Guest guest Posted March 24, 2003 Report Share Posted March 24, 2003 "Sudhir Jain" <mrsudhirjain Dear Sadharmi Bandhu, Sadar Jai Jinendra. Renowned Jain Scholar and Archeologist Shri Niraj Jain of Satna (M.P.) ( E-mail : nirajjain1 ) has been selected for fourth Sahu Ashok Jain Memory Award of Rs. one lac. The award giving ceremony has been organized on 13th April 2003 at Pared Ground, infront of Red Fort, New Delhi. This award was started three years ago in the memory of late Sahu Ashok Jain, Chairman of Times of India Group and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth under the auspicious guidance of Pujya Acharya Vidhyanandji Maharaj. Every year this Award is given to one prominent Jain personality of good repute in various fields. Shri Niraj Jain has Written more than two dozen books on various religions and spiritual topics. Most popular are - Jain Monuments at Khajuraho, Gomatesh Gatha (translated in Kannada, Marathi & Gujrati), Manavata kee Dhuri, Ratangiri ke Bahubali, Karahta Kundalpur, Rakshabandhan etc. Hundreds of his articles have been published in various magazines, papers etc.He is well known orator of Jain and Hindu Philosophy and regularly invited for delivering talks (Pravachana) in every part of India as well as in U.S.A., Canada, U.K., South Africa etc.Shri Niraj Jain has deep knowledge of Archeology. He has taken thousands of photographs of archeological monuments and collected archeological idols, ancient hand written manuscripts, tadpatras, coins etc. He is associated with many national committees related to Jainism such as Shree Digamber Jain Mahasabha, Akhil Bhartiya Vidwat Parishad, Shravanbelgola Managing Committee etc. With kind regards, -Sudhir Jain, Universal cables Ltd., SATNA (M.P.) 485 005, India. E-mail : mrsudhirjain and mrsudhirjain ---------------------- -- ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````\ ``````````````````````````````````````` HINDI GRANTH KARYALAY http://www.hindibooks.8m.com Booksellers and Publishers Hirabaug, C. P. Tank, Mumbai 400004 INDIA Phone: +91-22-23826739 Email: manish.modi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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