Author: jambudweep

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...

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...