Month: February 2023

Diwan Bal Chand Chabra Balchand Chabra was an influential Diwan of Jaipur State from 1761 to 1772. He was appointed Diwan at the time while religious intolerance was at its height and had greatly disturbed the civic life. During this period of political and social disturbance Diwan Balchand worked with great intelligence. He played an...

Raja Harsukh Rai And Raja Shugan Chand Illustrious Raja Harsukh Rai, born at Hissar around 1746, was the descendent of Seth Deep Chand. The latter was invited from Hissar to Delhi by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan (1627-58) and was made a Courtier and given property. Fair complexioned Raja Harsukh Rai was sobre, sweet tempered and greatly...

Jagat Seths Of Murshidabad The Jagat Seth dynasty has been a most illustrious Qswal Jain family of Gailara gotra of India having outstanding achievements and influence in political, religious and business circles. It is said that Gailara gotra had its origin from Khichi Gahlot Rajputs in 1495. One Girdhar Singh Gahlot was inducted into Jainism...

Manju Chowdhary (Around 1720—around 1785) Manju was born in an ordinary Jain Parwar family in village Kumhedi in Distt. Jhansi around 1720. He could not receive education as he had lost his parents in childhood. To try his luck for small earning he left his house and after facing much hardships, to the stage of...

Mahapandit Todarmal (1719—1766) A great spiritualist genius Pt. Todar Mai was an eminent prose writer, commentator (Tikakar) and religious poet, According to the latest research by Dr. Hukam Chand Bharill he was born at Jaipur in 1719-20 and lived for 47 years. He was a great revolutionary reformer and had thorough study of grammar, philosophy,...

Pt. Khushal Chand Kala A glorious poet of Rajasthan, Pt. Khushal Chand Kala was born to his parents Sunderdas and Smt. Sujande. He had devoted more than 20 years of his life to literary creations. His ancestors belonged to village Todaraisingh and had later settled in Jaisinghpura at Delhi, where Shri Kala is believed to...

Ajayraj Patni Contemporary of Pt. Daulat Ram, Ajayraj Patni was a versatile senior Hindi poet of the time. His 20 small compositions so far traceable on various subjects written in lucid language are Adinath Puja, Kakka Battisi, Charkha Chaupai, Char Mitron Ki Katha, Chaubis Tir- thankar Puja, Chaubis Tirthankar Stuti, Jin Geet, Jinji Ki Rasoi,...

Bakhtram Saha A learned scholar of Jain tenets, philosophy and history, poet Bakhtram Saha was contemporary of Pt. Daulat Ram. He was a strong supporter of the Bhattarak tradition and as a leader of the Bispanthi Digamber Jains had in his 'Mithyatwa Khandan' opposed the reformist Terapanthi movement of which Pt. Todarmal was the pioneer. ...

Pt. Bhudar Das (1693-1749) Deeply religious minded devotional poet Pt. Bhudhar Das was born at Agra and lived there in Siahganj. He was a learned scholar of Adhyatma Saili of Agra and devoted most of his time in worshipping and performing other religious duties. He did Shastra Pra- vachan there daily in the Jain temple....

Pt. Daulat Ram (1692-1772) The great devotional poet Pt. Daulat Ram was born at Vaswa town in erstwhile Jaipur State. Of Kasliwal gotra he was Khandelwal Jain. His birth name was Begraj. His father Anandram was in a senior service of the ruler of Jaipur and under his instructions lived at Delhi with Maharaja Abhay...