Ontario, CA – Every two years, the Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA) (in partnership with a local Jain center community – organizes a biennial convention in North America, drawing thousands of diaspora attendees and distinguished speakers not only from the US and Canada but also from India, UK, Middle-East, Australia and East[…]
OneJAIN organisations meet to discuss Jain Identity Saturday 29th June 29, Ekta Centre, Kingsbury, London, UK. Presidents, Secretaries and committee members of the major Jain organisations in the UK met at the 4th annual OneJAIN conference to share ideas and discuss the issue of Jain Identity in Britain. The delegates heard from The Mayor of[…]
On 25th June 2019, Her Majesty The Queen hosted a special reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the work of Faith and Belief Communities in helping to bring communities together. The reception took place in the spectacular Blue Drawing Room overlooking the Palace lawns, where Her Majesty greeted each of the 160 community workers described[…]
On Thursday, 6th June 2019 a milestone occurred in the history of Gujarati Journalism. The weekly column ‘Int ane Imarat’ (brick & the edifice) written by Kumarpal Desai, published on the editorial page of ‘Gujarat Samachar’ – the leading Gujarati newspaper in Gujarat completed 65 years without having missed a single edition.[…]
London 23rd April 2019 The Chair of Board of Directors of the Institute of Jainology issued a statement on behalf of the Institute and OneJAIN sympathising with the people of Sri Lanka and expressing the solidarity of the Jain community with them in their hour of sadness. He also wrote to H E The High[…]
We have all loved hymn (સ્તવન) – “Maitri Bhavnu Pavitra Zarnu”. As if it is a Jain Anthem. We enjoy it for its melodious tune and the embedded deep Jain philosophical principles. Composed by musical duo Kalyanji Anandji and sung for the very first time by Mukesh on the Chowpati beach at Mahavir Jayanti celebration[…]
The Directors of the Institute of Jainolgy and the Executive Officers of all the member organisations of OneJAIN extend their greetings all Jains worldwide their best wishes on this auspicious day. Contemplating on teachings of Bhagwan Mahavir even for one day – today, will cast a bright light of joy and bliss on you.[…]