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J. P. Vaswani Born Jashan Pahlajrai Vaswani
2 August 1918 (age 93)
Hyderabad, Sindh, Sind ProvinceNationality Indian Other names Dada J. P. Vaswani, Dada Jashan Education M.Sc. (Physics) Religion Hinduism Website www.sadhuvaswani.org J. P. Vaswani (Sindhi: جي پي واسوا ڻي) 'Dada' is head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission.
He was born on August 2, 1918, at Hyderabad, Sindh, in a Sindhi family. He passed the Bachelor of Science examination at the very young age of 17 years. For his Master's degree, his thesis was on 'The Scattering of X-Rays by Solids' which was assessed by C.V. Raman. He also worked as a Fellow in the D.J. Sind College, Karachi. He then followed his guru and his saintly uncle Sadhu Vaswani, a mystic, philosopher, humanitarian, educationist and apostle of Indian Culture.
An internationally acclaimed thinker and philosopher, he has spoken at eminent venues including the British House of Commons in London, the Global Forum of Spiritual Leaders in Oxford, the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago and the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at the United Nations in New York.
He is the recipient of the U Thant Peace Award. He has written about 75 books.
Quotation
"In the midst of your daily work,
in the tumult and storm of life,
pause for a while,
again and again."External links
- Sadhu Vaswani Mission Official Website of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission
- Dada Vaswani's Books Dada Vaswani's Books
- Shri Dada J.P Vaswani Incredible People Biography
- Dada J.P Vaswani's Interview An article on the new age guru Dada J.P Vaswani
- Dada J. P. Vaswani (Article) at the Sadhu Vaswani Center, NJ, website
- Books by Dada J.P. Vaswani
- Hindu Renaissance Award, 2002 - Dada J. P. Vaswani at Hinduism Today Magazine
- Full Interviews with the Gurus, interviews by Mandy Stadtmiller, New York Post
Categories:- 1918 births
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- Sindhi people
- Contemporary Indian philosophers
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