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death. This sum was handed over to the Fund in 1911. Similarly one of the chief trustees of the Fund and a nephew of the late donor, Naginabhai Ghelabhai donated a sum of Rs. 2000 to the Fund, at his death in 1921, which was handed over to the trustees in 1922. These two donations and sundry interests etc. added to the main sum have amounted to about one-lac and ten-thousand Rupees. The aim of this Fund as laid down in the trust-deed is as follows: It should undertake the
preservation, circulation, publication etc. of ancient literature pertaining to the Svetambara Mürtipujaka sect of Jaina religion, written in any language-Sanskṛt, Prākṛt, Apabhramsa, Pali, Gujarati, English, German &c. It was also laid down that no work composed after V. S. 1950 should be considered ancient, and the books published should be sold at half the cost price.
Śetha Kesaricanda Rupacanda resigned in 1916 and Setha Naginabhai Ghelabhai expired in 1921. Setha Amaracanda Kalyanacanda and Setha Nemacanda Abhecanda were appointed as trustees in their stead in 1926. Mr. Gulabacanda died in 1927 and Setha Fulacanda Kasturacanda resigned in 1928. Hence Mr. Nemacanda Gulabacanda Devacanda and Seṭha Hiräbhai Manchubhai were appointed in 1929 as trustees in their place. In 1929 an appointment-deed was got executed for the appointment of the said four new trustees. Setha Amaracanda Kalyāṇacanda expired in 1932. Hence Setha Sakaracanda Khusalacanda was
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