HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO BHAGWAN KUNTHUNATH ISJS AWARD WINNERS
To strengthen Jain studies globally, ISJS honors excellence in research and writing through the Bhagwan Kunthunath
Awards, sponsored by Dr. Sulekh Jain and Dr. Shugan Jain.
Best Book:Destructive Emotions, Jain Perspective by Prof. Kanti Mardia
Best Paper: Sallekhana and the End-of-Life Option of Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking: An Ethical Argument to Consider the Jain Practice of Fasting to Death as Different from Suicide by Prof. Claire Maes
Entries were reviewed by 24 scholars through blind evaluation. ISJS received 6 eligible books and 17 papers, with
strong participation from emerging PhD scholars.
ISJS congratulates the winners and invites wider participation in future cycles to advance rigorous, accessible
Jain scholarship worldwide.
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