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पत्र
Acharya Shri Vijay Shilchandrasuri,
Sir,
It is with great regret that the School has recently learnt of the death of Professor Harivallabh Bhayani, who was not so many years ago elected as an Honorary Fellow of SOAS in recognition of his scholarly achievements.
The discussions preceding that award allowed us to reach an awareness of his outstanding work in the field of Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhraṁśa, his international standing as the leading exponent of Gujarati philology and folklore, and his active fostering of the study of this subjects in Britain.
At a more personal level, Professor Bhayani proved himself over many years to be both a generous fellow scholar and a personally gracious friend of members of SOAS staff, and his passing will be mourned in our community of Indologists.
Jain Education International
Yours sincerely
Professor Christopher Shackle Professor of Modern Languages of
South Asia SOAS University of London
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