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Motilalji Sanghi, also known as Master Motilalji, was an Indian schoolteacher, tutor, and librarian known for founding the Sanmati Pustakalaya public library in Jaipur, Rajasthan. After serving as a schoolteacher for 30 years, he allocated half of his monthly pension to accumulate a collection of books which would serve as the foundation for the Sanmati Pustakalaya. Motilalji personally delivered books to members of the community, supervised their studies, and maintained the library on his own until his death in 1949. Over the course of his librarianship, the library grew from 1,500 to 30,000 volumes. In 1972, Motilalji was memorialized with a bust at the Sanmati Pustakalaya. S. R. Ranganthan prepared a speech for the unveiling which was given posthumously. Motilalji is remembered as having a pioneering role in the public library movement in India.