Jain Journal 1978 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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number 75, weeklies 18, fortnightlies 12, quarterlies 7, six-monthlies 2, annual 8 and uncertain 3. There is no daily, although a few attempts have been made, but with no success.
JAIN JOURNAL
The veterans among Jaina journals, which are more than 40 years old and are still going on, are the Sri Jain Dharma Prakash (Guj., Bhavnagar, 1881), Jain Bodhak (Marathi, Solapur, 1884), Jain Gazette (Hindi, Ajmer, 1895), Jain Mitra (Hindi, Surat, 1898), Jain (Guj., Bhavnagar, 1903), Sri Atmanand Prakash (Guj., Bhavnagar, 1903), Digambar Jain (Hindi-Guj., Surat, 1907), Jain Pracharak (Hindi, Delhi, 1909), Sri Jain Siddhant Bhaskar (Hindi, Arrah, 1912), The Jaina Antiquary (Eng., Arrah, 1913), Jain Prakash (Guj., Bombay, 1913), Jain Prakash (Hindi, Delhi, 1915), Jain Mahiladarsha (Hindi, Surat, 1921), Kachhidasa-Oswal Prakash (Guj., Bombay, 1921), Vira (Hindi, Delhi-Meerut, 1923), Anekanta (Hindi, Sarsawa-Delhi, 1930), Prabuddha Jivan (Guj., Bombay, 1937), and Jain Sandesh (Hindi, Mathura, 1937).
Besides the reputed old-timers mentioned above, the quarterlies Sambodhi (Eng-Hindi-Guj.), Tulsi Prajna (Hindi-Eng.), Jain Journal (Eng.), Tirthankara (Eng.), Jivabandhu (Eng.-Tamil-Hindi), Shodhanka (Hindi), the monthlies Shramana (H.), Tirthankara (H.), Titthayara (H.), Jain Jagat (H.), Ahinsa Vani (H.), Kushal Nirdesh (H.), Jinawani (H.), Sanmati Sandesh (H.), Kathalok (H.), Vallabha Sandesh (H.), Oswal Jain (H.), Kalyana (Guj.), Sramana (Bengali), Gurudeva (Kannada), Mukkudai (Tamil), Divya Dhvani (Marathi), Shravika (Marathi), Ratnatraya (Marathi), Shri Amar Bharati (H.), Sangam (H.), Sanmati Vani (H.), Jain Path Pradarshak (H.), Samyakgyana (H), Trishala (Guj.), and Sudharma (H.), the fortnightlies Vira Vani (H.), Shramanopasaka (H.), Ahinsa Sandesh (H.), Anuvrata (H.), Jina Sandesh (Guj.) Dig-Jain (H.), and Shashvat Dharma (H.), the weeklies Divya Darshan (Guj.), Shwetambar Jain (H.), and Jain Jagaran (H.), and the annual issues like the Mahavira Jayanti Smarika (H.-Eng., Jaipur), and Arunodaya (H.), amongst the 125 or so Jaina journals being published currently, may well be described as good. Most of them are regular and generally contain readable matter. From the point of view of the standard of the articles, stories, poems, reviews, editorial notes, news and comments, the language, style and diction, and the paper, printing and get-up, these Jaina journals may be said to be satisfactory as well as progressive. Both in quality and quantity, they compare favourably with those sponsored by other communities, even with many in the general sector. A number of the Jaina journals are lucky in having for their editors learned, enlightened, broad-minded and enthusiastic gentlemen who take pains and consider it a labour of love, a majority of them being honorary workers.