Jain couple abandons comfortable life, daughter in pursuit of spiritual purity

By Amrit Dhillon
Updated October 7 2017 - 8:48am, first published 8:42am
Young monks in Surat studying texts with a senior monk. Credit Pradip Gohil. Single print and online use only.
Young monks in Surat studying texts with a senior monk. Credit Pradip Gohil. Single print and online use only.

New Delhi: The Jain community is still in shock over a decision by a couple in their early 30s to withdraw from the world, renouncing their families, business, home and, most poignantly of all, their three year old daughter.