जैन पत्रकारिता एवं उपाध्याय श्री ज्ञानसागरजी महाराज

Summary

The document discusses the role of Jain journalism in social reform and community building. It notes that the first Jain newspaper was the Gujarati monthly "Jain Divakar," published in Ahmedabad in 1875, which lasted only about ten years. The first Hindi Jain newspaper was the weekly "Jain," published in 1884 from Farukhnagar by Jiyalal Jain. The monthly "Jain Bodhak," published in Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi from Solapur in 1884, continues to be published regularly under editor Saryu Daftari, making it the oldest continuously published Jain periodical. The weekly "Jain Gazette" from Lucknow (1895) and "Jain Mitra" from Surat (1900) have both completed a century of publication. Several research journals have contributed to preserving Jain culture, including "Jain Siddhant Bhaskar," "Jaina Antiquary," "Jain Vidya," "Prakrit Vidya," "Apbhransh Bharati," "Shraman," "Tulsi Pragya," "Jaina Journal," "Anekant," and "Arhat Vachan." However, some early research journals like "Jain Siddhant Bhaskar" and "Jaina Antiquary" have ceased publication. "Prakrit Vidya" and "Arhat Vachan" continue to provide important services in their fields. The document notes that no Jain periodical has achieved international fame, though "Jinamanjari" from Canada has been regularly published for 19 years. To address this gap, the Shrut Samvardhan Sansthan, Meerut, has launched a new half-yearly research journal titled "Gyan Deshna," with the first issue presented here. The journal is inspired by Upadhyay Shri Gyansagarji Maharaj, born on May 1, 1957, in Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. He took brahmacharya vows in 1974, became a Kshull