India, and which, in No 34 of the report for 1901. Lalluji Lala is said to have 'invented' in 1800 The Sabha and its able Secretary might add to their laurels by taking the initiative, for which they are so nel fitted. in raising up a true literary Hindı, presenting in a polished form the living language of the people, such a language as would be both intelligible and enjoyable by the people at large and not be merely the jargon of a literary class. The literary Hindi which we should like to see created would be on the pattern of the language of what Mr. Shyam Sundar Das calls the Augustan period of Hindi literature. and of which the famous Ramayan of Tulsidas is one of the best representatives.
"The case of this beautiful poem well illustrates the usefulness of a search for Hindi manuscripts. That search has brought to light several extremely old manuscripts of the poem, among them one (No. 22 of 1901) was discovered in Ajodhya the first Canto of which was written in 1604 AD. ie. 19 years prior to the death of Tulsidas. The poet lived for many years in Ajodhya where he began the composition of his epic in 1574 A.D, it is therefore, quite possible that this canto may be in the actual hand
