SADHU

VASWANI
Introduction
 Sadhu T.L Vaswani (25 November 1879
– 16 January 1966) was an Indian
educationist who started the Mira
Movement In Education and set up St.
Mira's School in Hyderabad, Sindh, and
later moved to Pune after 1949. A
museum, Darshan Museum dedicated to
his life and teaching was opened in
Pune, in 2011.
Early life and education
 Sadhu Vaswani was born Thanwardas Lilaram Vaswani(Sindhi family), in Hyderabad Sindh.
 He attended the Academy at Hyderabad-Sind.
 Sadhu Vaswani was recognized as an accomplished proponent of the Upanishads and a skilled
interpreter of the Bible and the Qur'an.
 He passed his Matriculation and completed his B.A. from the University of Bombay in 1899.
 he received the Ellis Scholarship and became a Dakshina Fellow at D.J. Sind College in Karachi
while studying for his master's degree. He received his M.A. degree also from the University of
Bombay in 1902.
 He accepted a position as Professor of History and Philosophy at Metropolitan College in Calcutta.
There in Calcutta Vaswani found his guru, Sri Promotholal Sen, called Naluda.
Career
 He received his M.A. degree at the age of 22,
 Vaswani took a job at Union Academy, his alma mater. After a few months, he accepted a
position as a Professor of History and Philosophy at City College, Kolkata in 1903.
 In 1908 he moved to Karachi to join D. J. Science College as Professor of English and
Philosophy, before participating in the Indian independence movement.
 In July 1910, when Vaswani was 30 years old, he and his guru, Sri Promotholal Sen, sailed
from Mumbai to Berlin.
 In 1948, Vaswani reluctantly migrated to India from Sindh, which lay in the newly formed
state of Pakistan
 He was an early supporter of Mahatma
Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement.
 He wrote many books, which include: India
Arisen; Awake, Young India!; India's
Adventure; India in Chains; The Secret of
Asia; My Motherland; Builders of
Tomorrow; and Apostles of Freedom.
 Sadhu Vaswani Circle, Pune at which busy
arterial roads meets
In culture
 Annually, the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, which exists to take forward the life and
mission of Sadhu T. L. Vaswani, celebrates the International Meatless Day on
Vaswani's birthday, 25 November, because he had strongly advocated universal
practice of vegetarian living.
Sadhu Vaswani mission

 Motto
 To be happy, make others happy. A Non-sectarian, non-profit organization which
believes in the unity of all religion and reveres the Great Ones of all Faiths.
 Mission
 The Sadhu Vaswani Mission seeks to bear witness to the truth that there is but one
life flowing in all men, birds, animals, things animate and inanimate. It believes
that life must have a spiritual orientation and promotes the practice of kirtans,
prayers, meditation & above all, love for others. The others are not apart from us,
we are all part of One Whole.
Vision
 The Mission serves all section
of society irrespective of
caste, creed or community. Its
service activities today
encompasses several areas
that impact people’s lives -
social, educational, medical
and spiritual.
Leadership
 The Mission was founded by Sadhu T.L Vaswani to
conduct spiritual uplifting and humanitarian activities
irrespective of caste, creed and color.

 After Sadhu Vaswani dropped his mortal frame in

1966, Dada J.P Vaswani bequeathed his torch and
guided the Mission as its spiritual leader.

 Selfless service is at the core of the mission’s

activities. Sadhu Vaswani often said, “I have but one
tongue. If I had a million tongues, I would repeat this
one word Give, Give, Give!”.
Thankyou
Presented by:
Shruti Mehta – 003
Riya Nahar- 014
Hitesh Poojary -042
Sakshi Choudhari-050
Nerutiya Jumani – 068
Hemant - 085