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GENERAL EDITOR'S NOTE
With the generous donation of fifteen lakhs by Ms. Research Foundation for Jainology, Chennai to the University of Madras, the Department of Jainology was started functioning in the University of Madras with M.A,. M.Phil courses in the year 1985. In the same year the annual lecture series- A course of three lectures on Jainology was also started by Late Dr T.G. Kalghatgi, with the assistance of Research Foundation for Jainology. So for under this Annual Lecture Series, eleven eminent scholars have delivered lectures from 1985-86 to 1995-96. Among the eleven Annual Lectures, six Annual Lectures were published so far under the following titles.
Three Annual Lectures were published by the Department of Jainology, University of Madras;
1. Lectures on Jainism by Dr Nathmal Tatia, Ladnun 2. Jaina Logic by Dr Bhagchandra Jain 'Bhaskar', Nagpur 3. An Introduction to Uttarajjhayana by R.P. Poddar, Patna
Two Annual lectures were published by the authors on behalf of the Department of Jainology. i. Jainism Through the Ages by Dr Satyaranjan Banerjee, Calcutta,
published through Jain Journal, Jain Bhavan publication, Calcutta An Introduction to Jaina Sadhana (Jaina way of living) by Dr Sagarmal Jain, Varanasi, published through Parsvanath Vidyapeeth,
Varanasi One Annual Lecture Aspects of Jaina Philosophy by Dr Jayandra Soni, Germany was published by Research Foundation for Jainology, Madras on behalf of the Department of Jainology.
Last year 1996, we invited Dr Jayantilal Jain, General Manager, Indian Bank, Chennai, who is an eminent scholar on Jainism to deliver a course of three lectures under the auspices of Annual Lecture Series 1995 - 96. In response
