Facts: - teacher: ganeshprasad varni - death place: satna , madhya pradesh - title: pandit - death date: 26 march 2013 - works: '' gommatesh gatha '' etc. . - birth date: 31 october 1926 - name: pandit niraj jain - background: #ffa 67a - image: late shri niraj jain satna.jpg - birth place: rithi , katni district , madhya pradesh - religion: jainism Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of niraj jain .
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pandit niraj jain of satna -lrb- hindi : -rrb- -lrb- 31 october 1926 -- 27 march 2013 -rrb- 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 ramayana he was a proponent of preserving historical nature of ancient temples .he had travelled and lectured widely in india and overseas