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Introduction
" material elucidating Śrîmad's life and philosophy. It is
interesting to note that these scholars seem to have fully utilized the first edition of Srimad Rajchandra' published in V. S. 1961. These articles perhaps have laid down a foundation for further critical study on Śrîmad's life and works. Besides, similar lectures delivered on Śrīmad's birthday celebration by eminent persons like Anandshankar Dhruva, Kaka Kalelkar, Pt. Sukhalal Sanghavi, Mahatma Gandhi etc., are useful for studying Śrîmad's life and works.
Mahatma Gandhi's and Srimad's close relations have given rise to some literature in which the former throws light on various aspects of Śrīmad's personality and nature of his writings, in his autobiograpy, lectures and preface to the work Śrîmad Rājachandra and Correspondence.' The collection of Gandhiji's writings on Srimad is edited and published in 1964 A.D. by Shri Mukulbhai Kalarthi under the title-śrīmad Rajchandra and Gandhiji' .. '. .
· Dr. Sukhalal Sanghavi's two critical articles are included in his collected articles vol. II (V. S. 2013) entitled 'Darśana ane Cintana.'.
'Srimad Rājacandra - Eka Samālocanā' takes a