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…
Seth Lakshmi Chandra And Raja Lakshmandas Seth Lakshmi Chandra of Mathura has been a very illustrious person of his time. He was the eldest son of Seth Mani Ram. Shri Jindas, father of Fateh Chand and Mani Ram, was Khandelwal Jain of ordinary means living in village Malpura of Jaipur State. Fateh Chand and Mani…
B. Kamta prasad jain (3-5-1901—17-5-1964) Jain literature was the subject, Jain history the way of thinking and world wide propagation of Jain religion was the mission of life of genius B. Kamta Prasad Jain. Towards achievement of his mission he established World Jain Mission at Aliganj, Distt. Etah (U.P.) and set up its branches in…
Lala Jamboo Prasad (1877—1923) Philanthrophist and prominent social figure of his time L. Jamboo Prasad was adopted as his son by L. Uggar Sain in 1910 and became the owner of that big’ zamindari estate of Saharanpur. L. Uggar Sain, one of the founders of Dig. Jain Maha Sabha, had left deep impressions of his…