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My efforts, I hope, will be very useful to the average student wishing to understand the text and to appreciate its author. I would like to request the scholars to go through the work at least once and to appreciate the charm of the work and the vivid imagination of the great poet who is found to have highly and impartially praised the Meghadūta, the work of Kālidāsa, a non-Jain author.
I must heartily congratulate Sjt. Gulabchan Hirachand, Construction House, Belard Estete Bombay 1 upon his acceptance of the request made for the publication of this work, the late pleader Sjt. Nemchandji Gandhi of Osmānābāda and Shriman Seth Raoji Devachand Shah, (Nimbargikar ) of Sholapur, upon their generous contributions of Rs. 1000/= and Rs. 2000/respectively for the publication of this work. Lastly, I must offer heart-felt thanks to Mr. S. L. Kokate for the co-operation he gave me and for his promptitude and courteous behaviour.
1 August 1965
Phaltan Shukrawar 3.
M. G. KOTHAR).
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