To propagate spirituality in Shri Akhil Bharatiya Kutch Kadva Patidar Samaj, our elders met Param Pujya Pandurang Shastriji (Dadaji). In 1977, Dadaji gave Patidar Shibir (camp) to about 1200 brothers and sisters at Tatvagnan Vidyapith. Then, in 1979, Laxminarayan Shibir was given in which 2000 people gathered. Patidar Milans (meetings) started across India from 1980, in which about 60 meetings were held. In 1986, Tirtharaj Milan was held in which 2.5 lakh people gathered at Triveni Sangam on the banks of Ganga. Many of our brothers and sisters were present in this three-day Milan. In this work, our elders themselves traveled and accelerated Swadhyay activities in villages, cities and provinces.
In which the main elders:
(1) Manji Valji Sankhla Ukheda: Mumbai
(2) Khimji Nagji Master Limbani Mathal: Mumbai
(3) Premji Punja Vasani: Vithon
(4) Khimji Kachara Ravapar: Mumbai
(5) Virji Karsan Janjay: Mumbai
(6) Jethabhai Manji Sankhla Ukheda: Mumbai
(7) Punjabhai Khetsi Sankhla Ukheda: Mumbai
(8) Nanjibhai Sayra: Ahmedabad
(9) Lalji Bhanji Pokar: Pune
These elders worked very hard through Bhaktiferi and Milans and established the step of spirituality in the society. Through the medium of Swadhyay activity, Pujya Dada gave the spiritual heritage of remembering God three times by giving “Trikal Sandhya” i.e. morning prayer, prayer before eating and prayer before sleeping at night and a common evening prayer at the same time to the society. In the current circumstances, only spirituality can save the family-society and country. Therefore, the thoughts of Swadhyay should reach every house, every hut and every mind in our society.
This sequence continued vigorously till the year 2000. Satpanthis also joined Swadhyay so that they don’t have to go to Laxminarayan, saying that we do Swadhyay, they would not join Sanatan. They found Swadhyay as an excuse, so the momentum in Laxminarayan slowed down, yet the pace of change is still ongoing.