Background
He was the son of Gallilal and Jankibai of Parguvan, a small village in Sagar, born in 1911. He moved to Sagar with his mother after the death of his father in 1919.
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Pannalal Jain
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Pannalal studied at the famous institute in Sagar, "Sattarka Sudha Tarangini Sanskrit Pathashala", now Ganesh Varni Sanskrit Vidyalaya, founded by Ganeshprasad Varni. Later he studied at Syadvadad Mahavidyalaya in Varanasi.
Career
Foreign a long time Pannalaji also taught there. He earned Sahityacharya degree in 1936. After retiring he taught at Varni Digambar Jain Gurukul at Jabalpur until 8 January 2001.
He edited both volumes of the well known autobiography Meri Jivan Gatha by Kshullak Ganeshprasad Varni which were published in 1949 and 1960.
He also edited Shri Ganeshprasad Varni Smriti Granth in 1974. He had served as a guide to prominent monks and nuns.
He assisted Acharya Vidyasagar in starting discourses on Dhavala texts in Sagar in 1980. He often advised Aryika Vishuddhamati when she headed the Mahilashram at Sagar.
In 1955, he helped organise the historic Gajrath as Prachar Mantri.
He also assisted in the Gajrath festival at Khajuraho in 1981. A simple, gentle and unassuming traditional scholar, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy by Sagar University in 1973 for his work on Mahakavi Harichand. He was honoured by the President of India for his educational contributions to teaching of Sanskrit in 1969.
On 8 March 2001, at the Kundalpur Tirth, in the shadow of Lord Adinath Bade Baba, the distinguished pandit laid down his body, having entered his final meditation.
In Sagar, the street passing through the centrally located Namak Mandi has been named Sahityacharya Pandit Pannalal Jain Marg, which has a bust in the middle of the road. His statue has been placed on Namak mandi tiraha, one way.
The organisation Pannalal Jain Smararak Samiti honours Sanskrit scholars in Sagar.
