Pt. Vardhman Paraswanath Shastri A learned scholar Pt. Vardhman Shastri was born at Mudbidri in Distt. South Canara (Karnataka) on March 27. 1909 in a family of scholars. His father Sh. Paras- wanath Shastri was well up in music and astrology and the elder brother Pt. Loknath Shastri was associated with the editing of Jai-Dhaval…
Shrit.s. Shripal Jain Born to his parents Sh. Gunpal and Smt. Kulandaiyammal in village Tiruppanmur, 50 miles away from Madras, on July 5, 1900 Shri T.S. Shripal received education at Kan- chivaram. Appointed as teacher in a Pancha- yat school he studied Jain religion by himself. He was appointed main preacher in newly established ‘Dakshin…
Pt. Sumer Chand Jain Born at Bilram in Distt. Etah (U.P.) on 17th October, 1918 Pt. Sumer Chand, M.A. in Sanskrit and Hindi, Sahitya-ratna, Nyaya- tirtha and Shastri got his religious education at Rishabha Brahamcharyashram, Mathura and Syadwad Mahavidyalaya, Varanasi. He worked in All India Digamber Jain Sangh, Mathura, Jain College Khatauli (U.P) and is…
Pt. Sumer Chandra Diwakar Renowned learned Jain scholar Pt. Sumer Chandra Diwakar was born at Siwni in Madhya Pradesh cn 5th October, 1905. His father late Singhai Kunwar Sain was Ex-President of Parwar Sabha. Shri Diwakar got his education at Jain Gurukul Morena, Syadwad Mahavidyalaya Varanasi and Nagpur University, from where he passed Shastri, Nyayatirtha…
Pt. Sukhlal Sanghvi An eminent scholar, Pt. Sukhlal was born at village Leemli in Saurashtra on 8th Dec. 1880. He was fixed up in business after 7th class examination. At the age of 16 he had severe small-pox and lost his eyesight for ever. Helpless against the destiny, young Sukhlal devoted himself to religious studies….
Dr. Shashikant Jain A brilliant young historical writer Dr. Shashikant Jain, son of Dr. Jyoti Prasad Jain, was born at Meerut (U P) in 1932. He passed his M.A. in 1st Division and obtained Diploma in Russian in 1953 and Ph.D. in 1969 from Lucknow University. He was awarded Sir S. Vardachariar Gold Medal in…
Dr. S. C. Jain A distinguished scientist, Dr. S. C. Jain son of Shri R. C. Jain, was born at Saharanpur (U.P.) on December 5, 1926. He is Director of Research and Training, Union Ministry of Defence. He did M. Sc. (Physics-with specialisation in Electronics) in 1949 and Ph. D. (Solid State Physics) in 1955….
Pt. S. Adiraj Shastri Pt. S. Adiraj Shastri was born to his parents Shri Anant Rajaiyya and Smt. Dharnambha in village Shilsi in Karkal Taluk in Distt. South Kanara (Karnataka) on Nov. 17, 1917. He studied English and Sanskrit from 1931 to 1937 and did his Nyayatirtha from Indore. After having worked as teacher of…
Shri Rishabh Das Ranka Well known social figure all over the country, Shri Rishabhdas Ranka was born at village Fatepur in Khandesh (Maharashtra) on Sept. 3, 1903. His working centres have been Fatepur, Jamner, Jalgaon, Vardha. Poona and Bombay. From the age of 14 he looked after the ancestral cloth business, was later partner in…
Shri Ratan Chand Mukhtar Shri Dhawal Kirat Jain, father of Shri Ratan Chand was a religious minded person who left his deep religious influence on his sons. He expired in September 1960. Shri Ratan Chand was born at Saharanpur (U.P.) in 1902, did his matriculation from there in 1920 and passed Mukhtarship in 1923 from…