Month: March 2023

SHRI LAKSHMI CHANDRA JAIN A distinguished creative writer and a journalist famed for his style; widely and variedly read in oriental as well as occidental literature, both classical and modern; well- known for his broad outlook on life, Shri L. C. Jain has realistic understanding of religion and philosophy and occupies a distinctive place in...

SHRI K.M. LODHA Famed Hindi writer, commentator and educationist Shri K. M. Lodha son of late Shri Chandan Mai Lodha was born at Jodhpur (Rajasthan) on 24th Sept., 1921. He passed M.A. from Allahabad University in 1943 in 1st Div. with 2nd position in order of merit. In teaching profession since 1945 he joined Calcutta...

DR. KASTOOR CHAND KASLIWAL Dr. Kasliwal, a well-known Jain scholar, did his M.A. in Sanskrit from Agra University in 1946, Ph. D. from Rajasthan University in 1961 and Jain Darshan Shastri from Government Sanskrit Examination Board, Jaipur. Settled at Jaipur in 1934 he got the religious education under the guidance of late Pt. Chainsukh Das...

PT. KAILASH CHANDRA JAIN SIDHANTACHARYA Widely honoured among the Jains of the country Pt. Kailash Chandra Jain has devoted his life to learning, editing, writing and propa- gatian of Jain religion and concepts. He is one of the few outstanding learned scholars whose name in the entire Jain community is taken with much respect. Simple...

PT. K. BHUJBALI SHASTRI Renowned Jainologist Pt. K. Bhujbali Shastri was born at village Kashipattan in Karnataka State on 11th Feb., 1887. He received early school education in Kannada in village pathshalas, passed Aurved Vish- arad examination in 1st Division from Mysore. Shastri examination from Shri Gopal Jain Sidhanta Mahavidyalaya, Morena (where he learnt Hindi...

DR. JYOTI PRASAD JAIN Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain is a reputed scholar of Jain History, Culture, Philosophy and Literature. He was born at Meerut (U.P.), in 1912. Educated at Meerut College, Meerut and St. Johns College and Agra College, Agra he did his M.A. in History, Political Science and English Literature. Having served as Compilation...

JINENDRA VARNIJI Extremely simple and tender natured from his very childhood Jinendra Varniji was born in a- traditional religious family at Panipat (Haryana) in October, 1921. He is the eldest among the three brothers and three sisters. His father late B. Jai Bhagwan Jain was a leading advocate, well known social reformer and worker. He...

SHRI JAINEMDRA KUMAR Distinguished Gandhian philosopher and thinker Shri Jainendra Kumar is a creative writer of international repute- Several of his 46 works which include novels, stories, essays and philosophical writings have been translated into different languages of foreign countries and prized in the country. Leading Indian newspapers and magazines publish his stories and articles....

DR. JAGDISHCHANDRA JAIN A distinguished creative writer Dr. Jain is widely known in the country and abroad for his research work and interest in Prakrit, Sanskrit and Hindi. He did his M.A. in Philosophy from Banaras Hindu University, Shastri in Sanskrit and Ph.D. in Sociology (Ancient Indian History) from Bombay University. He was a research...