Category: Special Personalities

PT. KAILASH CHANDRA JAIN SIDHANTACHARYA Widely honoured among the Jains of the country Pt. Kailash Chandra Jain has devoted his life to learning, editing, writing and propa- gatian of Jain religion and concepts. He is one of the few outstanding learned scholars whose name in the entire Jain community is taken with much respect. Simple...

PT. K. BHUJBALI SHASTRI Renowned Jainologist Pt. K. Bhujbali Shastri was born at village Kashipattan in Karnataka State on 11th Feb., 1887. He received early school education in Kannada in village pathshalas, passed Aurved Vish- arad examination in 1st Division from Mysore. Shastri examination from Shri Gopal Jain Sidhanta Mahavidyalaya, Morena (where he learnt Hindi...

DR. JYOTI PRASAD JAIN Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain is a reputed scholar of Jain History, Culture, Philosophy and Literature. He was born at Meerut (U.P.), in 1912. Educated at Meerut College, Meerut and St. Johns College and Agra College, Agra he did his M.A. in History, Political Science and English Literature. Having served as Compilation...

JINENDRA VARNIJI Extremely simple and tender natured from his very childhood Jinendra Varniji was born in a- traditional religious family at Panipat (Haryana) in October, 1921. He is the eldest among the three brothers and three sisters. His father late B. Jai Bhagwan Jain was a leading advocate, well known social reformer and worker. He...

SHRI JAINEMDRA KUMAR Distinguished Gandhian philosopher and thinker Shri Jainendra Kumar is a creative writer of international repute- Several of his 46 works which include novels, stories, essays and philosophical writings have been translated into different languages of foreign countries and prized in the country. Leading Indian newspapers and magazines publish his stories and articles....

DR. JAGDISHCHANDRA JAIN A distinguished creative writer Dr. Jain is widely known in the country and abroad for his research work and interest in Prakrit, Sanskrit and Hindi. He did his M.A. in Philosophy from Banaras Hindu University, Shastri in Sanskrit and Ph.D. in Sociology (Ancient Indian History) from Bombay University. He was a research...

PT. JAGANMOHAN LAL JAIN Pt. Jaganmohan Lai Jain born at Shahdole in Madhya Pradesh on 6th August, 1901 passed Nyayasidhanta Shastri examination from Dig. Jain Parikshalaya, Sholapur. He joined service in Shri Shanti Niketan Jain Sanskrit Vidayalaya Katni on 1st July, 1923 and is Principal of this institution since 1927. He took active interest in...

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....