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was stated by late Lokmanya Tilak. He even went further and said that the Jain Religion is the refined form of all religions and the most ancient one in this world. Therefore, it is the duty of every Jain which I would repeat again that he must study the principles, the History and Philosophy and try to remove misunderstanding in the minds of others and try to contact scholars and institutions of the Western Countries including U.S.A., Canada, Australia etc. Countries like Japan, China and Indonesia and countries in the Middle East are not less important for this object.
RATANCHAND HIRACHAND
Ratan Vilas, 26A, Nepean Sea Road, Bombay.
22nd September 1963
