Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: mumbai , india - known for: writer during the indian independence movement , professor , thinker , and freedom fighter - caption: jagdish chandra jain in kiel , germany in 1974 - death cause: cardiac arrest - death date: 28 july 1994 - education: gurukula tagore , banaras hindu university and shantiniketan under rabindranath - birth date: 20 january 1909 - name: prof. dr. jagdish chandra jain - nationality: indian - birth place: basera , in western uttar pradesh - religion: moral , ethical values and universal laws Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jagdish chandra jain .
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jagdish chandra jain -lrb- 20 january 1909 -- 28 july 1993 -rrb- was a renowned scholar , indologist , educationist , writer , and freedom fighter during the freedom struggle of india .he authored over 80 books on a variety of subjects , including jain philosophy , prakrit literature , and hindi textbooks for children , which are still used in schools all over india .dr. jain was the chief prosecution witness in gandhi 's murder trial .he repeatedly tried to warn the government of the conspiracy to assassinate mahatma gandhi , which became to known to him after madan lal pahwa , a punjabi refugee and one of the conspirators of the murder of mahatma gandhi , confided to him of their plan .unfortunately , dr. jain 's attempts to warn the government met deaf ears .he recounted his personal experiences in two books : '' i could not save bapu '' and '' the forgotten mahatma '' .he died from cardiac arrest in july 1993 in bombay at the age of 84 .