14-12-2016: Acharya Vimal Sagar A commemorative postage stamp

Acharya Vimal Sagar was born on 18th September 1916 at Kosma, a small village in the district Etah of Uttar Pradesh. His father Shri Biharilal Ji and mother Smt. Katori Devi were religious persons. The new born in the family was given an affectionate name in the honoured remembrance of the Teerthankar Neminath and the family fondly called him “Nemichandra”. Nemichandra got his early schooling in the famous Morena Sanskrit Vidyalaya in U.P., where a very good number of traditional Jain scholars were trained. he also developed a good knowledge of the Indian traditional Medicine Syatem and was respectfully known in adjoining areas for his abilities as a healer. He had no Interest in worldly affairs and had a keen desire for renunciation and moving on the spiritual path. He came in contact of the First Digamber Jain acharya pf the 20th Century ; Acharya Shree 108 Shantisagar Jee Muniraj and his Yogyopweet Sanskar was performed in Firozabad by the great Acharaya shree.