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II. Opatovicka 8, Prague (Czechoslovakia) Nov. 4th, 1926.
Dear friend,
I am very mueb obliged to you for kindly sending me a copy of Hemacandra's Yogasastra which is a welcome addition to my collection of Jaina books. I am also thankful to you for sending me the literature on the Satrumjaya Hills trouble. I shall certainly go through it carefully, but I can say at once that I am fully in sympathy with you, and consider it a great wrong to levy a tax on the performance of religious duties. But this is also a legal and a political question, on which I am not competent. Besides, I am afraid, my writing on the subject in my country would have little effect on the Govenment of India. Perhaps they would even resent a foreigner mixing up with an internal matter of Indian administration, which would make things worse than ever. Public opinion in India, outside the Jain-community might help more in the matter, at least to reduce the sum fixed now in commutation of the pilgrim taxes. My best wishes are with you in this struggle.
It will interest you to hear that the Poet Rabindrnath Tagore was here last month. He had an enthusiastic reception in Prague, and I myself felt very happy to receive him as our honoured guest. With kindest and best wishes, I am dear friend,
Yours sincerely,
M. W'INTERNITZ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
