| 1918 AUG 2 |
A first son Jashan—was born to Krishnadevi and Pahlajrai Vaswani in Hyderabad Sind (now in Pakistan) |
| 1921 |
Commenced primary school |
| 1932 |
Matriculated at the age of 13, joined D.J.Sind College (Karachi) |
| 1936 |
Graduated with BSC degree in Physics, standing first in the university, granted fellowships in D.J. Sind College, Karachi. |
| 1937 |
Passed first LLB examination (University of Bombay) |
| 1939 |
Dada asked & obtained permission from his mother Krishna Devi to follow Sadhu Vaswani to the exclusion of all other pursuits, submitted his thesis on “Scattering of X-rays by solids” for the M.SC. The thesis was very favorably assessed by Dr. C.V. Raman. Dada started the Excelsior Magazine single handedly. The “Excelsior” soon outdid the leading newspaper ‘The Sind Observer' in circulation. |
| 1940 |
Passed M.S.C. |
| 1948 NOV 12 |
Dada Jashan flew out of Karachi for Bombay with his master, Sadhu Vaswani, seeking sanctuary in India. |
| 1949 FEB |
Sadhu Vaswani & his followers moved to Pune. Dada started editing “India Digest” (monthly magazine) |
| 1950 |
St. Mira's High School established in Pune. |
| 1954 |
Dada started “East & West” series (monthly magazine) as editor. |
| 1962 JUNE |
St. Mira's College for girls was established in Pune. Dadaji was appointed as principal of the college (1962-1976) |
| 1966 JAN16 |
Sadhu Vaswani left his physical body and Dada was requested by Sangat to be the Sole Life Trustee of the Brotherhood Association. |
| 1971 MAY 16 |
Nuri Granth Prakashan |
| 1976 |
Dada relinquished post of principal at St. Mira's College. |
| 1978 FEB21 |
Brotherhood Association was renamed as Sadhu Vaswani Mission. |
| 1980 JAN 17 |
Enshrined the Holy Ashes of Sadhu Vaswani at the Sacred Samadhi Pune |
| 1982 JAN 31 |
Dada's first overseas Yatra |
| 1982 APR |
Addressed the World Hindu Conference at Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 1984 MAR 11 |
Laid the Foundation Stone of the Sadhu Vaswani International School for Girls, Delhi |
| 1984 APR 18 |
Spoke at the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium of the U.N.O on “World Peace” |
| 1984 JUN 5-11 |
Mayor of Chicago, Mr. Harold Washington proclaimed from June 5th to June 11th, 1984 as “Dada J.P Vaswani Week” |
| 1984 JUL 8 |
Addressed the 10th Hindu Conference in New York at Madison Square organized by the Vishva Hindu Parishad of America |
| 1984 JUL20 |
Dadaji spoke on “World without War” at House of Commons, London |
| 1986 NOV25 |
Launched the Meatless Day Campaign |
| 1988 APR |
Attended the Global Forum of Spiritual leaders and Parliamentarians on Human Survival at Oxford, UK |
| 1988 DEC |
Addressed the “Festival of Life” Congress and spoke on “Life Death and Religions” at Bombay. |
| 1989 JAN 9 |
INLAKS and Budhrani Hospital Inaugurated in Pune. Mother Teresa Presided. |
| 1989 FEB 3 |
Awarded Paul Harris Fellowship (Rotary Club) |
| 1991 JAN 6 |
Handed over to Mother Teresa keys of “Shanti Daan”, Home for the dying sick, Bombay built by the Chainrai Family. |
| 1992 JAN 9 |
Addressed the All-India Bishop's Meet and Peace Rally |
| 1992 OCT 16 |
Inaugurated International Seminar on “Vedanta and Sufisim” at Bombay |
| 1993 FEB 20 |
Inaugurated the fellowship of Religions on the occasion of the inauguration of St. Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church, Kirkee Pune. |
| 1993 APR |
Addressed the Global Forum of Spiritual Leaders and Parliamentarians on Human Survival at Kyoto, Japan |
| 1993 AUG 7 |
Addressed Word Vision 2000 at Washington and spoke on “Inspiration from Swani Vivekananda's Life and Philosophy” |
| 1993 DEC 4 |
Inauguration of Smt Morbai and Nariandas Budhrani Healer's Home (staff quarters for Doctors & Nurses) by His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
| 1994 MAR 10 |
Laid the Foundation Stone of the Cancer Hospital, Sadhu Vaswani Medical Complex |
| 1994 JUL 7 |
Delivered keynote Address at the conference on World Religions, New York, on the “Vision and Legacy of Swami Vivekananda” |
| 1994 NOV |
Government of India (Films Divison) released a documentary firm on Dada J.P. Vaswani, entitled “The Man With A Singing Heart”. |
| 1995 APR 30 |
Dada handed over 91 newly built houses to earth-quake victims at Latur, Maharashtra |
| 1995 JUNE 8 |
Spoke at the House of Commons, U.K on “World's Greatest Need: Love in Action.” |
| 1995 NOV24 |
Dada consecrated and commissioned the Morbai Naraindas Cancer Institute in Pune. |
| 1996 JAN 24 |
Delivered the keynote Address at the Rotary International South Asia conference of Cooperation and Development at Kathmandu, Nepal. |
| 1996 MAY 18 |
Honorary Citizenship of the state of Georgia, USA conferred on Dada. |
| 1997 APR 25 |
Dada felicitated the Secretary General of the United Nations at an international gathering at St. Bartholomew's Church, New York. |
| 1998 FEB 18 |
Dada has successful quadruple by-pass surgery at Washington Medical Center in Washington USA. |
| 1998 AUG 2 |
80th Birthday Celebrations at the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune, in the august presence of Home Minister L K Advani and Maharashtra Governor Dr. P C Alexander |
| 1999 JAN 23 |
Yatra to the East and West |
| 1999 FEB 18-24 |
First Thanksgiving Week celebrated by Sadhu Vaswani Mission Centres worldwide |
| 1999 MAY 6 |
Addressed the Inter Faith Centre at the UN on “The Way to Peace: Rights for All” |
| 1999 AUG 2 |
Laid the foundation stone for Kripalani and Kundnani Eye Institute and Baba Gangaram Escorts Heart Institute. |
| 1999 AUG 12 |
Restoration work on the Sadhu Vaswani Mission Campus begins. Satsang shifted to Naam Nagar, Runwal Regency |
| 1999 DEC 1-8 |
Attended the 1999 Parliament of World Religions in Cape Town, South Africa. Addressed a symposium on “How to Meet the Challenges of Life” |
| 1999 DEC 13 |
Addressed a public function at the Hindu Monastery, Accra, Ghana |
| 1999 DEC 30 |
Millenium Sadhana Camp at Benares |
| 2000 APRIL 3 |
Yatra to Singapore, Australia and South East Asia |
| 2000 April 8 |
First visit to Australia |
| 2000 JUNE 1 – 2 |
First Youth Convention for Girls at Lonavla |
| 2000 JUNE 24-25 |
Sadhu Vaswani Teachers' Camp at Lonavla |
| 2000 AUG 15 |
Yatra to the Middle East, Europe and Americas |
| 2000 AUG 28-31 |
Participated in the Millennium World Peace Summit, UN |
| 2000 SEPT 9 |
Addressed VHP gathering to felicitate Indian PM Vajpaye at Staten Island, New York |
| 2001 JAN 30 |
Visited Gandhidham in Gujarat to initiate and personally supervise the Mission's quake- relief activities |
| 2001 FEB 1 |
Yatra to the US |
| 2001 FEB 7 |
Underwent surgery at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Chicago |
| 2001 OCT 14 |
Delivered Keynote Address at the First Asian Vegetarian Congress at Dona Sylvia, Goa |
| 2001 NOV 5 |
Inaugurated Sadhu Vaswani Kunj – a housing project for quake victims at Adipur in the august presence of Home Minister, L K Advani |
| 2002 JUNE 1 |
Yatra to the East |
| 2002 JUNE 12 |
Addressed the Millennium World Peace Summit (MWPS) in Bangkok at the launching of the World Council of Religious Leaders |
