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A BRIEF REPORT OF THE SEMINAR
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Jainism in the preservation of national culture and environment.
The scholars of the seminar have also attended different functions organised by the other academic institutions of the city in their honour. Some of eminent scholars of the seminar delivered their lecturers in (1) Mahavir International, (2) Agam, Shimsa-Samta and Prakrit Sanstha, (3) in the function of All India Sadhumargi Jaina Sangh, and (4) Adhyatmika Sadhana Kendra.
The summaries of the papers readily available for the seminar has been published in the ‘Jain Vidya Smarika'. In fact the Smarika (Souvenir) highlights the topics discussed in the seminar M.R. Minda Charitable Trust, Udaipur has kindly published this souvenir for the organiser of the seminar. An imigrabled picture of an illustrated manuscript of 16th century A.D. was printed on the cover of the souvenir, which is related with the Satalesya (Six desires of the man) of Jainism.
In the concluding session of the seminar Hon'ble Shri Heera Lalji Devpura, Minister for Energy and Public Works in the Government of Rajasthan, was the ChiefGuest. He expressed the view that Jain culture and way of life of Jain house-holders formed an important basis for preservation of environment of the world. Dr. Narendra Bhanawat, the representative of the outsider scholars, expressed the feelings of the participants and his own that the seminar was a great success. According to Prof. Dayanand Bhargava, it was not only a seminar but an Upanisad in which the intellectuals were intimately associated with the society. Professor K.D. Bajpai, the main speaker of the session, was of the view that the proceedings of the seminar contributed valuable materials on the culture and history of the country. While appreciating the achievements of the seminar
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