"Pandit Niraj Jain"@en . . "Scholar, poet, archaeologist" . "1926-10-31Z"^^ . "Pandit"@en . "1926Z"^^ . . "2013-03-26Z"^^ . . "2013Z"^^ . "Jain, Niraj"@en . . . "Pandit Niraj Jain of Satna (Hindi:\u0928\u0940\u0930\u091C \u091C\u0948\u0928 \u0938\u0924\u0928\u093E ) (31 October 1926 \u2013 27 March 2013) was a scholar of Jainism, archaeologist, poet and speaker.His contributions to Jain studies span nearly 60 years. He was also an expert on Urdu poetry, which is unusual for a Jain scholar..He was associated with several organisations. He also lectured on the RamayanaHe was a proponent of preserving historical nature of ancient temples. He had travelled and lectured widely in India and overseas."@en .