________________ TUT. Sagarra Jun Prof. Sagarmal Jain is a great scholar of Jainism. Very noble, polite and a man of integrity by nature, Prof. Sagarmal Jain has got depth and insight into Jaina Philosophy. Like Pt. Dalsukh Malvania, he is open for modern interpretation of the traditional Jaina Philosophy. Prof. Jain was born at Shajapur (M.P.) on 22" February, 1932. He did his M.A. in Philosophy from Christian College, Indore in 1961 and completed Ph.D. in 1969 on 'Jaina Bauddha aura Geeta ke Achara Darshano ka Tulanatmaka Adhyayana'. In 1979, after recommendation of Pt. Dalsukh Malvania he joined Parshwanath Vidyapeeth (then PV Research Institute) as a Director. As a Director at Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, he made all-round tremendous progress in academic as well as administrative field. He created a vast Jaina literature by his authorship, translation editing and dedication towards study of Jainism. He authored more than 34 books and booklets, wrote 'Introduction' for 17 Books, edited 30,000 pages of 78 books and authored many more articles and Monographs. He boosted the speed of publication at Vidyapeeth and guided more than 50 students for their Ph.D. Many Sadhu-Sadhvis studied under his supervision at Parshwanath Vidyapeeth. As a Director of Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, he visited several foreign countries. He visited U.S.A. (1985), Chicago (1993) on invitation of Parliament of World Religion, JAFNA (1996) and many more countries like Raleigh, Washington, Finland, San Francisco and Los Angeles to deliver lectures on Jainism. He was General Secretary at Managing the Committee of Parshwanath Vidyapeeth from 2001-2009. He has been recipient of many awards. On his work on Ph. D. he was awarded Pradeep Kumar Rampuria Award in 1987. He was awarded Hasti Smriti Puraskara by Samyag-jnana-pracharak-mandal, Jaipur in 1994. Recently he has been awarded most prestigious Award from the President of India, for the year 2017 for his contribution to Prakrit Studies. Presently Prof. Sagarmal Jain is the Founder Director of Prachya Vidyapeeth, Shajapur (M.P.). More than 16 Sadhu-Sadhvis did their Ph. D. under his supervision from Jaina Vishwa Bharati, Ladnun and Vikram University, Ujjain which approve him as a Ph. D. Guide. Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, I.T.I. Road, Karaundi, Varanasi-5
