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Mr. Manish Modi poet Pandit Manish Modi, 40, is the great-grandson of renowned scholar and popular Nathuram Premi, and a ieadi;g scholar of classical lndia. Been brought up in a profoundly literary and religipus atmospliere and a graduate in law and commerce from University, he his ir natural ilair for literature and . Today he is a respected figure among sc'holars of Jainism and lndiology both in and abroad' get With many publications and original research papers under his belt, one is bound to deceived by his young age. He ii an honorary member of Prakrit Bharau Academy, Jaipur He was also and a member oflntNFeJi" ndvisory Group and lnstitute of Jainology, London. to the the convener of the famous "National Seminar on the Contribution of Non-Violence World' and is the managing committee member of Akhil Bhdratrya Prakashak Sangh. Add to it the fact that he is an advisory eclitor to international publications like -Jain study Circular, New york and Leicester Commemoration, London. Having already of Prakrit works to English. He is a edited more than a dozen books in Hindi or English, lately he has also started translation and Urdu to and from Book writer and moderator on half a dozen discussion groups ranging from - Poetry in Hindi Jainism a visiting faculty. He also delivers a reviews to lndiology. He teaches courses in lndiology ana Jiinim both as a regular and lecture series forthe students of advanced certificate courses in Jainism. out real qualiq'books at low prices' He is He also runs the'Hindi Granth Karyalya', a publishing house famous for bringing and lndiology. He currently lives in Mumbai and a strict follower of moral values and an avid learner aid scholar of Jainism spends his time on teaching, writing and research. [email protected]

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