Tag: Progressive Jains Of India

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...

Mahapandit Todarmal (1719—1766) A great spiritualist genius Pt. Todar Mai was an eminent prose writer, commentator (Tikakar) and religious poet, According to the latest research by Dr. Hukam Chand Bharill he was born at Jaipur in 1719-20 and lived for 47 years. He was a great revolutionary reformer and had thorough study of grammar, philosophy,...

Pt. Khushal Chand Kala A glorious poet of Rajasthan, Pt. Khushal Chand Kala was born to his parents Sunderdas and Smt. Sujande. He had devoted more than 20 years of his life to literary creations. His ancestors belonged to village Todaraisingh and had later settled in Jaisinghpura at Delhi, where Shri Kala is believed to...

Ajayraj Patni Contemporary of Pt. Daulat Ram, Ajayraj Patni was a versatile senior Hindi poet of the time. His 20 small compositions so far traceable on various subjects written in lucid language are Adinath Puja, Kakka Battisi, Charkha Chaupai, Char Mitron Ki Katha, Chaubis Tir- thankar Puja, Chaubis Tirthankar Stuti, Jin Geet, Jinji Ki Rasoi,...

Bakhtram Saha A learned scholar of Jain tenets, philosophy and history, poet Bakhtram Saha was contemporary of Pt. Daulat Ram. He was a strong supporter of the Bhattarak tradition and as a leader of the Bispanthi Digamber Jains had in his 'Mithyatwa Khandan' opposed the reformist Terapanthi movement of which Pt. Todarmal was the pioneer. ...

Pt. Bhudar Das (1693-1749) Deeply religious minded devotional poet Pt. Bhudhar Das was born at Agra and lived there in Siahganj. He was a learned scholar of Adhyatma Saili of Agra and devoted most of his time in worshipping and performing other religious duties. He did Shastra Pra- vachan there daily in the Jain temple....

Pt. Daulat Ram (1692-1772) The great devotional poet Pt. Daulat Ram was born at Vaswa town in erstwhile Jaipur State. Of Kasliwal gotra he was Khandelwal Jain. His birth name was Begraj. His father Anandram was in a senior service of the ruler of Jaipur and under his instructions lived at Delhi with Maharaja Abhay...

Ratan Singh Bhandari Emperor Mohammedshah had appointed Maharaja Abhay Singh, ruler of Jodhpur (1725-50), governor of Ajmer and Gujarat in 1730. Three years later, Abhay Singh had handed over all administration work to Ratan Singh Bhandari and had gone to Delhi. Ratan Singh practically ruled over the province during 1733-37. An expert administrator and army...

Diwam Rao Kriparam Paimdya Rao Kriparam was the able son of Rao Jagram Pandya who was Diwan of Sawai Jai Singh during 1717—1733. He was a very influential but peace loving person and lived a very gracious and royal life. He was one of the Nav Ratnas (9 Jewells) of Sawai Jai Singh who had...