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introduction (Madras, 1949). Professor Chakravarti has also edited the Tirukkural with English translation and commentary and an exhaustive introduction which has been hailed as 'an indispensable aid to the study of Tirukkural'. He has also edited the Mērumandirapuranam in Tamil. His 'Religion of Ahimsa', a learned exposition in English of some aspects of Jainism, is published by Shri Ratanchand Hirachand (Bombay 1957).
He has written a commentary in English on the Samayasara of Kundakunda (Bharatiya Jñānapiṭha, 1971). Based mainly on the Sanskrit commentary of Amṛtacandra, his exposition and his evaluation of the contents of Samayasara have rendered the principles of Kundakunda intelligible to the modern world.
Besides contributing an elaborate and scholarly essay on Jainism in the perstigious publication 'Cultural Heritage of India', Prof. Chakravarti has contributed a number of essays and articles on Jainism, Ahimsa and contemporary thought to various other publications such as Philosophy of the East and West, Jaina Gazette, Aryan Path and Tamil Academy. Some of his papers are reprinted in the 'Yesterday and To-day' Madras, 1946. He was a member of a number of Associations and Institutions in Madras.
Prof. Chakravarti's abiding interest in Jaina Tamil literature prompted him to write 'Jaina Literature in Tamil' (Arrah, 1941), which highlights in a lucid way the noteworthy contributions made by Jaina authors to Tamil literature. Through the generous patronage of the Bharatiya Jñanapitha, of which Prof. Chakravarti was a wellwisher, this work is now being reprinted with the addition of useful references, index, an appendix of Tamil Jaina epigraphs and an Introduction. It is hoped that the present edition will serve the purpose of introducing to the world of scholars and rousing their interest in Tamil works on different subjects by Jaina authors of yore so that the pioneering work done by the late Professor will pave the way for further research and studies on Jainism in the Tamil country.
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