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JAINA THEORIES OF REALITY AND KNOWLEDGE
9, SOUTH PARKS ROAD
OXFORD
9TH JUNE, 1950 “......I think very highly of Mr. Padmarajiah as a man, and I should suppose as a scholar. The Acting Principal of his College tells me that he is an unusually thoughtful man. Younger men tell me that he explains some of the Sanskrit psalms and music, as well as some of the great works of Indian literature to them in extremely clear and concise terms. They speak of him as a very fine man. Judging from all that I know of him, I share their opinion."
Sd/- H. N. SPALDING Member of New College and
Brasenose College, Oxford; Author of Civilization in East and West;
Barrister-at-Law
The late Prof. S. N. Dasgupta, M. A., Ph.D. (Calcutta et Cantab), D. Litt. (hon. Rome), F. R. S. L., I. E. S., The King George Professor of Philosophy (Rtd.), Calcutta University; Principal (Rtd.), Sanskrit College, Calcutta; author of the History of Indian Philosophy (4 Vols.) and many other works-who knew Dr. Y. J. Padmarajiah and his work in the early stages of research in England, wrote:
AUGUST 10, 1950 "He (Y.J. Padmarajiah) is a very intelligent scholar and has acquired a good deal of mastery over the dialectical thought in the sphere of his research. When completed his work will be, I believe, an important performance in the field of comparative philosophy........So far as I know there is no important work in the branch of research as envisaged in the present study of Padmarajiah".
Sd/- S. N. DASGUPTA
