Justice T. K. Tukol (5 May 1918 – 18 August 1983) was known for his scholarly work on

Jainism Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religions, Indian religion whose three main pillars are nonviolence (), asceticism (), and a rejection of all simplistic and one-sided views of truth and reality (). Jainism traces its s ...

, education and judiciary. He was the judge of High court of Mysore. He headed the Mysore pay commission (1966–68). He also served as the vice-chancellor of the

Bangalore University Bangalore University (BU) is a public state university in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The university is a part of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and affiliated by University Gra ...

. His contribution to judiciary and books on Jainism (Compendium of Jainism, Sallekhana is not suicide,Alt URL
/ref> Jain Achar (Kannada), Yoga, Meditation and Mysticism in Jainism, Translation of Saman Suttam (English) and various publications) are remarkable. Tukol was born in Gudur village of Hungund Taluka, Bagalkote district. He was a student of Karnatak College Dharwar and Fergusson College,

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Scholars of Jainism Academic staff of Bangalore University 1918 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Indian Jain writers People from Bagalkot district Judges of the Karnataka High Court 20th-century Indian judges {{Jainism-stub

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