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2. When Sir S. Radhakrishnan, the Raja Saheb of Aundh, and myself met at Nagpur for the session of the Indian Philosophical Congress in 1937, we discussed fully a scheme for an Indian Library of Philosophy and Religion. It was first decided to offer this series for publication to some European Publishers, as that would have given due publicity to the volumes in the Series all the world over. The second great World-War, however, intervened. In the meanwhile, Sir S. Radhakrishnan fortunately accepted the Vice-Chancellorship of the Benares Hindu University, and it was decided to publish the Series under the ægis of the B.H.U.. The Academy had projected years ago volumes on Indian Philosophy as well as on Philosophy of Religion, which it was thought could well be incorporated in the scheme of the Library of Indian Philosophy and Religion, of which Sir S. Radhakrishnan kindly consented to be the General Editor. It is no wonder, therefore, that as Director of the Academy I should have felt great satisfaction in handing over the volumes projected on behalf of the Academy to be taken over by the Library of Indian Philosophy and Religion, and exclaim as an ancient Seer exclaimed long ago “जातो ममायं विशदः प्रकामं प्रत्यर्पितन्यास इवान्तरात्मा.” Accordingly, Dr. Ganganatha Jha's volume, which was written originally for the Encyclopaedic History, was offered to this new Series as its first publication. Other volumes from the Encyclopædic History which might be ready could also be incorporated in this new Series, as well as a large number of other volumes on Philosophy and Religion in general. A large number of young scholars have also come into prominence during the interim, and I am sure that the series would prosper exceedingly under the editorship of an eminent scholar like Sir S. Radhakrishnan, and under the wings of the B.H.U.. Is it too much to hope that donors and Princes who have contributed so much to the great buildings in B.H.U. would see that the publication work, which, in a sense, is more durable than works in marble, is duly endowed, so as to enable the B.H.U. to discharge its supreme cultural and spiritual function?