Publications Received.

Summary

The Publications Received section includes three notable works. The Friends Union in Arkonam, a club primarily comprising Southern Marhatta Railway officials, reported its first annual activities, which included social gatherings, excursions, and a dramatic performance of Shakespeare’s *The Merchant of Venice*. The Union received support from Revd. Alexander Silver and others, achieving significant success at a low cost. Kanhaiya Lal Varma’s *Gau-ki-Pukar* (The Cow’s Appeal) is an 80-page collection of verses advocating for cow protection, highlighting its historical, religious, and economic significance. It argues that the cow’s exploitation contributes to physical deterioration and anemia in India, emphasizing the civic and economic duty of all Indians, regardless of religion, to protect the animal. The text references Akbar the Great, Lord Krishna, and Dileepa as historical and divine examples of cow protection. The Jain Association of India in Bombay’s 1970 report details its activities, including six committee meetings, a fund of 28,000 rupees, and six scholarships totaling 35 rupees per month. The Association welcomed Dr. Jacobi, submitted petitions for a separate Jain column in educational reports and Sameatsari as a public holiday (the latter was rejected), and published a comprehensive Swetambara Jains Directory. The directory includes details on Jain sacred sites, population, sadhus and sadhvis, and periodicals, with a recommendation for Digambara and Nthanakvasi conferences to create similar directories for their sects.