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The Gem of our jain community Late Barrister Champat Rai Jain

In 1892, he proceeded to England and returned back as Barrister in 1897.He practised at Delhi, Moradabad and Amritsar and settled in U.P.
He was President of Bar Association
He was a leading Barrister
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Onwards 1913 he made thorough study of Jain concepts and other religions. Dharma Maha Mandal of Kashi had honoured him with the title of 'Vldhya Varidhi' and Dig. Jain Parishad with the title of 'Jain Darshan Diwakar.'

After leaving the legal profession, several times he went to Europe where he stayed for long periods and spent lakhs of rupees on publishing and distribution of Jain books written by him and for propagation of Jain religion there. In 1942, he created C.R. Jain Trust of 2 lakh ₹

Tall and with fair complexion, Barrister Champat Rai had a charming personality.He had met Ravindra Nath Tagore at Shanti Niketan and had contacts with Mahatma Gandhi.He was an effective orator, great reformist and one of the founders of A.I. Dig. Jain Parishad.

He wrote several books important of which are
Key of Knowledge
Confluence of Opposites,
Jain Logic
Discourse Divine
House Holder's Dharma
Practicel Dharma
Sanyas Dharma
Jain Psychology
Faith, Knowledge and Conduct
What is Jainism
The Change of Heart
Jain Penance
Jain Culture
Etc

He founded Akhil Bharatvarsiya Digambara Jain Parisad in 1923 with the aim of activist reforms and uniting the south Indian and north Indian Jain community

According to Padmanabh Jaini, the colonial era Champat Rai Jain was an apologist of Jainism, defended the Jain doctrines that were criticized by Christian missionaries,

and authored the first Jaina text aimed at the Christian world when Christian missionaries were extremely frustrated at Jain people they understood to have "no pagan gods" and refused to convert to Christianity

There is one story of his which I had heard from one shastri ji
It says,
When Rai was going to get married , the girl which was introduced to him was bit mentally unstable , which he came to know after sometime of marriage,
Many suggested him that u shud get divorced

Get divorced and get married again .
Here his reply was impressive being a jain who believed in karm siddhant
Said ,
I am fine with what is happened to me , what gurantee you all can give me that the new wife which I,ll marry will not get mentally unstable after few years.

This shows his firm beliefs In jain karm siddhant,
He knew it very well that he is not the doer , it's my previous karma which are giving me these results.

He contributed very much actively in translating many old jain agams into English.
His command over English was extraordinary.