Ellen Gough, Jain researcher from Yale university is willing to stay in Jaipur for her research

Ellen Gough, a Jain researcher from Yale university, New York is willing to stay in Jaipur for her research. She wants to stay here for a long period from October 2012. She visited Jaipur last year for few days and attended Pooja at Panchayati Mandir on the eve of Mahavir Jayanti.

Sri Jain Shwetambar Khartar Gachchh Sangh, Jaipur provides several facilities to Jain researchers, scholars and academicians. The Sangh runs a very good Jain library at Vichakshan Bhawan, Jaipur. This is the main attraction for scholars and researchers. Besides this Khartar Sangh also provides free food and residential facilities to them.

Khartar Gachchh Sangh has become preferred destination for Jain researchers and scholars from all over the world. Large numbers of Scholars and researchers visited, stayed and enjoyed facilities (both in Jaipur and Malpura) provided by Khartar Gachchh Sangh, Jaipur during last two years.


Prof. L.A. Babb, Prof. John Cort, Prof. Christie, Prof. Brian Brazeal,  Steven Vose, Rudi Jansma are some of them. Robert Stevens will reach Jaipur soon and will stay here till August.

Malpura photographs by Lilian Haidar, New York 

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari

American professor documents Jain temples in Jaipur

Brian Brazeal, Assistant Professor at California State University, Chico, US has been visiting Jaipur and documenting Jain temples. He has come here with my invitation. He is particularly filming temples managed by Sri Jain Swetambar Khartar Gachchh Sangh. Professor Brazeal is accompanied by Lilian Haidar, Professional photographer and filmmaker from New York, America.

All their works are complementary to me and members of Jain community and neither of them are charging any money. They are shooting at Panchayati Mandir.

Lilian Haidar, professional photographer from New York also went to Malpura.There she made a film of Atharah Abhishek pooja being performed at the Jain temple and Dadabadi on January 5, 2012.

 Brian Brazeal and Lilian Haidar

Thanks,
Jyoti Kothari