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Mata Dadanbai & Dr. Premchand Manghirmalani
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- Swami Leela Shah [Lila Shah]- Adipur
Pojiya Sant
Shiromani Swami Leela Shah: Gandhian Spiritual Master
of Sindhis
Some people are born
with purpose of living as the guiding lights for
common persons. Swami Leela Shah Sahib were born in
the village Mahirab [presently in the Pakistan] in the
year 1881. The childhood of Swamiji was cared by uncle
as both the parents died in the early years of
childhood of swamiji. As the kid was showing
comparatively less attention towards the academic
activities hence uncle asked him to look after the
shop and visit frequently market at Tande for the
purpose of purchasing grains etc. The young heart was
so merciful that it was habit to distribute edibles to
poor and needy while returning back to village from
the market.
Under the able guidance of sant Keshavram
sahib, swami was progressing on the spiritual path.
Soon Swami ji become master of "vedanta". Besides that
Swami Ji also gone through all other religious
literature available. Gandhian thoughts impressed them
so much that swami were often visiting colony of
Harijans and were wearing only Khadi cloths. During
their spiritual teachings swami were giving stress on
the need of independence and encouraging people to
support Mahatama Gandhi for that.
After the partition swami migrated to free
India. it was their inspiration that at various places
like Ajmer, Agra, Godhra, Ulhasnagar and Adipur etc.
various social welfare institutions like "Nari Shala"
"Gau Shala" become functional. Swami also worked for
the elopement of social evils like the dowry system.
Swami inspired Shri Pribhdas and Shri Deepchand to
publish "Vedant" related literature in Sindhi language
and publish a spiritual magazine "Atam Darshan".
During the stay at Uttara Kashi and
Nainital swami met with a young boy named Assu, who
joined them as disciple and went on to become world
famous spiritual master "Assaram
Bapu". On 4th November 1973 Swami left the
materialistic world for heavenly abode at Palanpur. A
Memmorial of swami Leela Shah has been constructed at
Adipur - Gandhidham in Gujarat.
