Jinamanjari 2002 04 No 25

SR No.: 524025
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 76
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, Canada_Jinamanjari, & Canada
File Size: 5 MB

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Jinamañjari, Volume 25, No.1, April 2002
THE PADMABHUSHANA NATIONAL AWARD GIVEN TO A PROMINENT JAIN COMMUNITY LEADER, MR. GYAN CHAND JAIN by the President of India on the eve of Republic Day Celebrations 2002, New Delhi.
Mr. Jain is the Chairman of Chintamani Parsvanatha temple at Haridwar. He is also the co-founder of this renowned temple complex along with Late Padmashri Shantilal Jain of Motilal Banarsidass, the famous Indological and Jainological publishing House. Although Mr. Gyan Chand Jain is a trained electronic engineer and the pillar of a mega electronics and computer books BPB Publishing House in Asia, his love for writing short stories still thrives in him. Equally, his contribution to the societal needs in the country heralds him as a social conscious since he has successfully founded schools and hospital in Delhi area.
-N.P Jain, New Delhi.
NEWS DIGEST
DEEPAK CHOUGULE REPRESENTS INDIA AT THE WORLD JUNIOR CRIKET TOURNAMENT IN NEW ZEALAND. The young and upcoming Jain athelete, Deepak Chougule, who is just thirteen years old, from the city of Belguam in Karnataka state, participated in the World Junior Criket Tournament held in New Zealand in the month of January 2002. In preparation for this tournament, the National Criket Academy of India had sent Deeak to Australia for a three month criket training camp. Previously, Deepak also had represented India at the tournaments held in Srilanka, Singapur and Bangladesh.
This young Jain athelete is the son of Asoka Chougule, a teacher at the Jain Bharatsha High school, Belguam.
JAIN CULTURE AND LITERATURE by Dr. H.S. Madanakesari was released by Dr. Vajranabh, Professor Emeritus, Plant Genetics at the Agriculture University in Bangalore, India. Dr. Kesari is a well known Jain scholar from Bangalore, and his earlier works dealing on many themes historical, literature and rituals have been well received.
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