Akhyanakmanikosha

Author(s): Nemichandrasuri, Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, Vasudev S Agarwal
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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(b) To set up Libraries and Museums for Präkrit manuscripts, paintings, coins, archaeological
finds and other material of historical and cultural importance. (5) To preserve manuscripts discovered or available in various Bhandars throughout India, by
modern scientific means inter alia photostat, microfilming, photography, lamination and other latest scientific methods. To manage or enter into any other working arrangements with other Societies having any of
their objects similar or allied to any of the objects of the Society. (7) To undertake such activities as are incidental and conducive, directly or indirectly, to and in
furtherance of any of the above objects. From its inception the Prakrit Text Society was fortunate to receive the active support of His Excellency Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President, Republic of India, who very kindly consented to become its Chief Patron and also one of the six Founder Members
The Society has already published Angavijjā, Prakritapaingalam (Part I and II) and Cauppannamahapurisacariya. And now we have great pleasure in publishing the critical edition of Akhyānakamanikosa of Nemicandra with the Commentary of Amradeva. We are very much thankful to Rev. Muni Shri Punyavijayaji for his generosity to undertake the editing of this work and to Dr. U. P. Shah for writing the Introduction.
The programme of work undertaken by the Society involves considerable expenditure, towards which liberal grants have been made by the following Governments : Government of India
Rs. 10,000 Madras
Rs. 25,000 Assain Rs. 12,500 Mysore
Rs. 5,000 Andhra Rs. 10,000 Orissa
Rs. 12,500 Bihar Rs. 10,000 Punjab
Rs. 25,000 Delhi Rs. 5,000 Rajasthan
Rs. 15,0.50 Hyderabad Rs. 3,000 Saurashtra
Rs. 1,250 Kerala Rs. 5,000
Travancore-Cochin Rs. 2,500 Madhya Pradesh Rs. 22,500
Uttar Pradesh Rs. 25,000 Madhya Bharat Rs. 10,000
West Bengal Rs. 5,000
Maharashtra Rs. 5,000 To these have been added grants made by the following Trusts and individual philanthropists:Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
Rs. 10,000 Shri Girdharlal Chhotalal Rs. 5,000 Seth Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Trust Rs. 20,000 Shri Tulsidas Kilachand Rs. 2,500 Seth Narottam Lalbhai Trust Rs. 10,000 Shri Labarchand Lalluchand Rs. 1,000 Seth Kasturbhai Lalbhai Trust Rs. 8,000 Shri Nahalchand Lalluchand Rs. 1,000 Shri Ram Mills, Bombay Rs. 5,000 Navjivan Mills
Rs. 1,000 The Society records its expression of profound gratefulness to all these donors for their generous grants-in-aid to the Society. The Society's indebtedness to its Chief Patron Dr. Rajandra Prasad has been of the highest value as he has been a constant source of guidance and inspiration in its work.
Varansi 26th Februari 1962.
VASUDEVA S. AGRAWALA, DALSUKI MALVANIA, General Editors.
Shri Muni Punyavijayji, Acharya Vijayendra Suri, V. S. Agrawala, Shri Jainendra
*Other Founder Members are Kumar and Shri Fatechand Belaney.