Month: February 2023

B. KAMTA PRASAD JAIN (3-5-1901—17-5-1964) Jain literature was the subject, Jain history the way of thinking and world wide propagation of Jain religion was the mission of life of genius B. Kamta Prasad Jain. Towards achievement of his mission he established World Jain Mission at Aliganj, Distt. Etah (U.P.) and set up its branches in...

LALA JAMBOO PRASAD (1877—1923) Philanthrophist and prominent social figure of his time L. Jamboo Prasad was adopted as his son by L. Uggar Sain in 1910 and became the owner of that big' zamindari estate of Saharanpur. L. Uggar Sain, one of the founders of Dig. Jain Maha Sabha, had left deep impressions of his...

SHRI JAINENDRA KISHORE JAIN Born at Arrah in 1871 to his parents B. Nand Kishore and Smt. Kismis Devi, Shri Jainendra Kishore (Agarwal) made his first poetic composition in Hindi in praise of Shri Sammed Shikharji at the age of 9 years. He was a very good Hindi novelist, dramatist and poet. He also studied...

BARRISTER JUGMANDIR LAL JAIN (30-4-1881-13-7-1927) Late Shri J. L. Jaini was born at Saharanpur (U. P.) in a rich Agarwal Jain family. He of the neglected branches of learning like the history of Jainism, Jaina dogmatics and Apabhramsa language and literature Born at Gangai, Distt. Narsingpur (M.P.) Shri Hira Lai graduated from Robertson College, Jabalpur…

ACHARYA JUGAL KISHORE MUKHTAR YUGVIR'(1877-22-12-1968) A great personage ideally devoted to research in Jainology, Acharya Jugal Kishore was born to his parents Shri Nathu Mai and Smt. Bhui Devi in an Agarwal family at Sarsawa, Distt. Saharanpur (U.P.) on Mangsir Shukla 11, VS 1934 (1877). He got his early education in Urdu and Persian. After...

RAI BAHADUR JAGMANDER DAS JAIN (1884—1935) Late Rai Bahadur Jagmander Das Jain was born in the famous Sahu Jain family at Najibabad in U.P. He had a unique individuality, was for six consecutive years glorious Chairman of District Board Bijnor, Hony. Magistrate and Government Treasurer and received much regard also from Government officers. He was...

SIR SETH HUKAM CHAND JAIN (14-7-1874-26-2-1959) Heroic and bold leader Sir Seth Hukam Chand was the jewel and pride of the Jain community.His ancestor Seth Pusaji had settled at Indore in 1787. Seth Sarup Chand, father of Shri Hukam Chand, was married to Jabri Bai. He was religious minded and an intelligent and respectable businessman….

SHRI GHANSHYAM DASS JAIN (23-10-1910—9-3-1975) A prominent hosiery manufacturer of Delhi Shri Ghanshyam Dass Jain led a quiet and religious life from the early start of his career. Son of Sh. Bihari Lai Jain he was born at Multan (Pakistan). After closing school education in 1925 he started looking after the hosiery and consumer goods…

SHRI GIRDHARI LAL. JAIN (1891-11-4-1975)  Greatly religious minded Shri Girdhari Lai Jain was a leading paper merchant of Delhi. He was born at Bhiwani (Haryana). His father Sh. Birdhi Chand Jain (1868-1943) had shifted from Bhiwani to Delhi in 1881 where he had set up commission agency business. He later switched over to brokerage in…

GANESH PRASAD Jl VARNI (1874-5-12-1961) Simple hearted and simple natured, the great spiritual saint Ganesh Prasad Ji Varni was born to his parents Shri Hira Lai and Smt. Ujyari Devi in a middle class Vaishnava family in village Hansera in district Lalitpur (U.P.) Having religious leanings from his very childhood, he used to visit the…