Tag: Progressive Jains Of India

Pt. Makhan Lal Shastri   Born to his parents Sh. Tota Ram and Smt. Mewa Rani in village Chawli in Distt. Agra (U.P.) in 1895, Pt. Makhan Lai received his education in Sanskrit at Dig. Jain Mahavidya- laya, Mathura and Saharanpur. As a student of famed Pt. Amba Das Shastri he passed Madhyama in Navya-Nyaya...

Shri Jiimdas Paraswanath Phadkule Aged learned Jainologist. Pt. Jindas has rendered his long and devoted services for the creation of Jain literature. He was born at Sholapur in 1894 in a religious and pious family. His father Shri Paraswanath Gopal Shastri, a good teacher of religion, the noted Vyakarnacharya late Pt. Vanshidhar Shastri and Nyayacharya...

Dr- Mahendra Sagar Prachandia An impressive orator and scholar Dr. Pra- chandia did his M. A., Ph. D. and D. Litt. from Agra University and Sahityalankar from Devghar (Bihar). He teaches Hindi, Pali and Apabhramsa to M. A. students. Three scholars have received their Ph. D. under his guidance on Kaviwar Bhudhardas ; Vyaktitwa Aur...

PROF. L. C. JAIN Son of Sh. D. L. Jain; born; Sagar (M.P.), 1st July, 1926; passed B.Sc. from Nagpur University and M.Sc. from Sagar University; joined College of Science, Nagpur in 1951 (M.P. State Educational Service), taught at Government Science College, Jabalpur during 1955—1964, is Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics at Government...

DR. LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI Acharya Dr. Lai Bahadur Shastri was born in village Pamari in Distt. Agra (U. P.) in October, 1916. He is Lecturer in Shri Lai Bahadur Shastri Central Sanskrit Vidyapith, Delhi for the last several years after having worked in various educational institutions. He did his M. A. and Ph. D- from...

SHRI LAKSHMI CHANDRA JAIN A distinguished creative writer and a journalist famed for his style; widely and variedly read in oriental as well as occidental literature, both classical and modern; well- known for his broad outlook on life, Shri L. C. Jain has realistic understanding of religion and philosophy and occupies a distinctive place in...

SHRI K.M. LODHA Famed Hindi writer, commentator and educationist Shri K. M. Lodha son of late Shri Chandan Mai Lodha was born at Jodhpur (Rajasthan) on 24th Sept., 1921. He passed M.A. from Allahabad University in 1943 in 1st Div. with 2nd position in order of merit. In teaching profession since 1945 he joined Calcutta...

DR. KASTOOR CHAND KASLIWAL Dr. Kasliwal, a well-known Jain scholar, did his M.A. in Sanskrit from Agra University in 1946, Ph. D. from Rajasthan University in 1961 and Jain Darshan Shastri from Government Sanskrit Examination Board, Jaipur. Settled at Jaipur in 1934 he got the religious education under the guidance of late Pt. Chainsukh Das...

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...