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Paramapujya Jagadguru Karmayogi Swasthishri Charukeerthy Bhattaraka Swamiji has continued his efforts in furthering the study of Prakrit in the south India. So he had also established Prakrit Jnana Bharati Education Trust in 1992. This trust has organized the second National Prakrit Conference in Hyderabad on 15th to 17th June in 1993 under the directorship of Prof. Prem Suman Jain. Eminent Prakrit Scholars of India have been awarded in these two Prakrit conference by the trust at Bangalore and Hyderabad.
B) Governing Trusts :
Shrutakevali Education Trust
This National Institute of Prakrit Studies and Research, Shravanabelagola was being Governed by the Shrutakevali Education Trust (R.) with the financial support from the Government of Karnataka since 1993 to 2007. Emeritus Professor Dr. Prem Suman Jain, renowned scholar of Prakrit and Jainism has joined as Director and Professor of this Institute on 15th December 2006. The Institute is growing in various fields of learning and research under his leadership.
Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth Trust
Shrutakevali Education Trust (R.) has submitted the proposal to the ministry of HRD New Delhi and UGC, New Delhi in October 2006 for granting the University Status and to recognise our Institute as Deemed to be University in the name of Bahubali Prakrit University, Shravanabelagola.
As per the U.G.C. guidelines the institute has prepared the trust deed in the name and style of proposed deemed to be University that is - ‘Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth' and registered it under the public trust in Dist. Hassan on 31-03-2008. Now this ‘Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth Trust, Shravanabelagola is running all the teaching & research activities of our Institution. Shrutakevali Education Trust (R), has provided the ownership of movable and immovable assets to the Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth with the
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