Devanshi, a nine-year-old girl from Gujarat, has embraced Jain monkhood and renounced all material comforts.
The girl is the daughter of wealthy diamond merchant Dhanesh Sanghvi and wife Ami Sanghvi. Dhanesh Sanghvi is the only son of Mohan Sanghvi, who is the founder of Sanghvi and Sons – a nearly three-decade old diamond polishing and export firm in Surat. A family associate revealed that Devanshi took 'diksha' (vow of renunciation) in the presence of Jain monk Acharya Vijay Kirtiyashsuri and hundreds of other people in Surat. 'Diksha' marks the initiation into ascetic life.
