Author Archives: Kishor B Shah

First Jain to participate in a coronation leads the King’s procession into Westminster Abbey

As we approach the First anniversary of the coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III, let us recall a truly historic moment at the ceremony for the UK Jain community. Following article first published in Asian Voice – 10 May 2023 The coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III was magnificent in its pageantry and[…]

5th Annual OneJAIN Conference

London, 27 June 2020 OneJAIN holds Annual Conference for 30 UK Jain Organisations COVID19 results in first online meeting The Institute Of Jainology (IOJ), the UK Charity that represents the 30 UK Jain faith organisations in Government and inter-faith matters under the banner OneJAIN held its annual conference on Saturday, 27th June 2020. The meeting[…]

Message from Gareth Thomas MP

  Message to the Jain Community from Gareth Thomas MP I am writing to you following the celebration of Lord Mahavir’s birth anniversary. I hope that you were blessed to be able to spend time with loved ones on this most auspicious of days, even if that was via ‘Zoom’ or ‘Skype’ or “old style”[…]

Joint Hustings by Jains & Zoroastrians & Launch of Jain Manifesto for 2019 UK General Elections

Institute of Jainology and Zoroastrian Community hosted a joint husting on November 20, 2019 at Zoroastrian Centre in Harrow. The event was attended by prospective parliamentary candidates for Harrow East, Harrow West, Ruislip, Pinner and Northwood from Labour and Conservatives Parties and approximately 100 Jain & Zoroastrian community members. Bob Blackman (Conservative) & Pamela Fitzpatrick[…]