AHIMSA DAY 2010 Committee Room No 10 House of Commons 20th October 2010 The eight Ahimsa Day was celebrated this year in London’s House of Commons committee Room no 10. The room is steeped in history, its walls having witnessed perhaps thousands of Parliamentary Bills discussed.The program started on time at 7 pm with the[…]
Acharyashri Pujya Jambuvijayji ms, recently left his mortal coil following a tragic car accident in Rajesthan. There is no doubt that he was a great Jain scholar of our times. It was to him that the Jain scholars worldwide flocked to for seeking clarifications on their philosophical and literary quests from the Jain text. Muni[…]
Details of Charles Wallace Scholarships on Offer to Indian Nationals
Our Institute has organised a very successful seminar on Manuscriptology recently in Ahmedabad. In appreciation of the quality and success of that seminar, and at the same time recognising the need not only for such seminars but also the need for establishing study centres for our precious heritage, several articles have appeared in Indian dailies[…]
PadmaShri Dr Kumarpal Desai, has been honoured with an extensive interview in the first issue of Sri Jain World. The interview traces back his life time achievements which include several awards including Padmashri awarded by the last President of India. It is a matter of pride for the Institute to have its India Co-ordinator described[…]
Jyoti Mehta, Institute’s representative with Interfaith Network had an opportunity to meet the Pope during his recent state visit to the UK. Report on the meeting in her own words is as follows: “On Friday 17th September, I was honoured to be invited to St Mary’s University College in Twickenham for an interfaith session, as[…]
Next general census in the UK will take place in March 2011. Jains once again have an opportunity to get Jainism be recognised as a minority religion. There are also a large number of temporary job opportunities.
Brief synopsis of the Bi Annual Convention held by the Young Jains UK. with over 120 delegates the convention was a great success delivering the understanding of fundamental Jain concepts to the youth.
The Instute had conducted a three day seminar on Manuscriptology in Ahmedabad. It was attended by 230 professionals and students. This was first ever seminar at national level and created a great indepth interest in the subject.
Religious Education Council of England & Wales (REC) is planning a a month long event to celebrate and publicise the value and importance of RE for every child and young person. The celebration will take place in March 2011. An opportunity to shine a spotlight on excellent RE work that is being done. All those involved[…]