Jagdish Chandra Jain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian writer
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Place of Birth: Uttar Pradesh, India
About Jagdish Chandra Jain
- Jagdish Chandra Jain (20 January 1909 – 28 July 1993) was a scholar, indologist, educationist, writer, and freedom fighter during the freedom struggle of India.
- He authored over 80 books on a variety of subjects, including Jain philosophy, Prakrit literature, and Hindi textbooks for children.
- Jain was the chief prosecution witness in Gandhi's murder trial.
- He repeatedly tried to warn the government of the conspiracy to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi, which became to known to him after Madan Lal Pahwa, a Punjabi refugee and one of the conspirators of the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, confided to him of their plan.
- Jain's attempts to warn the government met deaf ears.
- He recounted his personal experiences in two books: I Could Not Save Bapu and The Forgotten Mahatma.
- He died from cardiac arrest in July 1993 in Bombay at the age of 84.
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