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The volume ‘Jain Philosophy’ by Virchand Gandhi was published ten years after his death. A thinker and a philosopher, an orator par excellence, Virchand Gandhi was the first exponent of Jain Philosophy in the western world. The volume of Jain Philosophy reflects his unbounded love for and faith in Indian culture and his ire against the nefarious practice of proselytisation in India. His exposition of the tenets and principles of Jainism is in-depth and in a style which is so lucid. He was well-versed not only in Jain philosophy but in philosophy of other religions too. Yoga, Psychology, Science of food and nutrition are other areas in which he delved and spoke about them with authority. He has succeeded eminently in projecting a vivid picture of real India, with its rich cultural and spiritual heritage, the ethical lives of the people of India, its industrial progress and the Indian womanhood. He, therefore, comes across as a true representative of India in all its menifestations.