Risht Samucchaya

Author(s): Durgadevacharya, A S Gopani
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

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( 13 ) Singhiji's worthy sons Though the heavy loss caused by his sad demise is irreparable for me and the Jain community at large, still it is, indeed, a matter of real consolation that he has left behind him equally illustrious and worthy sons. His sons, Babu Rajendra Singhji, Babu Narendra Singhji and Babu Virendra Singhji are treading in the foot-steps of their revered father. It gives me a great pleasure to record here that during the past year on the Series alone they have spent about Rs. 20,000/-. They also handed over a some of Rs. 5000/- to the Indian Research Institnte of Calcutta for the publication of the Jain works in Bengali language. In last January these Singhi brothers spent in the sacred memory of their late father and their grandmother wlio had passed away soon after her son, a big sum of about two lacs for social purposes and for helping the poor with food, clothes, etc.
I have already mentioned how Babu Rajendra Singhji made a generous donation of Rs. 50000/- for the purchase of the famous Nahar Collection of Indological works which now forms a most precious part of the Bhavan's library. Babu Narendra Singhji has donated Rs. 3000/- for the foundation of a Jain Bhavan at Calcutta for which Babu Bahadur Singhji liad already contributed Rs. 15000/-. He liberally gave Rs. 5000 at the ocasion of the celebration of the “Viraśāsana Mahotsava' in November 1944 wliich was held by the Digambar Jain Samăj. Further he has shouldered the responsibility of continuing now under his patronage to help the work of social and religious upliftment among the Sarāk tribe of Bengal which was started by his illustrious father and for which the latter had spent thousands of Rupees. Babu Rajendra Singhji and Babu Narendra Singhji have also very generously promised to continue to meet all the expenses of the Singhi Jain Series and requested me to bring out as many works as possible, at whatever cost so that this unique Series founded and cherished by their late lamented father may continue to bring to light the invaluable treasures of Jain literature and culture.