Bal Patil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bal Patil

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1932

Place of Birth: Sangli, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 07-Oct-2011

Profession: author

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Bal Patil (Marathi: ??? ?????; 1932–2011) was a Jain scholar, journalist, social activist and Jain minority status advocate from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
He was appointed as a member of State Minority Commission by the Govt.
of Maharashtra from 2001 to 2004.
He was the Secretary-General of All India Jain Minority Forum, New Delhi—a position he held till his death—and was an ardent advocate of minority status for Jainism.
The Jain minority cause gained prominence when he petitioned the Supreme Court of India for the recognition of Jain religious minority status on par with other Indian minorities as per the two recommendations by the National Minorities Commission.
He was also the first non-medical President of the National Society for the Prevention of Heart Disease & Rehabilitation, Mumbai.
He has also authored many books on Jainism and presented several papers at various seminars and conferences.