KOTHARI, Girishchandra
Communities of Singapore (Part 2),
Accession Number 000549
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 23
Total Reels
- Daniel Chew (Dr)
Interviewer
- 10:48:54
Total Running Time
- English
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Reel/Disc 1 of 23
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- 16 Apr 1985
Recording Date
- 00:29:11
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Origins of Jain religion. Philosophies of Jainism. How salvation in Jainism can be attained.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 23
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- 16 Apr 1985
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- 00:28:57
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No entity of God in Jainism. How nirvana in Jainism can be achieved. Jains' belief in achieving happiness through one's own effort. Fasting as a form of penance. Life of a monk. Rules and regulations for monks. Code of conduct for lay people. Occupations of Jains.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 23
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- 16 Apr 1985
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- 00:27:58
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Concept of non-violence to Jains. How Jains celebrate Paryusana, Lord Mahavira's birthday, Diwali. Differences among Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism. How one becomes a Jain. Size of Jain community in India; congregated mainly in Gujerat. Where other congregations are found.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 23
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- 16 Apr 1985
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- 00:28:41
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Places of pilgrimage for Jains. Their temples. His family background. Life in Vadal village. His schooling. Father's business. House he lived in. Gujerati school in village; education system then. Subjects he studied. Memories of his childhood. Yearly epidemic. Sanitation condition in village.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 23
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- 23 Apr 1985
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- 00:28:10
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Secondary education. Life in boarding school. School facilities. His reading habit. Caste system. Problem in social interaction in the past. Jains' belief in Karma; how it can affect one's life.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 23
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- 23 Apr 1985
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- 00:27:51
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Type of food they have for meals. Relationship among different communities. Conversion to other religion. Further elaboration on relationship among different castes and communities. Caste system in ancient times. Untouchable class.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 23
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- 23 Apr 1985
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- 00:27:11
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Role of untouchable class in society. Further elaboration on how nirvana can be attained in Jainism. His college life. Involvement in student politics. His impression of Mahatma Gandhi. Reasons for going overseas to work. Recruited in India for work in Malaya. Terms of employment. Traditional migration from village.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 23
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- 30 Apr 1985
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- 00:28:36
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What he brought with him for journey. How he was recruited. Given money for his passage by intermediary. Bought shipping ticket from Calcutta. Had to buy rations for journey. Travelled by deck passage. Conditions on board ship. Quarantine on arrival. Life on board ship; Gujeratis grouping together. Impression of Penang on arrival. Journey to Ipoh from Penang.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 23
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- 30 Apr 1985
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- 00:29:45
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Started to worry during train journey to Ipoh. Description of bachelors' mess. Assigned to work in gents department. Working conditions. His impression of Ipoh. Nature of his work. Arrangement for mealtime in department. Letters to his parents regularly. Reaction to Japanese Occupation in 1941.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 23
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- 30 Apr 1985
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- 00:28:48
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Evacuation from town to escape bombing. Looting stopped when Japanese arrived in Ipoh. Impression of Japanese. His involvement in Indian Independence League (IIL) after finishing work. How he joined Indian National Army (INA) in 1943. Training course in Nee Soon Camp in Singapore. Completed training in one year. Sent to different parts of Malaya. Relationship with Japanese army. How he liked army life.
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