Dr. Indra Chandra Shastri A learned scholar, Dr. Indra Chandra Shastri, born at Dabwali Mandi in Distt. Hissar (Haryana) on June 30,1912 had his early education in Urdu. He studied Sanskrit and Prakrit at Sethia Vidyalaya, Bikaner which he had joined in November, 1923. He did his Nyayatirtha in Jainism from Bengal Sanskrit Association, Calcutta…
Pt. Hiralal Jain Born at Sadhumal in Distt. Jhansi (U.P ) in 1904, Pt. Hiralal passed Visharad and Nyaya-Madhyama examinations from the local pathshala. He did Nyayatirtha from Hukam Chand Dig. Jain Mahavidyalaya, Indore in 1923 and Sidhanta Shastri from Shiksha Mandir, Jabalpur in 1924. Thereafter he taught at Syadwad Mahavidyalaya, Varanasi and Digamber Jain…
Pt. Hira Lal Jain Kaushal Pt. Hira Lai Jain son of Shri Ram Prasad Jain was born at Lalitpur (U. P.) on May 11, 1914. He has throughout been a brilliant student obtaining silver and gold medals. He studied at Lalitpur, Sir Hukam Chand Dig. Jain Mahavidyalaya, Indore (1928-36) and passed Shastri and Nyayatirtha examinations….
Dr. Hukamchand Bharill Dr. Hukamchand Bharill, Shastri, Nyaya- tirtha, Sahityaratna, M A., Ph. D. has earned a name as a Jain scholar by dint of his thorough study of Jain tenets, research work and preaching of Jain religion. He was born at Barodaswami in Distt. Jhansi (U.P.) 38 years ago. Having worked in educational institutions…
Dr. H.k. Jain A famous agricultural scientist of the country distinguished for contributions to the knowledge of induced mutation and specific role of the nucleolus. Dr. H.K. Jain was bom in Distt. Gurgaon (Haryana) on 28th May, 1930. He obtained his honours degree in Botany from Delhi University in 1949 and post graduated in Genetics…
Shri Gulabdas Broker A distinguished Hindi and Gujarati writer Shri Gulabdas Broker was bom at Porbunder (Gujarat) on 20th Sept, 1909. He graduated in Literature from Elphinstone College, Bombay. He was active in the Ci*/iI Disobedience Movement of 1930-32 and courted jail for 16 months. He is author of more than two dozen books, including…
Shri Gopilal ‘Amar’ Sawai Singhai Pt. Gopilal Amar, M.A. Shastri, Acharya, Dharmalankar, Kavyatirtha, Sahityaratna was born at Padwar in Distt. Sagar (Madhya Pradesh ) on Oct. 19, 1935. He received education at Jain Mahavidyalaya, Sagar, where he also taught for 15 years, and at the University of Sagar where for some time he worked for…
Dr. Gokul Ohaimdra Jain Dr. Gokul Chandra M.A. (Sanskrit), Ph.D., Sahityacharya, Jain Darshanacharya from Banaras Hindu University; Nyayatirtha and Kavyatirtha from Bengal Sanshrit Association, Calcutta and M.A. (Prakrit and Jainology) from Prakrit Vidyapith, Vaishali, Bihar University, is writer/editor of the following books : Satya Shasan Pariksha (edited), Yashastilak Ka Sanskritik Adhyayan (Research Thesis-Prized by U…
Dr. Daulat Singh Kothari A most eminent scientist of the country and former Chairman of the University Grants Commission, Dr. Kothari is presently President of the Indian National Science Academy. A brilliant student althrough he got his early education at Udaipur and Indore. He did M. Sc. Physics (First Class First) under the great Physicist…
Dr. Darbari Lal Kothia A distinguished scholar Dr. Darbari Lai Kothia, Shastri Nyayacharya, Shastracharya and Nyayatirtha has retired as Reader in Jain Philosophy from Banaras Hindu University. He did his M.A. (Sanskrit) in 1957 and Ph. D. in 1969 from the above University. He was born at Sorai, Distt Jhansi (U. P.) on September 1,1913…