This Born Saint who worked for comparative study of Indian &Western ethics and philosophy, has emphasised on the specialcharacteristics of Indian ethics to make Indian philosophy asynthesis of spiritual insight into the fundamental unit of thecosmos and encourage a practical pluralistic outlook with regardto the social and ethical aspects of Human life. He researchedBrahman's Grandhas, Vedic literature, Mantras, Upanishads,Vedic idea and Terminology, Generalization for contrary to thehistorical facts for the Upanishads. He has also given the orthodoxsystem of Indian philosophy and not to recognize on blind faithbut because of their comprehensive knowledge and their scientificexposition of the nature of the physical universe.

Manav Dharma - Parmo Dharma

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BIOGRAPHY

TREASURE OF SPIRITUALISM

MANAVDAYAL (Dr. I.C. Sharma)1921 - 2001

International Society of Humanistic Teachings

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PREFACE

I am delighted to present the Biography of Manav Dayal Maharaj Dr. I.C. Sharma tothe world. Shri Manavdayal Dr. I.C. Sharma is a Post Graduate in Arts and holds aDoctor of Philosophy. His specialisation is in History of Philosophy, Philosphy ofMind, Ethics, Metaphysics, Religious Philosophy, Indian Philosophy. His teachingexperience and competence in teaching include Epistemology, Ethics, Logic,Contemporary British and American Philosophy, History of Philosophy, NinteenthCentury Philsolphy, Elementary Logic, Social and Oriental Philosophy (Chinese,Japanese and Indian), Religious Studies, Psychology of Religion, Humanities andInterdisciplinary courses. His papers and publications have been widely receivedand appreciated.

His constant works for the development of the Humanity has been the only one of itskind in the entire country and the world over. His authority to throw light on theInternational Philsophy as a Spiritual Guru has always brought out lucidly, the ethicalaspects of the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavadgita, Buddhism, Jainism whichform the six orthodox systems of Indian Philosophy and the chief of contemporarycurrents of Indian Philosophy. The continuous Theological, Meta Physical, Socialand Ethical aspect of Indian Culture. He is a visiting professor in various Universitiesof India and USA. He is an author of many publications like Ethical Philosophy ofIndia, India’s Democracy in Communist Challenge, Karma and Reincarnation,Vedanta of pure non-dualism and Miraculous Faqir Baba Beyond Miracles Atma &Soul.

He has worked for 20 years as a Spiritual Guru - Head of Manavta Mandir, Hoshiarpurand is a successor of Baba Faqirchandji Maharaj (Paramdayal). He attended numberof Philosophy Congresses all over the globe. Thousands of people follow his idealsand principles all over the world. He has also held high positions in administrativecadre in various Organisations and Universities. It is indeed a rare honour to presentthe biography of this Born Saint.

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CONTENTS

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PREFACE 2

CONTENTS 3

I INTRODUCTION 4

II QUALIFICATION 5

III PROFESSION 6

IV ACHIEVEMENTS 10

V PUBLICATIONS 17

VI FAMILY 21

VII SPIRITUAL LIFE 24

VIII MESSAGE 28

IX PHOTOS 30

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INTR ODUCTION

H.H. PARAMSANT MANAV DAYALDR. ISHWAR C, SHARMA

PERSONAL DATA:

Born in Multan, Punjab, India, Sept 5, 1921;

Father: .........

Mother : ...............

Married: Bhagya Sharma

Children : Arun Jaithly, Priyadarshi Jaithly.

Stayed at : Jermanent Resident, Immigrant status in U.S.A.

Faridabad, Manavata Mandir, Sutehri Road, Hoshiarpur

Punjab, India.

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QUALIFICATION

EDUCATION:

B.A, with distinction, Government College, Punjab University, Multan, India. 1940.

Major Philosophy and English.

M.A., Punjab University, 1945, Major Western Philosophy, History of Western

Philosophy, Ethics, Logic. Metaphysics, Advanced Psychology, Indian Philosophy.

M.A. in Sanskrit (one year).

Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, 1958. Major area of studies:

Comparative Indian and Western Philosophy. Dissertation topic: “Comparative Study

of the Terapanthi sect. of Jainism.

STATUS:

1981 - 2001 :Spiritual Head of Manavta Mandir Hoshiarpur India. Founded by

H.H. Paramsant PanditFaqir Chand Ji Maharaj.

1977 -1981 :Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, Cleveland State

University, Cleveland, Ohio. Courses taught: Existentialism,

Introduction to Philosophy, Platinous, Comparative Seminar, Reality

and Significance, Persons in Nature, Philosophy in Literature,

Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy, and Comparative

Indian and Western Philosophy,

1975 -1977 :Visiting Professor, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia .

1975 : Chairman of Department, Professor of Philosophy and Dean of

Students, Udaipur University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Hesigned

the position December 1975 because of immigration to U.S.A.

PROFESSION

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1971-1972 Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Christopher Newport College,Virginia. Introduction to Philosophy, Epistemology, History of WesternPhilosophy.

1970 - 1971 Chairman of Department and Professor of Philosophy, UdaipurUniversity, India, Ethics, History of Western Philosophy, WesternEthics, Moral Psychology, Indian Philosophy.

1969 - 1970 Acting Chairman Department of Philosophy, Christopher NewportCollege, Newport News, Virginia.

1967 - 1969 Visiting Professor, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia (with rankof full professor). Greek and Roman Philosophy, Ethics, OrientalPhilosophy and Religion.

1965 - 1967 Visiting Professor and Lecturer tovariolls colleges;’ and universitiesin the U.S.A. (Western Washington State College, Bellingham,Washington: Lincoln University, Pennsylvania; Connecticut University,Stores, Connecticut; Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebmska; UtahState University, Logan, Utah; Nebraska University, Lincoln,Nebraska).

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1964-1967 Chairman of the Department and Associate Professor of Philosophy,Udaipur University, India.

1963 - 1964 Chairman, Department of Philosophy, Government College, Udaipur,India.

1962 - 1963 Visiting Professor and Fulbright Grantee, Claremont Graduate School,Claremont, California,

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1957-1962 Chairman, Departments of Philosophy, various Government Collagesof Rajasthan, India.

1948 - 1957 Assistant Professor, Government of Rajasthan (employed at variousGovernment Colleges).

1945 - 1947 Assistant Professor Dayananda Anglovernacular College, Multan,India.

ACHIEVEMENTS

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1985 Chairman Dr. I.C. Sharma Manav Dayal with Prime Minister RajivGandhi and Chief Minister N.T. Ramarao, Governor Kumud Ben Joshi

AWARDS, MEMBERSHIP, DISTINCTIONS:

1975 Commentator in the Symposium on Comparative Perspectives of Truth,A.P.A. Meeting, December, 1978, Washington, D.C.

1970 Chairman, Ethics Section (elected) All-India Philosophical Congress,Poona, India.

INDIAN PHILOSOPHY CONGRESS

1967 Chairman, India Philosophy Section, Western Division of the AmericanPhilosophical Association, Chicago, Illinois.

1966 Organizer, All-India Darshan Parishad (Philosophy Association).

1965 Awarded Life Membership, Indian Philosophical Congress.

Dr. I.C. Sharma presenting a book to Sri V.V. Giri, Hon'ble president of India

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1964 Full member (elected), American Philosophical Association.

1965 - 1955 Awarded Prize In India For Modern Education Psychology,1955 A Critical Study Of Western Ethics, 1965 (National Award).

1962-1963 Fullbright Grantee and Visiting Professor to U.S.A.

1954 Delegate for Maharaja’s College, to All-India Philosophical Congress,Ceylon, India.

1952 Organizer and Conference Secretary, District Conference of the RotaryInternational.

1950 Member, Sardul Research Institute, Bikaner, India.

Books have been reviewed in India, England and the United States, particularly EthicalPhilosophies of India which had very wide publicity and reviews, including the onepublished in Philosophy East and West, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1968.Commented on various articles and a few books in various journals in India.Lectures delivered at various universities and colleges in the United States. Thefollowing were most recent lectures.

Aug 1978 Udaipur, University, Udaipur, India, Indian Philosophy and AmericanPhilosophy.

Aug 1978 Aligarh University, India, Indian Ethics in Contemporary PhilosophicScene.

Sep 1978 Manchester England, Asian Society: Indian Culture and WesternSociety.

Feb 1978 “Philosophic Evaluation of Science and Religion,” Salt Lake City, Utah,on behalf of the Humanistic Institute.

Alongwith Dr. Karan Singh, Hon'ble Central Minister

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Feb 1978 Humanistic Institute, West minister College, Salt Lake City, Utah,Philosophic Evaluation of Science and Religion, Distinguished Speakerin the Series of Seminars on Science and Religion.

Mar 1978 “Concept of Man, Eastern and Western,” John Carroll University,Cleveland, Ohio.

Book, Ethical Philosophies of India, has been cited in Living Issues in Philosophyby Titus, sixth edition and in Mysticism & Morality by Danto.

Commented on the articles of other philosophers in various conferences in India andthe United States including the latest meeting of the AP .A. in December, 1977, inWashington.

Invited to make such comments both in the United States and India, particularly inthe A.P.A. Western Division Meeting in 1966. Similarly, was invited to speak atPhilosophical Conferences and Symposia.

On the Editorial Board of the Journal “Rambles in Philosophy” at Jaipur and also onthe Editorial Board of the State Periodical of Rajasthan, “Social Welfare”.

Have served on the executive committee of the all India Philosophical Congress.

Ethical Philosophies of India published in Torchbook series edition by Harper &Row Company, New York on the invitation of the publisher. Invited to contribute achapter on Indian Ethics in Introduction to Indian Thought edited by Dr. Donald H.Bishop, published by Wiley and Sons, U.S.A., 1975.

Received several grants, both for publication and participation in professionalmeetings including visiting professorship to the United States. For examples:

(a) Fulbright Grantee as visiting professor to U.S. - 1962/63.

(b) AP.A. Grant for reading paper and attending Pacific Division Meeting December,1962.

(c) University Grants Commission of India, grant for visiting professorship, 1965.

(d) University Grants Commission of India, for the book Ethical Philosophies ofIndia, (Hindi version, 1966).

(e) Udaipur University and the A.P.A. grant for chairmanship of the Symposiumon Buddhistic Logic at the annual meeting of the Western Division, 1967.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Member Post-Graduate Council, Chairman Committee of Courses in the UdaipurUniversity, Udaipur, INDIA. This University adopted a new system on the lines ofland Grant Colleges in collaborations with Ohio State University Columbus, Ohiosince 1964 .

Supervisor Ph.D. Program as the Chairman of the Post-Graduate department ofPhilosophy for over ten years.

Member of Academic Council of the University of Udaipur for over 5 years.

Dean of Students, Chairman Sports Board of the University of Udaipur for threeyears and experience as such in financial planning, use of financial resources andfacilities and policy planning with the control of the entire budget of the Dean ofStudents.

Member of the Selection Committee of the University Personnel both academe andnonacademic for three years. Vice President Theosophical Society of Udaipur.Secretary District Conference of Rotary International in 1952, and thus experiencedin organizing cultural meeting of international stature.

Member of the Academic Faculty of Humanities as the Chairman of the Committeeof Courses at the University of Udaipur over ten years and thus experienced incurriculum development.

As Chairman of the Department of Philosophy in Udaipur University was the convenerof the Committee of Courses. Also member of the Academic Council as well as ofthe Postgraduate Council.

The following persons received a Ph.D, from the Udaipur University under mysupervision on the topics noted against their names:

Topic:

1. Dr. lewis A. Foster Professor of Matter. Mind and Knowledge.Philosophy College of William and A Comparative Study 1972Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia U.S.A.

2. Dr. P.K. Mather, Assistant Professor, Bertrand Russell’sUdaipur University, Udaipur, India. Theory of Knowledge 1973

3. Dr. Miss Girija Vyas, Assistant Pro- Ethical Teaching in the Holy Biblefessor Udaipur University, India. and the Bhagavadgita 1974

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:

History of Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Metaphysics, Religious Philosophy, IndianPhilosophy.

SPECIALIZED PHILOSOPHERS :Plato, Desecrates, Kant, Hogel, Ghandi.

AREAS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE (undergraduate& graduate levels):

Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Contemporary British and American Philosophy, Historyof Philosophy, Nineteenth Century Philosophy, Elementary Logic, Existentialism,Social Philosophy, Oriental Philosophy (Chinese, Japanese and Indian). ReligiousStudies, Psychology of Religion, Contemporary Philosophy, Indian Philosophy,Metaphysics and Psychology, American Philosophy, Medical Ethics, Humanitiesand Interdisciplinary courses,

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

1. Contingent in-charge of the University Youth Festival Team to Inter UniversityYouth Festival of India - 1955 - 1%6 - 1958 .

2. Chairman Department of Philosophy, Udaipur - 1964 - 1975.

3. Dean of Students, Udaipur University - 1971 - 1974 - Staff:

One Accountant

One Typist and Clerk

One Officer for Employment Information Bureau

Three Assistant Deans

One Officer for Foreign Students Affairs

Duties:Supervised all these officers, acted as the Chairman of the Sports Board ofthe University, looked after students welfare, and controlled the entire budgetof Students Activities and Sports Board. Number of Students - 6,000.

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Alongwith International Philosophers and Kamal Chowdary M.P. 1988

Presenting Book to Shankardayal Sharma Hon'ble President of India 1992

Alongwith Venkatraman Hon'ble Presidentof India 1989 at Indian Phisolophy of Congress

Alongwith John chairman of International Philosophers Association

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PUBLICATIONS

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Over twenty-five papers and articles in journals, periodicals, and books, in India andabroad. ETHICAL PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIA, George Allen and Unwin, Ltd.,London, and Johnson Publishing Company, Lincoln, Nebraska, publishers, 1965.INDIA’S DEMOCRACY AND THE COMMUNIST CHALLENGE, JohnsonPublishing Company, 1967. ETHICAL PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIA, Harper andRow (Harper Torchbook). 1970. KARMA AND REINCARNATION, Harper andRow, New York, 1965. Chapter on Indian Ethics published in Introduction to IndianThought published by Wiley & Sons, New York and India, 19’15. Translation ofBertrand Russell’s Inquiry into Meaning and Truth in Hindi, published by M.P. StateAcademy, 1978. In progress, Essentials of Ethics - East and West, VEDANTA OFPURE NONDUALlSM, under publication by Donning Publishers, Norfolk, Virginia.

DETAILED LIST OF SELECTED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:

1. “Contribution of Indian Philosophy to World Peace”, published S.MK CollegeMagazine, Jodhpur, India 1950.

2. “Terapanthi Sect of Jainism”, paper accepted by All India PhilosophicalCongress, Silver Jubilee Session, Calcutta, December 1950. PublishedRajasthan University Studies Journal, 1951.

3. “Modern Educational Psychology” (Hindi) Book published by Atma Ram &Sons, Dehli, India 1953 (awarded 1st prize - Rajasthan State, 1955).

4. “Concept of Asian Culture”, paper accepted by All India PhilosophicalCongress, December, 1954 Ceylon: published Maharaja’s College Magazine,Jaipur, India 1955.

5. “Rambles in Philosophy”, a collection of articles In epistemology. Metaphysicsand ethics. Edited and published Maharaja’s College Jaipur, India 1956.

6. “Task Before research Scholar”, article published In Rambles in Philosophy,1956.

7. “Introduction to Psychology” (Book) Hindi - published by Student BookCompany, Jaipur, ‘India 1957.

8. “Comparative Humanism”, article published Rajasthan University StudiesJournal, 1957.

9. “Modern Educational Psychology” (revised edition), published by Atma Ram& Sons, Dehli, India 1950.

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10. “Realistic Idealism of Nehru”, article published in Magazine Section of TheHindustan Times, New Delhi, India October, 1961.

11. “A Critical Study of Western Ethics” (Hindi), book published by Rajpal &Sons, Dehli, India 1961 (awarded National Prize in 1965).

12. “An Outline of General Psychology” (Hindi), book published by S. Chand &Company, New Delhi, India 1962.

13. Several articles published in Rajasthan Social Welfare State Periodicalpublished from Jaipur. (Dr. Sharma was also or. \he Editorial Board of thisPeriodical) 1956 - 1962.

14. “Significance of Economic Social, Ethical & Spiritual Values”, paper read atthe American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting, December~,1962, at Berkeley, California.

15. “Ethical Virtues of Jainism”, paper published in Jains CommemorationVolume: Beawar, Rajasthan, India 1964 .

16. “Significance of the Terms Science & Knowledge”, paper published DershanaInternational Moradabad, India, April, 1965.

17. “Ethical Philosophies of India”, Book published by George Allen & Unwin,Ltd., London, England and Johnsel, Publishing Company, Lincoln, Nebraska·simultaneously, 1865.

18. “Democracy of India & the Communist Challenge,”, book published byJohnsen Publishing Company, Lincon Nebraska 1967.

19. “Truth About Yoga & Guru Cult”, article published, Lynchburg CollegePeriodical, Lynchburg, Virginia 1968.

20. “Traditional & Modernity”, paper accepted by All India PhilosophicalCongress, Poona, India 1970.

21. Torchbook Series Edition of “Ethical Philosophies of India”, (revised)published by Harper & Row Company, New York 1970.

22. “Significance of the Philosophy of Aurobindo Ghose in Contemporary Age”.Paper read at a symposium in Aligarh University, Aligarh India, October, 1972.

23. “Reincarnation & Christianity”,. Paper read at the All Indian philosophical

Congress, Allahabad, India 1974 .

24. “Indian Ethics”, a chapter contributed in the book “Introduction to IndianThought”, published by Wiley & Sons, India, U.S.A. 1975.

25. “Cayce, Karma & Reincarnation”, book (paperback edition) published byHarper & Row Company, New York 1975.

26. “Ethico-Metaphysical Aspect of Indian Philosophy”, paper published inDershana International “Journal of Philosophy”, Moradabad, India, April, 1974.

27. “Humanism - East & West”, paper read at Graduate Colloquium, AmericanUniversity, Washington, D.C. September, 1976.

27. (b) Pure Non Dualism of Vedanta Donning Book Co. U.S.A. 1979.

28. “The Poltinian One & The Concept of Paramapurusa in the Bhagavadgita”,paper read at the International Seminar held by the International Society ofNeo-Platonic Studies at Brock University, SI. Catherines University, Canada,October 1976. Published in Ohio Journal of Religious Studies, April 1978.

29. “An Inquiry Into Meaning &’Truth” by Bertrand Russell, translated into Hindibeing published by Hindi Granth Academy of the State of Madhya Pradesh,India 1978.

30. “Transcendence in Indian Ethics”, paper read at Hampton Roads PhilosophicalAssociation, Norfolk, Virginia, 1975.

31. Miraculous Fakir Baba Beyond Miracles Atma & Sons .

Birthday Celebration of Dr. S. Radhakrishna, Late President of India

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FAMILY

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Young Manav Dayal with hiswife Bhagya Sharma

Manavdayal ji with Bhagya Sharma(Mataji) along with Arun Jaithly Manavdayal ji Mother with their Sons

Father in law of Manavdayal ji withBhagyasharm & Darshi Jaithly Fakir Baba with Arun Jaithly

Smt. Bhagya Sharma with Fakir Baba

Manavdayal ji with Bhagya Sharma attheir son Arunjaithly's Marriage

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SPIRITUAL LIFE

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Manav Dayal Ji with Param Dayal BabaFakir Chand ji Maharaj at U.S.A.

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With Anandraoji Maharaj and Shamrao jiChangmal Agarwal at Hyderabad

With Santh Thara Chand andVijay Dayalji at Haryana

With Vijay Dayal JiMaharaj at Hissar Haryana With Sri Gopal Nogori at Warangal

With Swamiji at USA With Muni Shushil Kumar Jain Guru

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Dharam Rao Hon'ble Minister of Maharastra atSatstsang Programe of Maharaj at Aherialongwith K.P.Varmaji & Shabdanand Ji

Raja Maharaj with Manav Dayal ji at Aheri

Foundation stone of Manav Mandir Aheri laid byManav Dayal Ji

Vijay Dayal Ji welcoming Manav Dayalji

With U.S. Deligates With Bhagya Mata at Londan Tour

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MESSAGE

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PHOTOS

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Arun JaithlyPriyadarshi JaithlyRavi PanditBhagavan VyasPavan SharmaVijayDayal JiSabdanand jiK. P. Varma JiCaptain Lal ChandK. M. TiwariNirmala PanditS.D. SharmaChandernegiSadhana SaxenaRoopchandVenkateswara RaoGanjujiIlaiah

to be add messages of following persons

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