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Jain (
/ˈdʒeɪn/; Sanskrit: जैन - Jaina; Tamil: சமணர் - Camaṇar), is the title and name given to an adherent of Jainism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term jina ("conqueror" or "victor"). This article lists and documents prominent Jains around the world in any profession.
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[edit] Ascetics
- Sudharma Swami
- Bhadrabahu - Jain Acharya from Bengal and teacher of Emperor Chandragupta
- Adikavi Pampa - One of the greatest Kannada poets of all and one of the "three gems of Kannada literature".
- Ranna - One of the greatest Kannada poets of all and one of the "three gems of Kannada literature".
- Sri Ponna - One of the greatest Kannada poets of all and one of the "three gems of Kannada literature".He was honoured by the title Kavichakravarthi for his prowess and domination of the Kannada literary circles at that time.
- Shrimad Rajchandra[1] - 19th century philosopher/mystic
- Kanji Swami[2] - 20th century philosopher/mystic
- Sthulabhadra
- Acharya Hemchandra - Jain Acharya and scholar
- Vijayanandsuri - Guru of Acharya Vallabsuriji
- Acharya Vijay Vallabh suri - Great Jain Acharya of 20th century
- Acharya Rajendrasuri - Jain Acharya of the 20th century
- Acharya Tulsi - Jain Acharya with revolutionary vision
- Acharya Mahaprajna - Great Jain Acharya, scholar, thinker
- Haribhadra[3] - 12th century philosopher
- Virasena - 9th century mathematician
- Mahendra Suri - Sanskrit astrologer
- Acharya Shantisagar - Great Jain Acharya of 20th century
- Acharya Vidyasagar - Present Great Digamber Jain Acharya
- Anand Rishiji Maharaj
- Sadhvi Kanakprabha - Present Head of nuns & samanis in Shvetamber Terapanths sect
- Muni Hitruchi Vijay
[edit] Business leaders / Top executives
[edit] India
- Jivaraj Papriwal - Prominent Jain legend, 15th century
- Gautam Adani - Chairman, Adani Group
- Narendra Patni: Founder of Patni Computer Systems
- Kasturbhai Lalbhai was one of the founder of Arvind Mills(1931), was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1968.He along with Vikram Sarabhai, was the driving force behind IIMA
- Indu Jain[4]- Owner, The Times Group
- Bhavarlal Jain- Jain Irrigation Systems (Padma Shri Award Winner)
- Walchand Hirachand- Founder, Walchand Hirachand group
- Ajit Gulabchand- Heads India's leading infrastructure company HCC Limited
- Mofatraj Munot- Kalpataru Ltd. (55th richest Indian in 2011 )
- Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain:- Ex-Editor, Times of India Group Publications
- Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain:- Times of India Group
- Bhavarlal Jain :-Industrialist who brought revolution in Indian Agriculture
- Rajesh Jain:- Internet Visionary
- Vinay Maloo - Founder, Himachal Telecom Group
- Anand Jain - #19, Forbes India's 40 Richest list, 2007
[edit] Overseas
- Naveen Jain: Founder of InfoSpace and Intelius
- Ajit Jain: Possible successor to Warren Buffett
- Anshu Jain: Global Head and Managing Director of capital markets at Deutsche Bank.
- Raj Jain
[edit] Political Leaders
[edit] Monarchs
- Chandragupta Maurya[5] - Founder of the Mauryan empire
- Abbakka Chowta[6] - Queen of Ullal who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century
- Kumarpal[7] - Solanki King
- Samprati - Mauryan Emperor
- Kharavela[8][9] - Kalinga Emperor (Kalinga is today known as Orissa)
- Amoghavarsha[10] - Rashtrakut Emperor
- Chavundaraya[11] - General of Ganga King Marsinha who built the Gomateshwara, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India
- Bimbisara - Magadh Emperor
- Bhoja II - Shilahara King
- Bhamashah - Adviser of Maharana Pratap, the legendary hero of Mewar (Rajasthan). Modern historians describe him as the "Uplifter of Mewar"
- Mahendravarman I[12][13]
[edit] Indian Freedom Fighters
- Dhulappa (Anna) Bhaurao Navale -First individual Satyagrahi of Mahatma Gandhi from Satara District in which Sangli
- Lakshmi Chand Jain[14] - Ramon Magsaysay Award winner
- Ambalal Sarabhai[15]
- Jagdish Chandra Jain
- Ajit Prasad Jain
[edit] Politicians
- Abhishek Manu Singhvi - National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress
- L. M. Singhvi - Former Indian Ambassador to UK, Member of Parliament
- Sunder Singh Bhandari - Governor of Gujarat
- Sundar Lal Patwa - Former Chief Minister of MP and Cabinet Minister of India
- Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha - Former Chief Minister of MP
- Mohan Lal Sukhadia - Ex-Chief Minister of Rajasthan and ex-Governor of various states
- V. Dhananjaya Kumar Former Union Minister Government of India
- Shamma Jain
- Milap Chand Jain
- Pusp Jain
- Pradeep Jain Aditya
- Charlotte Laws
- M. P. Veerendra Kumar
[edit] Entertainment
- Gundecha Brothers - Foremost exponents of dhrupad style of Indian Classical Music
- V Shantaram[16] - Pioneer of Indian film industry
- Sooraj R. Barjatya - Rajashri film producer & director
- Kalyanji Virji Shah - Music director
- Anandji Virji Shah - Music director
- Babla Virji Shah - Music performer, Singer.
- Viju Shah
- Ravindra Jain - Music director
- Anuradha Paudwal - Singer
- Bharat Shah - Diamond merchant and film producer
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Famous film maker
- Kurt Cobain - Former singer of the band Nirvana (Never officially converted, but strongly followed Jain philosophies).[17][18][19]
- Darsheel Safary - Child Prodigy of Bollywood Film Tare Zameen Par
- Nirav Shah - Leading Indian Cinematographer
- Asha Parekh, famous Indian actress
- Pamela Jain
- Palak Jain
- Rajiv Jain
- Abigail Jain
- Kiran Shah
- Vir Sanghvi
- Claudia Pastorino[20]
[edit] Sports
- Dilip Doshi - Indian Test and one-day cricketer
- Anju Jain - Indian cricketer
- Karu Jain - Indian cricketer
[edit] Authors
- Kundakunda - Jain scholar monk, 2nd century CE, composer of spiritual classics such as: Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravacanasara, Atthapahuda and Barasanuvekkha.
- Umaswati - Author of Tattvarthasutra
- Siddhasena Divakara - Author of Sanmatitarka Prakarana
- Banarasidas - 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'
- 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.
- Bal Patil[21] - Author, Journalist, Jain activist and ex-member of Minority Commission, Government of Maharashtra
- Padmanabh Jaini- Author.Professor Emeritus Berkeley University
- Jainendra Kumar
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia
[edit] Other
- Acharya Rajneesh - "Osho" mystic and spiritual teacher
- Chandraswami- controversial self style Godman
[edit] Scientists
- Vikram Sarabhai - World-famous space scientist of India
- Jainendra K. Jain
- Rakesh Jain
- Piyare Jain
- Vandana Jain
- Ramesh Jain
- Sachin H. Jain
[edit] Social Workers
[edit] Padma Shri Awardees
- Mag Raj Jain
- Mahendra Bhandari
- Devi Lal Samar
- Veer Singh Mehta
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia
- Kailash Sankhala
- Bhavarlal Jain
- Bal Patil
- Kalyanji Anandji
[edit] Padma Bhushan Awardess
- Karmveer Bhaurao Patil-Great Educationalist, Founder of Rayat Shikshan Sanstha
- Veerendra Heggade-Socio-Religious person,Educationalist,Dharmadhikari (Administrator) of Dharmasthala Temple[22]
- Daulat Singh Kothari
- Komal Kothari
- Kasturbhai Lalbhai
- Laxmi Mall Singhvi
- Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai-Space Scientist
- Devaki Jain
[edit] Padma Vibhushan Awardees
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/rajchandra.html
- ^ http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/kanji.html
- ^ Great Thinkers of the Eastern World (1995), I.P.McGreal (ed.), Harper Collins, New York.
- ^ "Indu Jain Biography, Times group, Times of India". http://www.myjourneytobillionaireclub.com/2010/08/indu-jain.html. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Digambaras, Overview of World Religions, accessed 9 September 2007
- ^ "The Intrepid Queen-Rani Abbakka Devi of Ullal". http://www.boloji.com/history/028.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
- ^ Bhanwarlal Nathuram Luniya (1978). Life and culture in medieval India. Kamal Prakashan. p. 385. http://books.google.com/books?id=5a8JAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Maharaja Kharavela". http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/kharavela/page6.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Maharaja Kharavela's Family". http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/kharavela/page13.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ Reu (1933), p72
- ^ Kamath (2001), p45
- ^ KAN Sastri, A History of South India, p382-383
- ^ Stein, p 122
- ^ Biography "The 1989 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service, BIOGRAPHY of Lakshmi Chand Jain". http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyJainLak.htm Biography. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ http://books.google.co.in/books id=6iPK00HesY8C&pg=PA51&dq=ambalal+sarabhai+was+born+in&hl=en&ei=ZLpwTrSwNYfjrAfczoSRBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=calico&f=false] Born to dance By Harriet Ronken Lynton,pg 51
- ^ Dwyer, Rachel. (2005). 100 Bollywood films. BFI screen guides. London:British Film Institute. ISBN 1844570983 p.82
- ^ Cross, p. 196
- ^ Cross, p. 69
- ^ Azerrad, p. 22
- ^ Claudia Pastorino Official website
- ^ "History of Vegetarianism and Cow-Veneration". Indologica. 2010-12-03. http://indologica.de/drupal/?q=node/1052. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ Rons Bantwal (11 October 2011). "Dharmadhikari Dr Veerendra Heggade Lauds Social Welfare of Bunts Sangh". Daijiworld. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=118641. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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