What does Chapter 53 reveal about Hemadpant's character and his method of writing?

Chapter 53 provides a unique insight into Hemadpant's personality and work habits. He is described as being very frugal, a man who "never let a scrap of paper go to waste" and felt pained by wasteful expenditure. This characteristic directly influenced his writing process; he would compose chapters on scraps of paper and submit those very scraps to the printer. The chapter poetically suggests that Hemadpant felt compassion for these "poor, lifeless scraps of paper" and believed their service to the "Lion among Saints" (Baba) would redeem them. This method, while resourceful, meant that the final chapter was also on scraps, making the search for the missing summary more challenging for others after his passing.