Kalyan Mal Lodha is an educationist, Hindi writer, literary critic and social reformerTemplate:Citation needed who served as vice-chancellor of Jodhpur University.[1]
Lodha was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and now lives in Kolkata. He has contributed significantly to the cause of Jain religion and Jain community.Template:Citation needed He was Head of the Department of Hindi at Calcutta University.Template:Citation needed
Lodha was presented with the Bihari Award by K. K. Birla Foundation at Kolkata for his book titled Vagdwar. It comprises a thorough study of the productions of eight prominent Hindi poets, Tulsi, Soordas, Kabir, Nirala, Maithili Sharan Gupta, Jai Shankar Prasad, Mahadevi Verma and Makhanlal Chaturvedi.Template:Citation needed
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- ↑ Padatik felicitates Usha Ganguly. Daily Excelsior.