PM Modi addresses centenary celebrations of Jain Acharya Vidyanand Ji Muniraj
On 28 June 2025, PM Narendra Modi addressed the centenary celebrations of Acharya Shri Vidyanand Ji Muniraj at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the centenary celebrations of Jain monk Acharya Shri Vidyanand Ji Muniraj at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 28 June 2025. Commemorative coins and postage stamps were released, and the PM recalled that the monk was formally conferred the title of 'Acharya' on 28 June 1987. The PM was conferred the title 'Dharm Chakravarti' on the occasion. He noted that the government has granted Prakrit the status of a classical language. The Union Cabinet approved classical status for Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali on 3 October 2024, taking the total to 11 (static).
Key facts
- Venue
- Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Released
- Commemorative coins and postage stamps
- 'Acharya' title to Vidyanand
- 28 June 1987
- Title conferred on PM
- 'Dharm Chakravarti'
- Prakrit classical status (static)
- Cabinet, 3 October 2024 (with Marathi, Pali, Assamese, Bengali)
- Classical languages total (static)
- 11
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where did PM Modi address the centenary celebrations of Acharya Shri Vidyanand Ji Muniraj on 28 June 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
PIB: the PM addressed the centenary celebrations in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Which title was conferred on PM Narendra Modi at the centenary celebrations of Acharya Vidyanand Ji Muniraj?
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Correct answer: D — Dharm Chakravarti
PIB: the PM said he had been conferred the title of 'Dharm Chakravarti' on the occasion.
Prakrit was among five languages granted classical language status by the Union Cabinet on 3 October 2024. Which of the following was NOT among those five?
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Correct answer: A — Maithili
PIB (3 Oct 2024): the Cabinet conferred classical status on Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali. Maithili was not among them.