Rakesh Jhaveri

Rakesh Jhaveri
Born (1966-09-26) September 26, 1966
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Religion Jain
Website Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur

Rakesh Jhaveri (born 26 September 1966) is a spiritual leader, scholar of Jainism, author and orator. He is a follower of the nineteenth century spiritual teacher Shrimad Rajchandra. He is the founder of Shrimad Rajchandra Mission, Dharampur.[1][2][3]

Early life

Rakesh Jhaveri is born in Mumbai, India on 26 September 26, 1966 to Dilip and Rekha Jhaveri, who followed the Śvētāmbara Murtipujak tradition of Jainism. In 1972, he began his academic studies at Activity High School in Mumbai. He acknowledged Shrimad Rajchandra as his Guru and in 1983, after he completed the ICSE exam, and decided devote his life to spiritual activities. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Osmania University, Hyderabad, in 1988. He post-graduated in Philosophy in 1991 from University of Mumbai. He completed PhD in 1998 from University of Mumbai. His PhD thesis was a study of Atmasiddhi, a spiritual work composed by Shrimad Rajchandra. He observed absolute silence and travelled extensively from 1985 to 1990.[1][4][5]

Spiritual Institution

Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur

In 2001, on the day of Mahavir Jayanti, he established Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram at Dharampur. The ashram is located on the hillock of Mohangadh. It has 82 centres across the world.[4]

In 2002, Jhaveri started initiating his followers, Atmarpits, on his birthday. These followers give up worldly possessions and commit to celibacy. Many of the atmarpits have post doctoral education levels.[1][6]

Humanitarian works

Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care

He established Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care program for universal upliftment.[7][8]

Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care has been participating in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon since 2011. It has been the highest fund-raising NGO for four consecutive years collecting approximately 77.26 lakh in 2011, 96.92 lakh in 2012, 1.38 crore in 2013, 1.5 crore in 2014[9][10] 1.6 crore in 2015.[11] 2.56 crore in 2016.[12]

In May 2015, U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma hosted him at a reception at the Roosevelt House which included participation of the Global Interfaith Water and Sanitation Alliance (GIWA). GIWA, with support from UNICEF, is demonstrating the critical and unique role of religious leaders to reach large numbers of people across economic classes and geographies to promote access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in India. The event explored potential areas for collaboration between GIWA and USAID to support the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission, particularly focused on behavior change to promote healthy WASH behaviors and toilet use.[13]

In 2016, he with more than 3000 people pledged to donate their organs at an event in Mumbai.[14][15][16]

Personal life

Though he follows several principles of Jain monasticism, observing the vows of celibacy, aparigraha (non-attachment), ahimsa (non-violence), truth and achaurya (non-stealing), he does not consider himself a monk. He resides with his followers at the Ashram in Dharampur and with his family at the Prithvi Apartments on Altamount Road when in Mumbai.[1]

Books

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chhapia, Hemali (February 2013). "MBAs, doctors, engineers surrender soul to service and prayers". Times of India.
  2. ↑ "http://theunn.com/2015/08/pujya-gurudevshri-spreads-fragrance-of-spirituality-in-chicago/". Retrieved 30 March 2016. External link in |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Meeta Shah’s 'Gurave Namah' launched in Mumbai". Sep 6, 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Verma, Shivi (29 January 2013). "The Messiah in white". Life Positive. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "", The University Of Chicago Library
  6. ↑ "Meet the man who moved on from equities to community service". dna. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Aditya Birla School student raises Rs 10 lakh for charity money". India Today. India Today. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "7-year-old Inspires 3,000 People Including Mayor Snehal Ambekar And Subhash Ghai To Pledge Organs". Firefly Daily. Fireflydaily. Retrieved 30 March 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  9. ↑ Reghuram, Suchitra (19 January 2014). "The NGO with the maximum corporate support, Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care shines once again at the Mumbai Marathon". APN News. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "STANDARD CHARTERED MUMBAI MARATHON 2014 CHARITY AWARDS" Retrieved June 08, 2014. Archived April 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ http://scmm.procamrunning.in/press-releases/indias-largest-charity-raising-platform-standard-chartered-mumbai-marathon-2015-raises-rs-24-71-crores/. Retrieved 30 March 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Correspondent, Special (April 23, 2016). "Mumbai Marathon raises record Rs 28.14 cr for charity". Newspaper (April 23, 2016) (The Hindu). The Hindu. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Pujya Gurudevshri Receives An Award From The American Ambassador". Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur. Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Shelar, Jyoti (Feb 16, 2016). "3,000 PLEDGE ORGANS AFTER PLEA BY LITTLE SAVIOUR’S KIN". Mumbai Mirror (Feb 16, 2016) (Mumbai Mirror). Mumbai Mirorr. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  15. ↑ DebRoy, Sumitra (Feb 15, 2016). "7-year-old Oz donor's kin drive 3k to pledge organs". Times of India (Feb 15, 2016) (Times of India). Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "7-YEAR-OLD DONOR'S FAMILY DRIVES 3,000 PEOPLE TO ORGAN DONATION". The Flourishing Web. The Flourishing Web. Retrieved 30 March 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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