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Mr. Munshi expresses his regret and gives an Sir, assurance as aforesaid, no Jain graduate should, We understand that certain books wrias a mark of protest, vote in favour of Mr. tten by Mr. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Munshi at the ensuing election for the B. A., LL. B., Advocate, are going to be Bombay Legislative Council nor should any prescribed as text books for Gujrati Jain help him directly or indirectly by canva. Courses of the various examinations of this ssings votes for him.
University. We have therefore to draw Moved by:-Seth Lallubhai Karamchand Dalay your attention to the fact that some of Supported by:-Mr. Sarabhai M. Mody., B. A., his works contain matter which has greatly
3. This meeting whole-heartedly supports offended the religious feelings of the Jain the Jain Conference for their action for obta- Community of the whole of India. We are ining a satisfactory reply and assurance from therefore obliged to request you not to Mr. K. M. Munshi and further requests them include such books of Mr. Munshi which to continue their efforts until a satisfactory are against the tenets and beliefs of the reply is obtained and to take legal steps if Jains and cast aspersions on their honoured necessary.
preceptors such as Hemchandracharya and Moved by;-Seth Lallubhai Gulabchand other Jain historical characters and offend
Jhavery. their religious feelings. Although stray Supported by:-Mr. Umedchand Barodia., remarks of the kind may be seen in almost
B. A. all the works of Mr. Munshi including the 4. This meeting strongly disapproves the magazine-"Gujarat" edited by him, we note introduction of any of the books of Mr. Mun- below some of his works which have been shi viz: Patan ni Prabhuta, Gujrat No Nath particularly offensive to the Jains. . Rajadhiraj and Gujrat na Jyotirdharo which (1) Patan ni Prabhuta. (2) Raja Dhiraj are full of historically untrue and objectiona-
and (3) Gujrat na Jyotirdharo.
and ble writings offending the feelings of the
We further request you to place the Jains as a text book in the Curriculum for any
matter before the proper authorities and of the examinations taken by the Bombay
inform us of your decision. it University and Goverment Department of
Thanking you in anticipation. Public Instruction and requests those bodies
We are,
Yours faithfully, not to prescribe any of the said books as
Sb Mohanlal B. Jhavery. a text book.
Resident General Secretary, Moved by:-Seth Virchand Panchand Shah,
B.A., No. 2822 of 1927 Bombay, 17th March 1927. Supported by:-Mohanlal Hemchand Shah To, Mr. Mohanlal Maganlal THE RESIDENT GENERAL SECRETARY. Jhavery.
Jain Swetamber Conference,
20. Pydhonie, Bombay 3. 3yrylaanile zu GAAL 49649812. Sir, No. 798.
I have the honour to acknowledge reThe Registrar,
ceipt of your letter No. 798 dated the 7th The University of Dombay, BONDAY, of March 1927, on the subject of the pres.
