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Dr. T. G. Kalghatgi
The great savant who is to deliver Shri R. K. Jain Memorial Lectures this year is Prof. T. 6 Kalghatgi, the emeritus Professor of Prakrit and Jainology in Mysore University, Mysore. He was born on the 25th April, 1918 at Khanapur, in the district of Belgaum of Bombay State. He received his earlier education in local school and received M. A. degree in Philosophy from Bombay University, Bombay in 1944. Further, he worked on "Some Problems of Jaina Psychology" and got Ph. D. degree in 1958 from Karnatak University, Dharwad.
Prof. Kalghatgi has been teaching and conducting researches in Jainology for more than thirty eight years. He served many institutions, like Willingdon College, Sangli, Rajaram College, Kolhapur, Karnatak College, Dharwad as Locturer in Philosophy He was Principal of Karnatak Arts College for about ten years and thereafter as a Professor of Philosophy in the Karnatak University Dharwad He adorned the coveted Chair of Professor and Head of the Department of Prakrit and Jainology in the University of Mysore and while working there, made commendable contributions in the field of Jaina learning. He recently retired from this position.
Prof. Kalghatgi is a versatile genrus in Jaina learning. Besides his more than hundred research papers, published in India and abroad, there are four valuable books-- 'Some Problems in Jaina Psychology', 'Karma and Rebirth', 'Jaina View of Life' and Jainism through Prakrit sources' at his credit The books edited by him are the.“Karnatakadalli Jaina Dharma (Kannada), Jainism - A Study' (English, par Kannada) Tirthankara Parsvanatha- A Study (English, part Kannada) and Jainism and Karnatak Culture'. He organised several Seminars in different Universities in India and participated in them in
