Jinamanjari 1999 09 No 20

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

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there already exists a faculty of Prakrit and Jainology in the Mysore University, has a Jain population of about 150,000 with nearly 50 inter-denominational Jain temples.
The proposed Centre For Jain Studies at Bangalore University will have a professor, library, endowment lectures, international student exchange program and visiting professorship. Jain Milan Bangalore North has established a non-profit tax-exempt organization, the Jain Research Foundation, for the purpose of this project.
For further information and or participation, contact; Mr. Kiranraj Jain, 29 East Park Road, Malleswaram, Bangalore - 560055. Tel:011-91-(80)334-8602. Fax: (80)334-9486 or e-mail: prakire giasbga.vsni.net.in
- Mr. Chagan Lunia, Toronto
MS UNIVERSITY AT BARODA INDIA HAS LAUNCHED JAIN ACADEMY: EDUCATION & RESEARCH CENTRE
The family trust of Kalidas Sankalchand Doshi of Bombay has established a Jain Academy: The Education and Research Centre at Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda, Western India. The centre was inaugurated by Kirtilal K. Doshi, a trustee of the Doshi family Trust, on 13 October 1998. The event coincided with the Golden Jubilee year of the University.
- Young Jains, an International News letter, Mar. 1999.
MAHATMA GANDHI KASHI UNIVERSITY AWARDS DOCTORAL DEGREE TO SADHVI SADHANAJI, DISCIPLE OF ACARYA SUSHIL KUMARJI.
Sadhvi Sadhanaji was awarded a Ph.D. for her thesis "Contribution of Acarya Sushil Kumarji to Hindi Literature and Philosophy." Dr. Sarvajit Roy, Professor of Hindi, is the supervisory guide. The thesis contains ten chapters in total: 1) Historical backdrop of Parsva and Mahavira in the field of human society; 2) Sushil Kumarji's contribution to Jaina asceticism in India and the West; 3) Sushil Kumarji's contribution to New Hindi literature; 4) Sushil
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