1 2 © Jains India Trust, 2004 3 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. First published, 2004 Price : Rs. 150/- Published by Jains India Trust No.11, Ponnappa Lane Triplicane Chennai - 600 005 South India. Phone : 2848 1354 / 2848 1366 Email :
[email protected] [email protected] 4 Dedicated To my Father and the Beacon Light of our family Late Shri Nathmal Singhvee Of Siyat Sojat Road, Rajasthan 1918 – 1991 5 Kailashmull Dugar, B.Com, B.L. 14, Deivasigamani Street Royapettah, Chennai 600 01 Tel. : 28115761, 28115669 FOREWORD The Jains have made a very significant contribution in Tamil Nadu. The first migration of Jains from Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu dates back to nearly 200 years. These people not only did good trade and business with honesty and sincerity but also followed the principle of 'Live and Let Live' enunciated by Bhagwan Mahaveer by their generous philanthropy. They served the people of Tamil Nadu both in the field of health and education. The first Educational Institution was started 80 years back and today there are several educational institutions not only in Chennai but also in various districts of Tamil Nadu. The enormous services rendered by these educational institutions have remained mostly unnoticed, as there has been no effort to publish or bring out a consolidated report with full details of these institutions. I am really happy to note that Sri Sugalchandji Jain has come forward to collect the information regarding the Educational Institutions run by Jain Community and publish them as a book titled 'JAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS'.