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Muni Jinvijayji (27 January 1888 ― 3 June 1976) was a scholar of orientalism, archeology, indology and Jainism from India.
He renounced monkhood and decided to live as a professor. He joined Gujarat Vidyapith as a principal of archeology department for few years on invitation of Mahatma Gandhi. He went to Germany in 1928 to study Indology. He returned to India in 1929. He participated in the Salt March of Indian independence movement in 1930 and was imprisoned at Nasik Jail where he met K. M. Munshi. He joined Shantiniketan as a professor of Jain literature and taught there from 1932 to 1936. He headed archeology department of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1939. He became honorary director of Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute in 1950. He served as a head of history and archeology department of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He retired in 1967. He died following lung cancer on 3 June 1976 at Ahmedabad.
Works
He had published more than 20 books and edited and translated several others.
Selected works
Recognition
He was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 1961 for his contributions in the field of literature and education.
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Categories: Indian Jain Monks, 1888 Births, 1976 Deaths, Indian Religion Academics, Indian Sanskrit Scholars, Indian Indologists, 20th-century Indian Archaeologists, Gujarati-language Writers, 20th-century Indian Jain Writers, 20th-century Jain Monks, 20th-century Indian Monks, 20th-century Indian Scholars, 20th-century Indian Translators, People From Udaipur, Indian Religious Writers, Scholars From Rajasthan
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