Year: 2023

SHRI PANNALAL SARAOGI (14-7-1921—6-8-1963) Son of late Shri Mahadeolal Saraogi, born at Calcutta, Shri Pannalal Saraogi graduated from Presidency College in 1939. After obtaining his Law Degree in 1942 from Calcutta University Law College he took to business and associated himself with various public activities. He served as Junior Vice- President (1946 to 1949) and...

DR. MAHENDRA KUMAR JAIN (1911—20-5-1959) Late Dr. Mahenda Kumar had received high appreciation and regard from eminent scholars of Sanskrit and Philosophy from the beginning of his writing career. Born at Khurai in Distt. Sagar (M.P.) he got education at Bina (M.P.) and Sir Hukam Chand Mahavidyalaya, Indore. After passing Shastri and Nyayatirtha examinations he...

SHRI MUNSHI LAL JAIN (24-9-1902—5-10-1982) Lala Munshi Lai Jain Kagzi son of late L. Miri Mai Jain was born in an ordinary family at Delhi. He joined service in a well known paper firm at an early age. From the small and humble beginning he rose to a big position not only in paper trade...

MAHILARATNA MAG AN BEN (1879-1930) Smt. Maganben, daughter of illustrious Seth Maneck Chand J.P. of Bombay, was married to Shri Khem Chand in 1892. At the young age of only 19 years she unfortunately became a widow in 1898. Inspired by her religious minded and philanthrophist father who was a great Jain leader of his...

SHRI MAHABIR PERSHAD JAIN (1877-10-6-1957) Born at Delhi late Sh. Mahabir Pershad Jain Thekedar was held in high esteems in social and business circles for his selfless and outstanding services.After having served as Cashier in Terminal Tax Department of Delhi Municipal Com-EMINENT JAINS OF THE PAST 45 mittee for many years he embarked upon contracts...

SIR MOTI SAGAR JAIN (1873—1930) Sir Moti Sagar Jain, born at Delhi, belonged to the illustrious family of the Diwans of erstwhile Gwalior State. His ancestors hailed from Chaksu, a village in the old Jaipur State. From the days of Seth Jodh Raj, a highly esteemed Diwan of Maharaja Daulat Rao Scindia of Gwalior, this...

SHRI MEGHJI THOBAN Shri Meghji Thoban was a prominent social figure, philanthropist and cotton merchant of Bombay. After early education in his native town Kutch (Gujarat) he joined clearing business at Bombay with his well-known brother Shri Khenga. A few years later they alongwith an Englishman, Mr. Gill, developed brokerage and cotton business and also...

SETH MANECK CHAND J.P. (1851-16-7-1914) Danvir, Jain-Kul-Bhushan and one of the most respected and illustrious personages of the Jain society, Seth Maneck Chand Hira- chand, Justice of Peace, was born to his religious minded parents Shri Hirachand and Smt. Bijlibai af Surat. His grand-father Shri Gumanji had migrated to Surat from Bhindar, a small erstwhile...

SHRI LAKHMI CHAND JAIN (8-2-1908- 18-3-1973) Late Shri Lakhmi Chand Jain belonged to an old trading family of Amritsar carrying on cloth and yarn business there for over a century. Alongwith his four sons S/Shri Amrit Lai, Sudershan Kumar, Sushil Kumar and Jitender Kumar he developed the business in various lines at Amritsar, Bombay and...

SETH LAL CHAND JAIN (1900—5-12-1970) Philanthrophist and greatly religious minded Seth Lai Chand was born at Delhi. A leading man in Bidi manufacture, he had taken up to this business around 1930 and over years achieved foremost position in this trade. He established his Bidi making factories at Gondia, Sagar and Damoh. Some of the...