Dr. CL Patel

furthered the work of Ayurvedik College. But it is said that
when problems come, they come in battalion. A letter from
the Charity Commissioner was received that said, 'Without
our permission, you should not take any loan or do any other
thing.' Even banks were also informed that 'Without
necessary formalities, no loan of Charutar Vidya Mandal
should be approved.'
Any ordinary man would go into the state of pessimism
and surrender to the circumstances. But this was Chhotubhai.
He never surrendered to anything except the Almighty and his
guru Pramukhswami Maharaj. He went to Pramukhswami
Maharaj and said : “Bapa, bless me…” He was blessed by
Pramukhswami Maharaj and the sterling money of
Jayantibhai C Patel came in. Chhotubhai, a true worshipper of
Pramukhswami Maharaj, says : “Charutar Vidya Mandal's
Honorary Joint-Secretary Bhupendrabhai Patel and I met
Jayantibhai in London. We had a conversation with him. And
he decided to donate Rs. 2.5 crore. Rs. 1.25 crore for the
college and the rest for the hospital. Thus, for the Ayurvedik
College, Jayantibhai's sterling money came in. You take one
righteous step and the Almighty would help the rest go well.
We have spent Rs. 15 crore for Ayurvedik College and we
didn't require to borrow any money at all.”
After Ayurveda, Chhotubhai started thinking of
Biotechnology. A group of 21 biotechnologists were invited all
the way from Jammu to Tamilnadu. And a project of 15 crore
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