Book Title: Jaina Community a Social Survey
Author(s): Vilas Sangve
Publisher: Popular Book Depot Bombay

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________________ The Working Model 353 institutions mentioned above the following appear to be going on well with their activities :- Bhārata Jaina Mahāmandala, Wardha; Dakshina Mahārāshtra Jaina Sabhā, Sangli; Jaina Yuvaka Sangha, Bombay; Jaina Cultural Research Society, Banares; Jaina Dharma-Prasāraka Sabhā, Bhavnagar; Jaina Co-operative Bank Limited, Bombay and Jaina Eye-Hospital, Sholapur. The question number 49 was concerned with the personal information regarding their educational and other qualifications and the distinctions obtained by them and by the members of their families in various fields. The information was necessary to know whether there are individuals and families of outstanding merit. From the replies it will be seen that among the Jainas at present there are many persons who have distinguished themselves as scholars, research workers, writers, dramatists, poets, literary critics, śāstris, editors, orators, engineers and social workers. A few examples of individual and family achievements are given below. In the Parikh family of Ahmedabad, Dr. K. M. Parikh is L. M. & S., and his first son is M. A.(Cantab ), second son F. R.C.S. (London), fourth son is at Cambridge for B. A., one daughter is G. A. of Women's University and another daughter is B. A. of Bombay University. In the Sheth family of Bombay we find that Mr. C. L. Sheth is a B. A., LL. B., Solicitor, his brother Mr. K. L. Sheth is B. E. (Bombay), B. Sc. (London), and A. M. I. C. E. (England ), and his another brother Mr. G. L. Sheth is B. Sc. ( Econ.) (London) and I. C. S. In the Badami family of Surat Mr. Surchandra Badami is a retired Judge of Small Causes Court, his one son Mr. P. S. Badami, is B. A., B. Sc., Bar-at-law having a throughout first class career and his another son, Dr. J. S. Badami, B. Sc. (Bombay), Ph. D. (London), D. I. C. (London) s first in the Bombay University in his Inter Science and B. Sc. Examinations and was a Bombay University Scholar in England for his Ph. D. In the Kasliwala family of Jaipur, Mr. N. C. Kasliwala. is M. A., LL. B., M. L. C., his one brother is an M. A. and another is a Doctor having degrees of M. D. and M. R. C. P. (London). At Jubbulpore Prof. K. C. Jaina and his son were the recipients of gold medals at their respective university examinations. In the field of literary activities there are several persons of outstanding merit. Two of them, namely, Mr. Kamta Prasada Jaina and Pandita Nathurama Premi, may be mentioned here. Mr. K. P. J...23

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