leader, Dada J.P. Vaswani has captivated the hearts of millions worldwide; and

WHEREAS, as head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Dada J.P. Vaswani is dedicated to spreading peace and the joy of faith through his many lectures at distinguished forums such as the World Parliament of Religions, the Global Forum of Spiritual Leaders, the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit, the World Hindu Conference in Colombo, the Global Forum of Spiritual Leaders and Parliamentarians at Kyoto, the United Nations, and the House of Commons in London; and

WHEREAS, Dada has discussed the methods of happy, successful, spiritual, and nonviolent
living in over 80 books in English and many more in the Sindhi language as well as translations in the Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Papio Mento, Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish, French, German, and Indonesian languages; and

WHEREAS, Dada J.P. Vaswani was a brilliant student who obtained his Bachelor of Science degree at the young age of 17 and was awarded a fellowship at the D.J Sind College for standing first in his class; and

WHEREAS, after completing his Master of Science degree thesis on the scattering of x-rays by solids under the Nobel Laureate Dr. C.V. Raman, Dada gave up a career in academics to follow in the footsteps of his illustrious uncle and guru, Sadhu T.L Vaswani; and

WHEREAS, he began to spread the guru's ideas by editing three monthly journals, one of which, The Excelsior, became so popular that its circulation surpassed that of the daily newspaper, The Sind Observer; and

WHEREAS, Dadaji served as the Principal of St. Mira's College for Girls, where he became an exemplary leader who was admired by teachers and students alike; and

WHEREAS, when Sadhu T.L Vaswani passed away in 1966, he passed the baton to Dada J.P. Vaswani, who has since become an international beacon of hope and peace.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Dada J.P. Vaswani for his outstanding humanitarian efforts worldwide and extend to him their sincerest best wishes for his future.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dada J.P. Vaswani.