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	His sister Sumitra Bai (1928–2002), earned Sahityaratna and Vidyalankar degrees and served as the head of Jain Mahilashram in Sagar and later took [[diksha]] in 1964 and was named [[Aryika]] Vishuddhmati ji. She wrote Samadhi Deepak, Shraman Charya, Nirwan Kalyanak & Diwali Pujan Vidhi, Shravak Suman Sanchay, Trilokasara, Ashtottara-shatanama-stotram.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=3384&cat=41 \|title=on www.jainsamaj.org ( Jainism, Ahimsa News, Religion, Non-Violence, Culture, Vegetarianism, Meditation, India. ) \|publisher=Jainsamaj.org \|date= \|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> She took [[sallekhana]] in 2002 at Nandanwan Dhariyavad (Rajasthan).<ref>Pujya Vishuddhmati Mataji http://www.jainworld.com/society/jainevents/Pujya%20Vishuddhmati%20Mataji.htm</ref>		His sister Sumitra Bai (1928–2002), earned Sahityaratna and Vidyalankar degrees and served as the head of Jain Mahilashram in Sagar and later took [[diksha]] in 1964 and was named [[Aryika]] Vishuddhmati ji. She wrote Samadhi Deepak, Shraman Charya, Nirwan Kalyanak & Diwali Pujan Vidhi, Shravak Suman Sanchay, Trilokasara, Ashtottara-shatanama-stotram.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=3384&cat=41 \|title=on www.jainsamaj.org ( Jainism, Ahimsa News, Religion, Non-Violence, Culture, Vegetarianism, Meditation, India. ) \|publisher=Jainsamaj.org \|date= \|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> She took [[sallekhana]] in 2002 at Nandanwan Dhariyavad (Rajasthan).<ref>Pujya Vishuddhmati Mataji http://www.jainworld.com/society/jainevents/Pujya%20Vishuddhmati%20Mataji.htm</ref>

	His younger brother Pandit Nirmal Jain was also a poet, author and a scholar of Jainism. He has been active in promoting vegetarianism and ahimsa. He ~~passed away~~ in ~~20210~~ at age 88.<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/gwalior/shivpuri/news/pandit-nirmal-jain-is-no-longer-the-one-who-awakened-the-life-of-compassion-and-vegetarianism-127375806.html दुखद:जीव दया और शाकाहार की अलख जगाने वाले पंडित निर्मल जैन नहीं रहे, Bhaskar, June 5, 2020]</ref>		His younger brother Pandit Nirmal Jain was also a poet, author and a scholar of Jainism. He has been active in promoting vegetarianism and ahimsa. He died in 2020 or 2021 at the age of 88.<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/gwalior/shivpuri/news/pandit-nirmal-jain-is-no-longer-the-one-who-awakened-the-life-of-compassion-and-vegetarianism-127375806.html दुखद:जीव दया और शाकाहार की अलख जगाने वाले पंडित निर्मल जैन नहीं रहे, Bhaskar, June 5, 2020]</ref>

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	* Prathamacharya [[Shantisagar]]ji aur [[Bhattaraka]] Parampara, 2004.		* Prathamacharya [[Shantisagar]]ji aur [[Bhattaraka]] Parampara, 2004.

	More than a hundred of his articles have been published in various magazines, papers etc.He was well known orator of Jain and Hindu Philosophy and regularly invited for delivering talks. He was associated with many national committees related to Jainism such as Shree [[Digambar Jain Mahasabha]], Akhil Bhartiya Vidwat Parishad, [[Shravanbelgola]] Managing Committee etc.		More than a hundred of his articles have been published in various magazines, papers etc. He was well-known orator of Jain and Hindu Philosophy and regularly invited for delivering talks. He was associated with many national committees related to Jainism such as Shree [[Digambar Jain Mahasabha]], Akhil Bhartiya Vidwat Parishad, [[Shravanbelgola]] Managing Committee etc.

	He was the first scholar to identify the Bade Baba image at Kundalpur<ref>Niraj Jain, Kundalpur, Anekanta, April 1964, page 43</ref> as an image of Lord [[Rishabh]] based on the hair and images of [[Chakreshvari]] devi and Gomukha Yaksha.		He was the first scholar to identify the Bade Baba image at Kundalpur<ref>Niraj Jain, Kundalpur, Anekanta, April 1964, page 43</ref> as an image of Lord [[Rishabh]] based on the hair and images of [[Chakreshvari]] devi and Gomukha Yaksha.

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'''Pandit Niraj Jain''' (31 October 1926 – 27 March 2013) was a scholar of Jainism, archaeologist, poet and speaker.<ref>साहू श्री अशोक जैन स्मृति पुरस्कार' नीरज जैन को https://www.lovableshayari.com/2019/04/07/mohabbat-ki-shayari-mohabbat-shayari-in-hindi-urdu-mohabbat-shayari-image/amp/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504235950/https://www.lovableshayari.com/2019/04/07/mohabbat-ki-shayari-mohabbat-shayari-in-hindi-urdu-mohabbat-shayari-image/amp/ |date=4 May 2019 }}</ref>
His contributions to Jain studies span nearly 60 years.<ref>Sahu Ashok Jain Memory Award of Rs. one lac http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/jainsamachar/message/472</ref><ref>ज्ञान और दान से मिलने वाली कीर्ति स्थायी होती है, http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/delhi/other-news-delhi/--/articleshow/10464797.cms</ref> He was also an expert on Urdu poetry, which is unusual for a Jain scholar.<ref>उर्दू शायरी मेरी पसंद श्रेयांस प्रसाद जैन http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=1206 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814114851/http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=1206 |date=14 August 2010 }}</ref>
He was associated with several organisations.<ref>सही ट्रस्टी को सौंपें कमान
इन्दौर http://www.peoplessamachar.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207629:2012-05-14-19-46-53&catid=2:indore-&Itemid=8</ref> He also lectured on the [[Ramayana]]<ref>Śrī Rāmāyaṇa mahānveshaṇam ://books.google.com/books?id=PtEnWSTK6PQC&pg=PT3&lpg=PT3&dq=%22%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%22&source=bl&ots=jBEwaDlbel&sig=XiV-dKwPL7CNnFFg_1nyWWbYx1g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QnBTUcyPDYizyAH9k4CQDA&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBThQ</ref>
He was a proponent of preserving historical nature of ancient temples.<ref>A Digambar monk's rebuilding mission divides Jains http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20001211/heritage.html</ref> He had travelled and lectured widely in India and overseas
.<ref>ENOWNED JAIN SCHOLAR AND ARCHEOLOGIST SHRI NIRAJ JAIN TO DELIVER TALKS AT LONDON http://www.jainsamaj.org/magazines/ahimsatimesshow.php?id=65</ref>

==Life==

He was born at Rithi, where his father [[Singhai]] Lakshmandas was an associate and follower of [[Ganeshprasad Varni]].
He was largely self-taught, he continued to study throughout his life while he struggled with day-to-day running of a printing press. He earned his bachelor's degree at the age of 45 along with youngest son.
He was inspired by 105 Shri [[Ganeshprasad Varni]]. He sometimes accompanied him, recorded his lectures and eventually wrote the final chapter of Meri Jivan Gatha, Part II, autobiography of [[Ganeshprasad Varni]].

He specialised in Jain archaeology and history, theory of [[Karma]], [[Ahimsa]] and [[Anekanta]]. He was a proponent of harmony among Jains of different traditions, although he frequently engaged in theological debates.<ref>The universe as audience: metaphor and community among the Jains of North India, Ravindra K. Jain, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 1999</ref> He had a keen interest in study of religion from new perspectives, Hindi and Urdu Poetry as well as journalism. He travelled extensively in India, both in North as well as South, and abroad to deliver religious discourses. He visited European countries to spread the message of Non-Violence on the occasion of 2500th anniversary of the [[Nirvana]] of Bhagwan [[Mahaveer]] in 1975.

He attended 1997 Toronto and 1999 Philadelphia [[JAINA]] Conventions. He visited Many Jain Centers in North America for lectures and workshops. He participated in World Parliament of Religions at Cape Town (SA) in 1999. He wrote extensively in field of ancient Indian history, art and archaeology. His documentation and study of ancient monuments and idols have been widely used by scholars. he was an expert on Indian iconography in general and Jain Art in particular.

==Family==
His sister Sumitra Bai (1928–2002), earned Sahityaratna and Vidyalankar degrees and served as the head of Jain Mahilashram in Sagar and later took [[diksha]] in 1964 and was named [[Aryika]] Vishuddhmati ji. She wrote Samadhi Deepak, Shraman Charya, Nirwan Kalyanak & Diwali Pujan Vidhi, Shravak Suman Sanchay, Trilokasara, Ashtottara-shatanama-stotram.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jainsamaj.org/rpg_site/literature2.php?id=3384&cat=41 |title=on www.jainsamaj.org ( Jainism, Ahimsa News, Religion, Non-Violence, Culture, Vegetarianism, Meditation, India. ) |publisher=Jainsamaj.org |date= |accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref> She took [[sallekhana]] in 2002 at Nandanwan Dhariyavad (Rajasthan).<ref>Pujya Vishuddhmati Mataji http://www.jainworld.com/society/jainevents/Pujya%20Vishuddhmati%20Mataji.htm</ref>

His younger brother Pandit Nirmal Jain was also a poet, author and a scholar of Jainism. He has been active in promoting vegetarianism and ahimsa. He passed away in 20210 at age 88.<ref>[https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/gwalior/shivpuri/news/pandit-nirmal-jain-is-no-longer-the-one-who-awakened-the-life-of-compassion-and-vegetarianism-127375806.html दुखद:जीव दया और शाकाहार की अलख जगाने वाले पंडित निर्मल जैन नहीं रहे, Bhaskar, June 5, 2020]</ref>

==Works==
Shri Niraj Jain has written more than two dozen books on various religions and spiritual topics. Some of the most popular include
* Jain Monuments at [[Khajuraho]], 1968, 1999.
* [[Chittor|Chittod]] Darshan, 1980.
* Gomatesh Gatha, 1981, 2004 (translated in Kannada, Marathi & Gujrati)<ref>गोमटेश गाथा नीरज जैन http://pustak.org/home.php?bookid=1260</ref>
* Manavata kee Dhuri, 1990–2003 (Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi editions) Based on discourses to [[Madhav Prasad Birla]].
* Ratangiri ke Bahubali,
* [[Kundalpur]] (1949–2000 editions)
* Mahotsav Darshan, Gommateshwar Centenary Festival, 1984.
* Neeraj Jain, [[Bharhut]] Stupa Gatha (Hindi), Ed. Ramnarayan Singh Rana, Satna, 2007, p. 51–52
* Prathamacharya [[Shantisagar]]ji aur [[Bhattaraka]] Parampara, 2004.

More than a hundred of his articles have been published in various magazines, papers etc.He was well known orator of Jain and Hindu Philosophy and regularly invited for delivering talks. He was associated with many national committees related to Jainism such as Shree [[Digambar Jain Mahasabha]], Akhil Bhartiya Vidwat Parishad, [[Shravanbelgola]] Managing Committee etc.

He was the first scholar to identify the Bade Baba image at Kundalpur<ref>Niraj Jain, Kundalpur, Anekanta, April 1964, page 43</ref> as an image of Lord [[Rishabh]] based on the hair and images of [[Chakreshvari]] devi and Gomukha Yaksha.

Here is a list of some of the Titles authored / co-authored / edited / co-edited by him:
* 1960: Tula Daan
* 1976: Kundalpur (8ed)
* 1981: Gomtesh Gatha
* 1984: Gomteshwar Sahasrabdi Mahotsav Darshan 1981
* 1986 (Shravan Shukla Saptmi): Raksha Bandhan Katha
* 1988: Songardh Sameeksha
* 1989 Guru Poornima: Kyun Banate hain Naya Sampradaya?
* 1992: Ahimsa Aur Aparigrah
* 1993: [Edited] Shanti dhara smarika (Mahamastakabhishek Mahotsav 1993)
* 1993: Shri Gomtesh Bahubali Jin Puja
* 1995: Ratnagiri ke Bahubali
* 1995: Dharmasthal aur uske yashasvi dharmadhikari Sharddheya Virendra Ji Hegde
* 1996: Sant Saurabh
* 1996: [Co-edited] Samadhi Sadhna (Hamare Poojya Prerna Purush Sva. Pt. Jaganmohanlal ji shastri)
* 1997: Param Digambar Gomteshwar
* 1997: Ganesh Varni (Guruvar Shri Ganeshprasad Varni ka Sankshipt Jeevan-Parichay)
* 1999: Jain Monuments at Khajuraho (co-authored by Dashrath Jain) (2ed, Khajuraho Millennium Year 1999)
* 2000: 11ed, Karahta Kundalpur
* 2001: Samadhi Sadhna mein Sanlagn Poojya 105 Shri Aaryika Vishuddhmati Mataji
* 2001: Chandana {{ISBN|81-263-0706-4}}
* 2002: Barah Bhavna (Contemplation) {{ISBN|81-263-0757-9}} (First paperback); 2003: 2ed
* 2003: Aatm Nivedan
* 2004: Charitra-Chakravarti Aacharya Shantisagar Ji Aur Bhattarak Parampara
* 2005: Jain Nagar ke Bahubali (Second Mahamastakabhishek Mahotsav, 18–21 March 2005)
* 2006: Saarthsk Assi
* 2007: Dharmasthala Bahubali
* 2008: Poojya 105 Shri Aaryika Vidhuddhmati Mataji
* 2010: Karman ki Gati Nyari
* Azadi ki dulhan
* Ahimsa ke Agradoot
* Bhagon ka bhoogol
* Chittor Darshan
* Navagarh
* Dharmasthal
* Varni Vandana
* Varni Vichar Vaibhav
* Na Asha na Akanksha
* Antim Patte ki Vidai

==Footnotes==
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==External links==

{{Modern Jain writers}}
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	His contributions to Jain studies span nearly 60 years.<ref>Sahu Ashok Jain Memory Award of Rs. one lac http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/jainsamachar/message/472</ref><ref>ज्ञान और दान से मिलने वाली कीर्ति स्थायी होती है, http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/delhi/other-news-delhi/--/articleshow/10464797.cms</ref> He was also an expert on Urdu poetry, which is unusual for a Jain scholar.<ref>उर्दू शायरी मेरी पसंद श्रेयांस प्रसाद जैन http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=1206 {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814114851/http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=1206 \|date=14 August 2010 }}</ref>		His contributions to Jain studies span nearly 60 years.<ref>Sahu Ashok Jain Memory Award of Rs. one lac http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/jainsamachar/message/472</ref><ref>ज्ञान और दान से मिलने वाली कीर्ति स्थायी होती है, http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/delhi/other-news-delhi/--/articleshow/10464797.cms</ref> He was also an expert on Urdu poetry, which is unusual for a Jain scholar.<ref>उर्दू शायरी मेरी पसंद श्रेयांस प्रसाद जैन http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=1206 {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814114851/http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?bookid=1206 \|date=14 August 2010 }}</ref>
	He was associated with several organisations.<ref>सही ट्रस्टी को सौंपें कमान		He was associated with several organisations.<ref>सही ट्रस्टी को सौंपें कमान
	इन्दौर http://www.peoplessamachar.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207629:2012-05-14-19-46-53&catid=2:indore-&Itemid=8</ref> He also lectured on the [[Ramayana]]<ref>Śrī Rāmāyaṇa mahānveshaṇam ://books.google.com/books?id=PtEnWSTK6PQC&pg=PT3&lpg=PT3&dq=%22%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%22&source=bl&ots=jBEwaDlbel&sig=XiV-dKwPL7CNnFFg_1nyWWbYx1g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QnBTUcyPDYizyAH9k4CQDA&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBThQ</ref>		इन्दौर http://www.peoplessamachar.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=207629:2012-05-14-19-46-53&catid=2:indore-&Itemid=8</ref> He also lectured on the [[Ramayana]]
			<ref>Śrī Rāmāyaṇa mahānveshaṇam http://books.google.com/books?id=PtEnWSTK6PQC&pg=PT3&lpg=PT3&dq=%22%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9C+%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%22&source=bl&ots=jBEwaDlbel&sig=XiV-dKwPL7CNnFFg_1nyWWbYx1g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QnBTUcyPDYizyAH9k4CQDA&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBThQ</ref>
	He was a proponent of preserving historical nature of ancient temples.<ref>A Digambar monk's rebuilding mission divides Jains http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20001211/heritage.html</ref> He had travelled and lectured widely in India and overseas		He was a proponent of preserving historical nature of ancient temples.<ref>A Digambar monk's rebuilding mission divides Jains http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20001211/heritage.html</ref> He had travelled and lectured widely in India and overseas
	.<ref>ENOWNED JAIN SCHOLAR AND ARCHEOLOGIST SHRI NIRAJ JAIN TO DELIVER TALKS AT LONDON http://www.jainsamaj.org/magazines/ahimsatimesshow.php?id=65</ref>		.<ref>ENOWNED JAIN SCHOLAR AND ARCHEOLOGIST SHRI NIRAJ JAIN TO DELIVER TALKS AT LONDON http://www.jainsamaj.org/magazines/ahimsatimesshow.php?id=65</ref>
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