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Jain (/ˈdʒeɪn/) 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 prominent individuals who have self-identified as a follower of Jainism.
Ascetics
- Rajneesh - Acharya Rajneesh or Chandra Mohan Jain commonly Known as "OSHO"[1]
- Shrimad Rajchandra – Jain saint, scholar and poet
- Bhadrabahu – last shrutkevali (knower of all Jain Agamas) and spiritual teacher of Emperor Chandragupta
- Kumudendu Muni – author of Siribhoovalaya[2]
- Kundakunda – Jain scholar monk, 2nd century CE, composer of spirituals such as Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravacanasara, Atthapahuda and Barasanuvekkha
- Pujyapada- Acharya Pujyapada (philosopher monk)
- Siddhasena Divakara – Jain monk and author of Sanmatitarka Prakarana
- Virasena – 9th-century mathematician
- Hiravijaya – influential Jain monk, title 'jagatguru' (influenced mughal Emperor Akbar)
- Yashovijay- "Nyayvisharad", "Nyayacharya" influenced masses through writings, mastery on logics 17th century Jain Sadhu
- Kanji Swami - Known as Koh-i-Noor of Kathiawar, prominent Digamber teacher.
- Acharya Anand Rishiji – Rashtra Sant & Acharya of Shwetambar Sthānakavāsī Jain Shraman Sangh
- Acharya Shri Mahapragya – 10th Acharya of Terapanth sect
- Acharya Shantisagar – 20th century Digambara Acharya
- Sushil Kumar – 20th-century Acharya and yogi; spread Jainism outside India
- Jinendra Varni—Author of Jainendra Siddhanta Kosha and Saman Suttam compilation[3]
- Prabhācandra—11th century CE Digambara monk
Business leaders
- Gautam Adani – Chairman and founder of Adani Group
- Ashwin Choksi & Ashwin Dani – Partners of Asian Paints
- Seth Hukumchand – Cotton King of India.
- Shantidas Jhaveri – businessman during Mughal Era
- Bhavarlal Jain – Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. [citation needed]
- Vineet Jain & Samir Jain– Chairman of The Times of India group
- Karpoor Chandra Kulish – Founder of Rajasthan Patrika
- Kasturbhai Lalbhai – founders of Arvind (company) & Atul (company)(1931)[citation needed]
- Mangal Lodha – owner of Lodha Group, Mumbai[citation needed]
- Sudhir Mehta & Samir Mehta – Chairman of Torrent Group
- Balvant Parekh- founder of Pidilite Industries (Fevicol)[4]
- Madhukar Parekh – Chairman and CEO of Pidilite Industries
- Thakkar Pheru – Treasurer of Alauddin Khalji[5][6]
- Raja Harsukh Rai – a builder of several Jain temples in and around Delhi[7]
- Premchand Roychand – founding member of The Bombay Stock Exchange[citation needed]
- Ambalal Sarabhai – Sarabhai group of Companies[citation needed]
- Jagat Seth – India's richest men during Mughals and British Rule
- Dilip Shanghvi – Chairman and founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals
- Sahu Todar – Supervisor of the royal mint at Agra during the rule of Akbar[8]
- Diwan Todarmal Jain- Donated his own family gold to purchase a small piece of land to cremate the young sons of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh [9]
Indian independence struggle
- Daulat Mal Bhandari – Gandhian, first Member of Parliament from Jaipur, later Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court[citation needed]
- Ajit Prasad Jain - (1902-1977) Union Minister UP congress president, Governor of Kerala and four-time member of parliament
- Jagdish Chandra Jain – Indian independence activist [citation needed]
- Lakshmi Chand Jain – Independence activist[citation needed]
- Mool Chand Jain – often referred to as "Gandhi of Haryana"[citation needed]
- Lala Lajpat Rai – Indian independence activist[10]
- Ambalal Sarabhai – Indian independence activist [citation needed]
- Mridula Sarabhai – Indian independence activist [citation needed]
Constitutional Office-Holders
- Rajendra Mal Lodha - 41st Chief Justice of India
- Karam Chand Jain - first Legal Advisor of the War & Supply Department of India and Special Police Establishment (SPE), which later developed into the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Political leaders
Monarchs
- Amoghavarsha[11] – Rashtrakuta Emperor (Karnataka), India
- Veera Ballala – Hoysala king from Malenadu Karnataka, India[citation needed]
- Bhamashah – adviser of Maharana Pratap hero of Mewar (Rajasthan).[citation needed]
- Bhoja II - Shilahara King[citation needed]
- Chavundaraya[12] - General of Ganga dynasty ruler Marsinha who built the Gomateshwara, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India[citation needed]
- Abbakka Chowta[13] – Queen of Ullal
- Durvinita – Western Ganga king (Western Ganga Dynasty), Karnataka, India[citation needed]
- Kharavela[14][15] – Kalinga Emperor (Kalinga is today known as Orissa)
- Kumarapala[16] – Solanki King
- Mahendravarman I[17][18] - Pallava Emperor
- Dhana Nanda - Nanda dynasty ruler
- Samprati – Mauryan Emperor[19]
Politicians
- Sunder Singh Bhandari – politician from Rajasthan
- Dharamchand Chordia - politician from Maharashtra
- Dilipkumar Gandhi – politician from Maharasthra
- Mishrilal Gangwal – politician from Madhya Pradesh
- Abhayachandra Jain – politician from Karnataka
- Milap Chand Jain- politician from Rajasthan
- Nirmal Chandra Jain- politician from Madhya pradesh
- Suresh Jain - politician from Jalgaon, Maharashtra
- Virdhi Chand Jain – politician from Rajasthan
- M. P. Veerendra Kumar-politician from Kerala
- V. Dhananjaya Kumar – politician from Karnataka
- Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale – politician from Maharashtra
- Gyanchand Parakh - politician from Rajasthan
- Sunder Lal Patwa – politician from Madhya Pradesh
- A. Rajendran – politician from Tamil Nadu
- Om Prakash Sakhlecha - politician from Madhya Pradesh
- Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha – politician from Madhya Pradesh
- Prakash Chandra Sethi - politician from Madhya Pradesh
- L. M. Singhvi – politician from Rajasthan
- Mohan Lal Sukhadia – politician from Rajasthan
- Motilal Vora - politician from Madhya Pradesh
Entertainment
- Tarachand Barjatya – producer
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Director and Producer
- Ashok Kumar Jain – host
- Chandulal Jain – producer
- Madan Jain – actor
- Nivedita Jain – Kannada film actress
- Ravindra Jain – music director[20]
- Taarak Mehta - writer
- Babla Virji Shah – music performer, singer
- Kalyanji Virji Shah, music director
- Kiran Shah- actor
- V. Shantaram[21] – filmmaker, film producer and actor
Sports
- Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule – marathon runner[22]
Authors
- Ilango Adigal (Jain monk)
- Banarasidas – poet, spiritualist and thinker; composed the Banarasivilasa, Nataka Samayasara and his magnum opus, Ardhakathanaka, the first autobiography in Hindi literature[23]
- Virchand Gandhi – represented Jainism in parliament of world religions held at Chicago in 1893, delivered 535 speeches in USA and Europe, and initiated education of Indian women in USA under banner of SEWI[24]
- Bhagchandra Jain – scholar of Jainism, Buddhism and ancient languages.; recipient of the President's (Rastrapati) Award; has written over 40 books and published more than 300 research papers
- Champat Rai Jain – influential Jain writer and apologist of the 20th century
- Padmanabh Jaini – author, Professor Emeritus Berkeley University
- Janna – earliest Kannada poet and contributor to Kannada literature
- Jainendra Kumar
- Taarak Mehta[25] – columnist, humourist and writer
- Adikavi Pampa – earliest Kannada literature
- Bal Patil[26] – author, journalist, Jain activist and ex-member of Minority Commission, Government of Maharashtra
- 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'
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia
- Shivakotiacharya - 9th-10th century writer, is considered the author of didactic Kannada language Jain text Vaddaradhane
Other
- Vastupala – Gujarati Prime Minister under the Vaghela dynasty, Minister of Dholka, launched construction of the Dilwara Temples in Mount Abu[27][28][29]
- Chandraswami
- Chitrabhanu – scholar
- Jyotindra Jain[30] – art and cultural historian, museologist
- Jivaraj Papriwal —Installed 100,000 Jain images in the 15th century[31]
Scientists and mathematicians
Ancient
Modern
- Sohan Lal Jain
- Vandana Jain
- Vikram Sarabhai, Father of Indian space technology[35]
Social workers
Activists
- Ajit Prasad Jain
- Jagdish Chandra Jain[36][37] - scholar, indologist, educationist, writer
- Lakshmi Chand Jain[38] – Ramon Magsaysay Award winner
- Dhulappa (Anna) Bhaurao Navale – first individual Satyagrahi of Mahatma Gandhi from Satara District in which Sangli
- Ambalal Sarabhai - Industrialist, philanthropist, institution builder
- Anasuya Sarabhai – pioneer of the women's labour movement in India
Padma Shri awardees
- Mag Raj Jain
- Bhavarlal Jain[39]
- Ravindra Jain
- Yashpal Jain
- Gyan Chand Jain
- Nemi Chandra Jain
- Sunita Jain
Padma Bhushan awardees
- Veerendra Heggade - Dharmadhikari (Administrator) of Dharmasthala Temple,[40] Karnataka, India
- Girilal Jain
- Kasturbhai Lalbhai[41] – industrialist and philanthropist
- Dalsukh Dahyabhai Malvania - scholar, writer and philosopher[42]
- Bhaurao Patil - educationalist, founder of Rayat Shikshan Sanstha[43]
- Laxmi Mall Singhvi[44] - jurist, parliamentarian, scholar, writer and diplomat
Padma Vibhushan awardees
- Veerendra Heggade - for social work and Dharmadhikari (Administrator) of Dharmasthala Temple, Karnataka, India[40]
- Lakshmi Chand Jain[45] - political activist, writer, member of the Planning Commission and Indian High Commissioner to South Africa
- Sunder Lal Patwa[46] - 11th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and a cabinet minister in the Government of India.
- Vikram Sarabhai - Space scientist who is considered as Father of Indian Space Program[35]
See also
References
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