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Following the kind advice of the Naib Dewmusaheb, a short life-sketch of Mr Lallubhi Motichand Mehta, B. A; LL. B. is appended. I am greatly indebted io Prof. Tribhovandasi P. Trivadi, M. A. LL. B. for preparing the sketch at my request and to Mr Gulatrai G. Desai, B. A; LL. B. for his valuable suggestions and advice in connection with the same.
There remains only the pleasing duty to express my deep gratitude to the Hon. Mr.. Lallubhai Samaldas Mehta, C. 1. E. for his kind favour of a foreword.
My thanks are also due to the authors of the books: --Jainisin, Naya-karnika and Hridaya Pradipa of Jain Dharma Prasaraka Sabha. :
i specially owe a deep debt of gratitude to the Iriddhichandrajee Jain sabha, under whose auspices, I am enabled to undertake this humble work in consonance with its praise-worthy object of disseminating knowledge &s widely as possible, and to Mr Ratilal G. Vohra, the Joint Secretary, for his kind encouragement. · Bhavnagar Date 11-6-1917 Shah Motilal Muljibhai. -
