Shri A. Subaiyya Shastri Shri A. Subaiyya Shastri, an eminent Sanskrit scholar, was born in village Keruwase in South Kanara Distt (Karnataka) in May, 1894. Also educated at Banaras he thoroughly studied Kannad, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Hindi languages. Bengal Sanskrit Association, Calcutta and other Sanskrit academies of the country have awarded him special medals. Shri…
Shri Anup Chand Jain A devoted scholar, Shri Anup Chand bor on Sept. 10,1922, is a silent and active worker of Jaipur. His father Shri Gomti Lai Bhaonsa was a well-known cloth merchant and socialite. Educated at Digamber Jain Sanskrit College, Jaipur Shri Anup Chand was one of the main disciples of late Pt. Chanisukh…
Shri Anand Prakash Jain Born at Shahpur in Distt. Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) on 15th Aug. 1927 Shri Anand Prakash Jain is a historical novelist and story writer of repute. He suffered two years rigorous imprisonment for participating in national movement in 1942. After having worked for 12 years as Editor of monthly ‘Parag’ of Times of…
Shri Akshaya Kumar Jain A most distinguished journalist and writer Shri Jain has held the highest positions in the journalistic field in the country. He was born at Bijaigarh in Distt. Aligarh (U.P.) on December 30, 1915. His father Diwan Roop Kishore Jain was a creative writer. He passed B.A. from Holkar College, Indore in…
Shri Agar Chand Nahata A distinguished scholar, art collector and writer of repute, Shri Agar Chand Nahata is devoted to writing and editing for the last 45 years. Besides 45 books written by him,his 4000 articles have appeared in about 300 journals and magazines. He has collected about 50,000 hand written scriptures and 50,000 published…
Dr. Adinath Nemiimath Upadhye An eminent scholar and learned Professor of long standing, Dr. Upadhye comes out of a traditional pious family. He passed M.A. in 1st Division in 1930 and received his D. Litt. from Bombay University in 1939. He was Springer Research Scholar during 1940-43. He was Lecturer/Professor of Ardhamagadhi in Rajaram College,…
Dr. Vikram a. Sarabhai (12-8-1919—30-12-1971) Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was the father of India’s space programme. A man of indefatigable energy, Dr. Sarabhai left his impress on varied fields of human endeavour. All over the country, from Kashmir to Kerala, there stand a number of institutions of learning, research and experimentation which bear witness to…
Pt. Vanshidhar nyayalankar (Around 1890-7-12-1973) Pt. Vanshidhar was born in village Mehrauni in Jhansi Division. He was extremely intelligent, was educated at Morena as main disciple of Guru Gopal Das Baraiya and was appointed teacher of religion in the same Vidyalaya. Later he was Principal of Dig. Jain Shiksha Mandir, Jabalpur and since 1925 he…