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A NOTE
Peisons connected with educational and cultural movements of the land might be well aware of the aims and activities of the Bhāraii Malāvidyālaya, inaugurated only a year and a half ago. Briefly speaking, it is being developed into one residential University on the lines of Gurukulas of ancicnt lime and Nālandā-Taksaśīlā-Vikiamaśīlā Unn critics of lalcı ages, with modern ariangements for education in all bianchcs of human knowledge It would be built up on an extensive plot of land ncar this metiopolis and a suitable site to start with has been sccued on the western bank of the Ganges, situated only thiec miles from the licail of this city few schools and colleges of different types have alıcady been started and a few libiaries have also beer formed which arc being developed soi the present in Calcutta and will be transplanted to thc peimanant sitc when other adjacent plots of land by the Ganges are secui cd and buildings are constructed thereon In fine, it would be to put it in the words of Acārya Sır P C Ray, as embodied in his inaugural address, "a Gurukula writ large-a Gurukula modernized, expanded and brought in harmony with the spirit of the time."
Anangement is also being made in the direction of compilation and publication of different series of books, both ciitical and popular, Viz (1) Religion Scies (2) Philosophy Series (3) Education Serie, (4) Sacred Lilciature Series (5) Social Science Series (6) Indian History and Culture Series (7) Language Series (8) Industıy Series (9) Agriculture Series (10) Text Books Scries, etc
Two books of the Religion Series have alıcady been published and one book of this Series on 'Hindu Mysticism' delivered as lectures by Dr M N Sircar, M A., Ph D will be shortly out Some of the books of other series are going through the press and others are under compilation Volumes of the Jaina Sacıed Literature Series are also taken up under the patronage of Mr. Shanti Prasad Jain of Dalmianagai They will contain the original texts, and translations with notes into Hindi, Bengalı, and English The first volume of this series too will be shortly issued.
