List of Jains

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This is a list of worldwide prominent Jains, the followers of Jainism with historical briefs.

Contents

[edit] Historical

  • Siddhasen Diwakar - Ancient scholar
  • Tiruvalluvar - Monk, Poet, Philosopher
  • Avaiyaar - Poet, Philosopher, Saint
  • Devchandra - Monk
  • Som Sundar - 14th Century monk
  • Muni Sundar - 14th Century monk
  • Acharya Vallabhsuri - Jain Acharya of 20th Century
  • Muni Vallabh Dutt - Famous Gorwar Region Jain Monk as Phakkad Muni
  • Acharya Rajendrasuri -Jain Acharya of the 20th Century
  • Acharya Bhiksu - Jain Acharya of the 20th Century
  • Acharya Tulsi - Jain Acharya with Revolutionary vision
  • Acharya Mahaprajna - Great Jain Acharya, Scholar, thinker, writer of the 21st Century
  • Haribhadrasuri - 12th Century philosopher

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  • Virasena - another 9th century Mathematician
  • Panyas Purnanand Vijay- Famous Jain Panyas Muni 20th Century
  • Mahendra Suri - Sanskrit astrologer
  • Acharya Shantisagar - Great Jain Acharya of 20th Century
  • Virchand Gandhi - First Silver Medalist Jain at First Ever Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, USA (1893)
  • Acharya Shri Chandanaji - Great Jain Acharya of the 21st Century
  • upadhyay shri nirnay sagarji- present proffesor for monks & nuns

[edit] Politicians and businessmen

  • Annasaheb Latthe - First Finance minister of Maharashtra, Diwan Of Kolhapur, Educationalist, Social Reformer, Author, Awarded the Title "Diwan Bahaddur" by the then Viceroy of India.
  • Chetan Jain - CEO, Voxel Works Private Limited. A prominent entrepreneur, with exemplary knowledge and experience in 'Maya.' Currently, he operates out of his office at Chennai, with plans to expand all over the globe.
  • L. M. Singhvi - Former Indian Ambassador to UK, Member of Parliament
  • Sunder Singh Bhandari - Governor of Gujarat
  • Sarkar_Laxmichand_Hingarh - had equvivalent powers of King & honoured with Title of Sarkar by Jodhpur Maharaja & pioneer of famous HUF firm R.S.(Rikhabdas Sardarmal), Business TycoonRani,_Rajasthan
  • Indu Jain and Vineet Jain - Owners of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., which owns Times of India and other related media brands.
  • Anshu Jain Anshu Jain of Deutsche Bank, London
  • Sundar Lal Patwa - Former Chief Minister of MP and Cabinet Minister of India
  • P C Sethi - Former Chief Minister of MP
  • Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha - Former Chief Minister of MP
  • Takhtmal Jain - Former Chief Minister of Central Province
  • Sri Himmat Kothari - Minister in MP Govt (Cabinet/Forest)
  • Sri Raghavji Bhai - Minister in MP Govt (Cabinet/Finance)
  • Sri Jayant Mallya - Minister in MP Govt (Cabinet/Urban Development)
  • Sri Paras Jain - Minister in MP Govt (State/Higher Education)
  • Padma shree Birendra Hegde - Well known social activist
  • Mr. Jawaharlal Darda - a veteran freedom fighter, Congress leader and founder of the Lokmat group of newspapers. Mr. Darda was elected to the Maharastra Legislative Council between 1972 and 1995. He made a mark in the governance in Maharastra by his admirable handling of the portfolios of energy, industry, irrigation, health, food and civil supplies, sports, youth affairs, textiles and environment as a Minister.
  • Mr. Mohan Lal Sukhadia - Ex-Chief Minister of Rajasthan and ex-Governor of various states
  • Tejraj_dedavat Kanku Chopra- Charismatic Jain business tycoon& establisher of bombay umbrella industry (M/S Oswal Umbrellas, Sanderao) who had close cordial relations with King of Jodhpur & film financer for personalities like Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini , Vishwajeet, Shailedra Singh,etc.
  • Sunil Mittal - Airtel
  • Patni computers
  • R.K.Marbles
  • Jindal Steel
  • Polaris Software Lab Limited Arun Jain


A prominent Jain politician was Babu Ajit Prasad Jain from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a veteran freedom fighter who was member of UP legislative council before independence. He was appointed the rehabilitation minister and then Union Food minister in the cabinet of Pandit Nehru. He was elected to the Lok Sabha 3 times and Rajya sabha twice. He played a prominent role in the formulating Zamidari abolition bill and for agricultural reform in India which went a great way in formulating the green revolution in India. He is remembered for his courage, honesty and great social work done for the poor.

[edit] Entertainment

  • V Shantaram - Pioneer of Indian Film Industry
  • Asha Parekh - Famous leading lady of Yesteryears
  • Sooraj R Barjatya - Rajashri Film Producer & Director
  • Kalyanji - Anandji - Music Director
  • Ravindra Jain - Music Director
  • Anuradha Paudwal - Singer
  • Bharat Shah - Diamond Merchant and Film Producer
  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Famous Film Maker
  • KLal- Famous Magician
  • Samir Jain- famous for video editing
  • Femina
  • Filmfare
  • Sheetal
  • Benzer
  • Amarsons
  • Roopam

[edit] Sports

[edit] Authors

  • Kundakunda - Jain scholar monk, 2nd century CE, composer of spiritual classics such as: Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravacanasara, Atthapahuda and Barasanuvekkha.
  • Umasvami - Author of Tattvarthasutra.
  • Siddhasena Divakara - Author of Sanmatitarka Prakarana
  • Banarasidasa - Poet, Spiritualist and Thinker. Composed the Banarasivilasa, Nataka Samayasara and his magnum opus, Ardhakathanaka, the first ever autobiography in Hindi literature.
  • Nathuram Premi - Publisher and Scholar of Jainism, founder of Hindi Granth Karyalay and Manikchandra Jain Granthamala, Historian, Researcher, Social reformer and Editor of Jain Mitra and Jain Hitaishi. [b. 26 November, 1881 in Devari (Madhya Pradesh) - d. 30 January, 1960 in Mumbai (Maharashtra)].
  • Dr. Bhagchandra Jain 'Bhaskar' - Renowned Scholar of Jainism ,Buddhism , Religious Studies and Ancient Languages. He is a recipient of the President's (Rastrapati) Award and has written over 40 books and published more than 300 research papers.
  • Shrenik Annadate - Editor and Scholar, Mumbai, India
  • Pierre Amiel - Writer and Activist, France
  • S.A. Bhuvanendra Kumar - Jain Scholar & Editor, Canada
  • Yashvant Malaiya - Sanskritist and Jain scholar, Colorado, USA
  • Sudhir M. Shah - Writer, Editor, Scholar & Activist, Connecticut, USA
  • Dr. Hemalata Pokharna - Scholar & Doctor, Chicago
  • Amar Salgia - Young Scholar, Activist & Publisher, Los Angeles
  • Annasaheb B Latthe - Started the magazines Sri Jinavijay, Pragati Ani Jinavijaya, Deccan Rayat and wrote many books on Jainism and politics including Jagati Federal Rajyaghatana.
  • Sanjay D.Bafna - Writer, Editor, Scholar & Activist, Connecticut, Mumbai
  • Dr. Hukumchnad Bharill - Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Author of 52 books on main Principles of Jainism like Krambadh Paryaya, Anekant-Syadwad, Nimitt-Upadaan, Naychakra, etc.
  • Pt. Ratanchnad Bharill - Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Author of many books on Jainisim like 'Sanskar', 'Jin-Pujan-Rahasya', etc.

[edit] Other

Acharya Rajneesh - "OSHO" Controversial spiritual guru

Shahil Mehta - World Renowned Mathematician

Chandra Swami- Controversial Godman

Dr. Karmveer Bhaurao Patil - educationalist and social worker

Dr. Jagdish Chandra Jain - renowned Jain philosopher

Jules Jain - fervent French Jain activist.

[edit] Prominent Jain Social Workers

  • Pratap Bhogilal
  • Nemu Chandaria
  • Kumarpal Desai
  • Sreepalan V C
  • Sulekh Jain
  • R.K.Jain
  • Dr. Devkumar Chakravarti
  • Bal Patil
  • Pravin K Shah
  • Pravin C Shah
  • Kirit Daftary
  • Pankaz Chandmal Hingarh
  • P.L.Jain
  • Harshad Sanghrajka
  • Nirmalkumar Sethi
  • Pramod Jain
  • Dr. Lodha
  • Anup Vora
  • Mahendra Jain
  • Rajesh Khajuria
  • J.V.Mehta
  • Ajit Kumar Benadi
  • Natubhai Shah
  • Babulal Kataria
  • Champalal Vardhan
  • Mahesh Kumar Jain Baba (Sagar Wale)
  • Raj Jain ,Kolkata