# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/virchand-gandhi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T19:30:16.281Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/virchand-gandhi"
name: "Virchand Gandhi"
slug: "virchand-gandhi"
description: "Virachand Raghavji Gandhi was a Jain scholar who represented Jainism at the first World Parliament of Religions in 1893. A barrister by profession, he worked to defend the rights of Jains, and wrote and lectured extensively on Jainism, other religions, and philosophy."
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birthDate: "1864-08-25"
deathDate: "1901-08-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump