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શાંત, તેજસ્વિ અને પરીપકારી બનાવ્યા. જે એ માતા આ જગતમાં હસ્તીમાં નથી પણ પુત્ર વાત્સલ્યના એક અદ્ભૂત સિદ્ધાંત તેમના યશનું ગાન કરી રહ્યો છે.
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શેઠ પુનમચંદ કરમચંદ કાંટાવાળાના પરિચય કરાવતા - ધી ઇમ્પીરીયલ કારાનેશન દરખાર–દીલ્હી (ઇ. સ. ૧૯૧૧) ના પ્રથમ વાદીલ્હી દ્રશ્માને લ્યુમમાં તેના પ્રકાશક મેશેર્સ ખાડીયા પ્રધર્સ આ પ્રમાણે લગતા એક પુ લખે છેઃસ્તકમાં તેમના પરિચય
Seth Punemchand K. Kotawala is an inhabitant of Patan in the Gaikwar's territory. His ancestors opened a cloth shop in Kota 150 years ago, His age is 37 years and is a Jain by nationality and when his father died he fed 1,00,000 persons in his district in a particular day since then this day is being obacrved as a holiday in the district.
He was the chairman of the reception committee of the Jin Conference held at Patan and his speech deliverd on this occasion was really very instructive and full of high ideals. He was a member of His Highness the Gaikwar's Council and is still the President of the Mahajana Sabha of Kadi. He is a pioneer merchant of orium, jewellery and corn.
There is a famine in Gujarat this year, and he has opened a charitable house where he gives food to the poor without having any cast distinction. Amon. get his charities a few may be mentiond, different Jain Siarths 2,00,000; help different Jain Funds, 1,00,000 one dinner to residents of Patan, 40,000, Ujamnas (Jain ceremony) Rs. 25,000, several others of lakho of rupees.
