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It was at the instance of Sri Adishwar Prasad Jain, M, A., the President Jain Mitra Mandal Delhi that the financial help was received. Sri Mehtabsingh Jain B. A. LL. B. Jewellore, the General secretary of the Mandala has helped me much by his sound advices and guidance.
Shri Singhai Mahendra Kumar Jain M. E. the proprietor of "Mahendra Printers" has taken keep and active interest in printing out the book. I have utilised the works of several great authors, amongst whom I would like to mention the names of Justice J. L. Jaini, Bar-at-Law; Vidyavaridhi Shri Champat Rai Jain Barrister, Professor A. Chakravarti M. A, I.E.S., Principal S. A. Jain, Pandit Shri Ajit Prasad Jain Advocate, particularly in the chapter *Gems of Jinavani".
I express my most sincere and heartful gratitude for all of them.
I am much indebted to His Holiness 108 Acharya Ratna Shri Deshbhusanji Maharaj and his scholar disciple 108 Digamber Jain Muni Upadyaya Vidyanandji Maharaj for their sacred and valuable blessings for my literary activities.
15th Feb, 1975) Diwaker Sadan Seoni. M. P.
S. C. Diwaker
