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PREFACE
The eighth annual series of two days' inter-university seminars was held at our Centre of Advanced Study in February, 1972, on (1) Early Indian Trade and Industry, and (2) Religion and Culture of the Jains. The proceedings of the seminar on the first day were published sometime ago, and those of the second day's seminar on Religion and Culture of the Jains, together with the papers presented on the occasion, are now placed in the hands of the students of ancient Indian history.
The proceedings bave been drawn up, as usual, on the basis of notes submitted by the Reporters. The papers, edited without changing the authors' ideas as far as possible, have been roughly arranged on a chronological basis. The editing work had to be done in a hurry because of my impending retirement on the 31st July, 1972 ; but still I have tried to do my best within the short time at my disposal.
The index of this volume has been prepared by Dr. Sm. K. Saha, a Research Associate at the Centre.
Centre of Advanced Study, Dept. of Ancient Indian History and Culture, Calcutta University, 51/2, HazraRoad, Calcutta-19, 13th July, 1972.
D. C. SIRCAR
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