Mahavira Life and Philosophy

Author(s): Sumeruchand Diwakar Shastri
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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Eminent personalities of the Country like late Bharata-Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Ex-President of the Republic of India, Bharat Ratna Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan ex-President of India and other elites had presided over the Mahavira Jayanti Celebrations organised by the Mandala. It is gratifying to note that by now hundreds of institutions are working on the line of this Mandala after taking inspiration from it
The Mandala is happy to have as its patrons Jain Celebrities like Dharmavira Sir Seth Bhag Chand Soni, Ex. M.L.A., Ajmer, Danvira Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, Justice T. K. Jukol, Ex-Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University. Dr. D. S. Kothari, former Chairman, University Grants Commission and a noted scientist, Shri Ratanchand Hirachand M. A., Ex-Justice of Peace, Bombay. Recently the Mandala has been pleased to include my humble name in the list of its patrons.
Formerly self-less and noble-minded Shri Nanumal Jain, Babu Pannalal Jain and Lala Umraosingh Jain had rendered conspicuous services as Secretaries of this Mandala. Shri Umrao Singh Jain was much assisted in his work by his promising, talented, brilliant and enthusiastic son Shri Adishwar Prasad Jain, M. A., who succeeded his father as Secretary of the Mandala and who is now its President. Shri A. P. Jain was in close touch with late lamented benefactor and doyen of Jain scholars Vidya-Varidhi Barrister Champat Rai Jain. It is creditable that Barrister Jain had seen real spark in young Adishwar Prasad and so he had appointed him as the controlling Authority of his charitable