Kalyan Mal Lodha

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Kalyan Mal Lodha
Born
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Occupation(s)educationist, Hindi writer, literary critic, social reformer

Kalyan Mal Lodha is an educationist, Hindi writer, literary critic, and social reformer who served as vice-chancellor of Jodhpur University. [1]

Lodha was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and currently lives in Kolkata. He has contributed to the Jain religion and community. He was the Head of the Department of Hindi at Calcutta University. [2]

Lodha won the Bihari Award from the K. Birla Foundation in Kolkata for his book, Vagdwar. [3] Vagdwar examines eight Hindi poets: Tulsi, Soordas, Kabir, Nirala, Maithili Sharan Gupta, Jai Shankar Prasad, Mahadevi Verma, and Makhanlal Chaturvedi. [3]

References

  1. "Padatik felicitates Usha Ganguly". Daily Excelsior. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007.
  2. jambudweep. "Shri K.M. Lodha". encyclopediaofjainism.com. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 JaineLibrary, Anish Visaria. "Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature". jainqq.org. Retrieved 25 March 2025.