Jinamanjari 1999 09 No 20

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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philanthropic endeavours were such eminent personalities Deepchand Gardi, Dr. L.N. Singhvi, Chinubhai Shah, Dr. Kumarpal Desai and Mukesh Patel. A monograph -- Aafato ni aandhi vachche samruddhi nu shikar was written in Gujarati by noted professor of Gujarati Literature and Jainologist, Dr. Kumarpal Desai.
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TWO-DAY CONVENTION FOR A DISCUSSION ON KARNATAKA JAINA LITERATURE WAS ORGANIZED AT HUBLI IN SOUTHERN INDIA BY THE JAIN EDUCATION
FOUNDATION, ŚRAVAṆABELAGOLA, INDIA, 29 - 30, 1999.
The two-day event began on Saturday morning with the release of Aravantige a scholarly Jain journal written in Kannada by Dr. S.S. Settar, the noted Professor of Art History of the University of Karnataka. In the afternoon, there were two sessions. In the first session, three research papers on Karnataka History and Jainism were presented: Dr. B.V. Sirura's paper covered from the early period of Indian history to the tenth century C.E.; Prof. Jeevandhara K. Hotapeti presented his paper on the period from the tenth century to the fourteenth C.E., and Dr. Vasanta Kumari covered the period from the fourteenth century to sixteenth C.E. The Session was presided by Dr. Hampana, Professor Emeritus, Bangalore University.
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In the second session, three papers relating to Karnataka and Jain Literature were presented: Prakrit Jain Literature and Karnataka by Dr. B.S. Suresh Kumar of Mysore University; Jain Sanskrit Literature and Karnataka by Prof. M.A. Shubhachandra of Mysore University and Special Features of Kannada Jain Literature by Prof. B.P. Virendra Kumar. The Session was presided over by Dr. M.A. Jayachandra of Bangalore University.
Sunday's sessions were:
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[a] Dharwar and Jainism had three papers: Literary Contribution by Dr. Shantinatha Dibbada, Religious Contribution by Sheegihalli and Art and Architecture by Dr. S.V. Padigar. The Session was presided by Dr. S.P. Patil of Karnataka University. [b] Poets Circle presentations were made by messieurs. P.G. Kempannavanar, T.R. Jodatti, Na Ujire, B.C. Nirmal Kumar, B. Praveen Kumar, Balasahib Lokapura, R.N. Koti, Ravi Upadhye, Vajrakumara Kivada, Sandesha Surapura; and Mrs. Dharinidevi, Sujata J. Hadagali and Kusuma. The Session was presided by Prof. Dharanendra Kurakuri.
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