Seth Moti Chand Shah (1781—1835) Deeply religious minded business magnate and generous hearted Seth Moti Chand Shah was Bisa Oswal of Nahata gotra. His ancestors resided in Pali in Rajasthan. He was born to his parents Seth Amin Chand and Smt. Roopa Bai at Bombay. He was married to Diwali Bai. Amin Chand had migrated…
Raja Bachraj Nahta Nawab Asaf-u-ddola, the fourth Nawab of Oudh, (1775—1797) had changed the capital from Faizabad to Lucknow. The increasing development of Lucknow city as a centre of business and trade attracted many Agarwal and Oswal Jain businessmen and jewellers to settle there. Bachraj Nahta an Oswal Jain, soon made a respectable position in…
Diwan Sanghi Jhuntharam Sanghi Jhuntharam was an intelligent, powerful and influential Jain Diwan of Jaipur State during 1824-1834. An expert and strong administrator of firm determination he gave severe punishment to the culprits, as a result of which much less crimes were committed in the State during his time. A patriot, he was freedom minded….
Indraraj Singhvi He was one of the Chiefs of Raja Man Singh ruler of Jodhpur, and Diwan of his predecessors Vijay Singh and Bhim Singh. The engagement of princess Krishna, beautiful daughter of Rana Bhim Singh of Udaipur had been finalised with Bhim Singh predecessor of Man Singh. Since he died before marriage, her hand…
Singhai Sabha Singh Singhai Sabha Singh had built a big Jain temple in Thubonji Tirthakshetra, eight miles away from Chanderi, in 1816 in which he installed a 36 feet high statue of Bhagwan Adinath. He was the Chief Attorney of the estates of Ch- Sawai Rajdhar, Hirdai Sahai, Fateh Singh and Mardan Singh. The names…
Pt. Jaichand chabra Greatly learned Pt. Jaichand Chabra, a Khandelwal Jain, was born in village Phagi, 30 miles away from Jaipur, in 1738. Since the age of 11 he had started visiting the village Jain temple and participating in religious discussions. After settling at Jaipur, he much developed his religious knowledge in the company of…
Diwan Bal Chand Chabra Balchand Chabra was an influential Diwan of Jaipur State from 1761 to 1772. He was appointed Diwan at the time while religious intolerance was at its height and had greatly disturbed the civic life. During this period of political and social disturbance Diwan Balchand worked with great intelligence. He played an…
Raja Harsukh Rai And Raja Shugan Chand Illustrious Raja Harsukh Rai, born at Hissar around 1746, was the descendent of Seth Deep Chand. The latter was invited from Hissar to Delhi by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan (1627-58) and was made a Courtier and given property. Fair complexioned Raja Harsukh Rai was sobre, sweet tempered and greatly…
Jagat Seths Of Murshidabad The Jagat Seth dynasty has been a most illustrious Qswal Jain family of Gailara gotra of India having outstanding achievements and influence in political, religious and business circles. It is said that Gailara gotra had its origin from Khichi Gahlot Rajputs in 1495. One Girdhar Singh Gahlot was inducted into Jainism…
Manju Chowdhary (Around 1720—around 1785) Manju was born in an ordinary Jain Parwar family in village Kumhedi in Distt. Jhansi around 1720. He could not receive education as he had lost his parents in childhood. To try his luck for small earning he left his house and after facing much hardships, to the stage of…