Category: Special Personalities

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...

SHRI UMRAO SINGH JAIN (1891-30-1-1954) Late Shri Umrao Singh Jain born at Rohtak (Haryana) was a selfless social worker. He started his career in Punjab National Bank in 1910 where he was promoted as Asstt. Manager in Chandni Chowk Branch, Delhi. He joined as Manager in Bharat Bank (Chawri Bazar Br.) in 1942 and retired...

SHRI TAPESH CHANDRA JAIN (19-6-1926—16-2-1975) Shri Jain belonged to a zamindar family. His religious minded father Shri Murli Dhar was a non-Jain and studied all religions. Deeply impressed by its philosophy he embraced Jainism and became its devoted follower. He understood religion and Tatwarthsutra in an enlightened way. Shri Tapesh Chandra passed M.A. from K....

SHRI SUMAT KISHORE JAIN (17-1-1916—11-3-1974) Late Shri S.K. Jain was a brilliant and eminent Engineer. By virtue of his professional competence and dedicated services to the country, he rose to the highest post in his field, namely that of Chairman, Central Water St Power Commission and Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India. Shri Jain...

SHRI SUNDER LAL JAIN (1910—October 1969) A pioneer in setting up Flour and Gram Dal and Basin Mills at Delhi, of genial disposition, religious minded late Shri Sunder Lai Jain was born at Panipat in 1910. After having his early education there he settled at Delhi in 1930. He started his career with service in...

R. B. SETH SIREMAL BAPNA C.I.E. Illustrious and greatly renowned Shri Siremal Bapna was a capable Prime Minister of Indore State. He was bom in a highly respectable Oswal Jain family on April 24, 1882. He did his graduation in 1902 and earned lliot Scholarship and Jubilee Medal for standing first in B.Sc. in whole...

BRAHAMCHARI SHITAL PRASAD (1879-10-2-1942) One of the most outstanding authors and religious preachers Brahamchari Shital PrasadJain was born to his parents L. Makhan Lai and Smt. Naraini Devi at Lucknow. At the age of 18 he passed matriculation examination in 1st Division. 4 years after he passed Accountantship from Roorkee Engineering College and joined government...