2023

Pt. Var Dh Man Paraswanath Shastri

March 5, 2023jambudweepProgressive Jains Of India

Pt. Var Dh Man Paraswanath Shastri A learned scholar Pt. Vardhman Shastri was born at Mudbidri in Distt. South Canara (Karnataka) on March 27. 1909 in a family of scholars. His father Sh. Paras- wanath Shastri was well up in music and astrology and the elder brother Pt. Loknath Shastri was associated with the editing...

Spectrum Of Jaina Art

March 5, 2023jambudweepStudies in Jainism

Spectrum Of Jaina Art Jaina contribution to art and architecture has created a special niche for them in the long history over a period of two thousand years in the southern part of peninsular India. The rich art heritage of the Digambara Jainas in Tamilnadu is manifested in their rock-cut monuments and structural sanctuaries still...

Shrit.S. Shripal Jain

March 5, 2023jambudweepProgressive Jains Of India

Shrit.S. Shripal Jain Born to his parents Sh. Gunpal and Smt. Kulandaiyammal in village Tiruppanmur, 50 miles away from Madras, on July 5, 1900 Shri T.S. Shripal received education at Kan- chivaram. Appointed as teacher in a Pancha-yat school he studied Jain religion by himself. He was appointed main preacher in newly established 'Dakshin Bharat...

Jainism Under The Cholas

March 5, 2023jambudweepStudies in Jainism

Jainism Under The Cholas The Cholas emerged into the political arena of Tamilnadu in the middle of the 9th century A.D. and continued to wield power till the end of the 13th century A.D. Under the rule of imperial monarchs like Rajaraja I and Rajendra I, the kingdom reached the heights of excellence in the...

Pt. Sumer Chand Jain

March 5, 2023jambudweepProgressive Jains Of India

Pt. Sumer Chand Jain Born at Bilram in Distt. Etah (U.P.) on 17th October, 1918 Pt. Sumer Chand, M.A. in Sanskrit and Hindi, Sahitya-ratna, Nyaya- tirtha and Shastri got his religious education at Rishabha Brahamcharyashram, Mathura and Syadwad Mahavidyalaya, Varanasi. He worked in All India Digamber Jain Sangh, Mathura, Jain College Khatauli (U.P) and is...

Mahendravarman And Jainism

March 5, 2023jambudweepStudies in Jainism

Mahendravarman And Jainism Tondaimandalam roughly corresponding to the northern parts of modern Tamilnadu and the Southern parts of Andhra, witnessed the rule of the Pallavas from about the 6lh century A.D. down to the end of the 9th century A.D. Kanchipuram, the temple city of the south, served as their seat of power. The rulers...

Pt. Sumer Chandra Diwakar

March 5, 2023jambudweepProgressive Jains Of India

Pt. Sumer Chandra Diwakar Renowned learned Jain scholar Pt. Sumer Chandra Diwakar was born at Siwni in Madhya Pradesh cn 5th October, 1905. His father late Singhai Kunwar Sain was Ex-President of Parwar Sabha. Shri Diwakar got his education at Jain Gurukul Morena, Syadwad Mahavidyalaya Varanasi and Nagpur University, from where he passed Shastri, Nyayatirtha...

Pt. Sukhlal Sanghvi

March 5, 2023jambudweepProgressive Jains Of India

Pt. Sukhlal Sanghvi An eminent scholar, Pt. Sukhlal was born at village Leemli in Saurashtra on 8th Dec. 1880. He was fixed up in business after 7th class examination. At the age of 16 he had severe small-pox and lost his eyesight for ever. Helpless against the destiny, young Sukhlal devoted himself to religious studies....

Historical Sketches Of Jainism

March 5, 2023jambudweepStudies in Jainism

Historical Sketches Of Jainism Jainism has had a long but chequered history over a period of two thousand years in the southern part of peninsular India. It played a dominant role in the cultural mileu of the Tamils and had left indelible marks on the thought and life of the people. Jaina vestiges in the...

Dr. Shashikant Jain

March 5, 2023jambudweepProgressive Jains Of India

Dr. Shashikant Jain A brilliant young historical writer Dr. Shashikant Jain, son of Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain, was born at Meerut (U P) in 1932. He passed his M.A. in 1st Division and obtained Diploma in Russian in 1953 and Ph.D. in 1969 from Lucknow University. He was awarded Sir S. Vardachariar Gold Medal in...

Year: 2023