[ x ) various sources and has tried to adduce new reasons to the old Hindu belief that the Sun is the origin of all being and life. In this the learned Pundit has shown a catholicity of mind which is not generally to be met with among the orthodox pundits. It would be very well if other pundits of his community should follow his footsteps and try to reinterpret sastric beliefs in the light of well-attested scientific facts. His efforts deserve encouragement. Sd/- S. N. Dasgupta. CALCUTTA. Zorincipal Sanskrit College, Calcutta Madrasah, 21, Wellesley Square, Calcut/a, she 16th May, 1933. It is simply a pleasure to go through the interesting paper of Pandit Krishnapada Vidyaratna, on “Life” which has been published in the Bengali: Journal “Hindu”. This is undoubtedly a work of original research and one cannot but admit the scholarly spirit of the Pandit as well as his broad and catholic views. He has compiled this paper after careful study of the Holy Quran and the Bible along with informations collected from other valuable sources. The result of such a sound study has been wonderful and I may safely say that the learned Pandit has created a new field of research in connection with many old and traditional beliefs. In fact, this paper successfully
