Muni Mahendra Kumar is a versatile scholar of diverse disciplines like Physics, Mathematics, Bio-science, Philosophy (Indian as well as Western), Psychology, Parapsychology, Ancient History and Meditation, besides being conversant with the modern languages including English, German, Hindi, Gujarati, Rajasthani and ancient languages including Sanskrit, Prakrit and Pali. Born in 1937, at Bombay, he graduated from the University of Bombay in 1957 & was initiated as a Jain monk by Acharya Shri Tulsi in 1957. He has travelled over 10000 miles on foot in several states of India and has remained a close associate of Acharya Shri Tulsi and Acharya Shri Mahaprajna making a significant contribution to researchers in Jain Canonical Literature. He is a prolific writer, a competent translator and a critical editor of more than sixty books. He has been awarded the honor of epithets—”Agama Manishi” and “Preksha Pradhyapaka”. He is a “Shatavadhani” – His demonstration of Avadhan Vidya (ancient science of memory and mathematics) at various universities and International Conferences has earned him an epithet of “Human Computer”. He is the Honorary Professor at the Jain Vishva Bharati University and under his guidance several students have completed their research thesis for Ph D.
