Jai Kumar Jalaj (2 October 1934 – 15 February 2024) was an Indian writer and figure of

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Life and career

Jalaj born in Lalitpur,

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on 2 October 1934. He was educated in and later taught at

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. He started his career as a lecturer of

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in colleges of

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. The colleges included those in

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, Rewa, Bareli,

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, all run by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He taught in the Government Arts & Science Post-Graduate College,

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, as first as Professor and Head of Hindi department for 10 years and then from 1981 as principal for 13 years.http://jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=1411&cat=42 Jain Samaj Jalaj died on 15 February 2024, at the age of 89.

Books authored

* 'Kinaare Se Dhaar Tak' (Poems, 2013) Published by Triveni Prakashan, Allahabad &

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, Mumbai. . * 'Suraj si Astha' (Poems, 1958), * 'Sanskrit Natyasastra: Ek Punarvicara' (Research and review, 1962), * 'Dhvani Aur Dhvanigram Sastra' (Linguistics, 1962), * 'Aitihasika Bhasa Vijnan' (1972,2001), * 'Sanskrit aur Hindi Nataka: Racana evam Rangakarma' (Research and review 1985,2000), * BHAGAVAN MAHAVIR KA BUNIYADI CHINTAN First published in 2002 34st Hindi Edition, 2012 Published by

, Mumbai and translated in 9 languages *Seva Nivratt Hain - Bhajan Main Aaiye, First Published in 2021 उपग्रह प्रकाशन स्टेशन रोड रतलाम *

Translations

*(from Sanskrit) RATNAKARANDA SRAVAKACARA by Acarya

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Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 2 (Three editions: 2006, 2006, 2012) SAMADHITANTRA by Acarya

Pujyapada Acharya Pujyapada or Pūjyapāda (464–524 CE) was a renowned grammarian and ''Acharya (Jainism), acharya'' (philosopher monk) belonging to the Digambara tradition of Jainism, Jains. It was believed that he was worshiped by demigods on the ac ...

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 5 (Three editions: 2006, 2006, 2008) TATTVARTHASUTRA by Acarya Prabhacandra Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 7 (One edition: 2009) TATTVARTHASUTRA by Acarya Prabhacandra Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 20 (One edition: 2012) * Pūjyapāda. . Sanskrit text, Hindi translation, Introduction and Shloka Index. Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj. Edited by Manish Modi. Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 14. Mumbai:

, 2007. . ISTOPADESA by Acarya Pujyapada Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 14 (Three editions: 2007, 2009, 2013) * (from Apabhramsha) PARAMATMAPRAKASA by Acarya Joindu Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 9 (One edition: 2007) YOGASARA by Acarya Joindu Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 10 (Two editions: 2007, 2009) *(from Prakrit) ATTHAPAHUDA by Acarya Kundakunda Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 6 (Three editions: 2006, 2008, 2013) DHYANASATAKA by Kshamashramana Jinabhadragani Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 12 (Two editions: 2009, 2008) RAYANASARA by Acarya Kundakunda Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 21 (One edition: 2011) DRAVYASAMGRAHA by Acarya

Nemicandra Nemichandra (fl. c. 975), also known by his epithet Siddhanta Chakravarty, was a Jain acharya from present-day India. He wrote several works including ''Dravyasamgraha'', ''Gommatsāra'' (''Jivakanda'' and ''Karmakanda''), ''Trilokasara'', ''La ...

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 24 (One edition: 2009) SAMAYASARA by Acarya Kundakunda Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 30 (Two editions: 2012) PRAVACANASARA by Acarya Kundakunda Paras Moolchand Chatter Charitable Trust (One edition: 2014)

Honours

Jai Kumar Jalaj was honoured by various awards: 1967: Kamata Prasada Guru Award, Vishvanatha Award 1987: Madhya Pradesh Government Bhoj Award 1998: Sahitya Sarasvat award by Hindi Sahitya SammelanReference India: biographical notes about men & women of achievement of today & tomorrow, Volume 2 p171

References

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