Westminster, 5th March 2019 The Institute of Jainology (IoJ), the international Jain organisation promoting Jainism in government and inter-religious affairs, held its Jain All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) met at the House of Commons (HoC) to celebrate the birth anniversary of its 24th and last enlightened teacher, Lord Mahaveer. The Jain APPG was organised as[…]
‘Life Time Achievement Awards’ were presented to four distinguished personalities of Gujarati origin by the Institute of Jainology, India on 19th February 2019. These four personalities, all living abroad, were felicitated by the Institute of Jainology for their pioneering work in promoting the awareness of Jaindarshan in foreign countries. Dr Kumarpal Desai, the Managing Trustee of[…]
The Institute of Jainology actively encourages and supports members of the Jain community in the U, who have excelled in community, social and cultural activities, in their application for national honours. We are delighted that in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List, H M The Queen appointed Dr Vinod Kapashi an Officer of the Order[…]
India Post issues stamps depicting some of the events in Indian history created by Jain personalities of that time. JainNewsViews.com had recently published an article on Jain history through stamps which we thought would be of interest so we have taken the liberty of repeating here. Today we have brought a collection of the famous[…]
Bushey Interfaith Forum Meeting ‘Keeping The Faith’ As part of National Interfaith Week, the theme of the Bushey Interfaith Forum annual community event for 2018 was entitled ‘Keeping The Faith – The Challenge of Living in a Secular Society’. It was held on 21st November 2018 at St Peter’s Church Hall at High Road, Bushey Heath[…]
The Oshwal Association of the U.K. (Registered Charity No. 267037) urgently requires Specialist Craftspersons for carrying out specialist assembly, fitting and finishing works on intricately carved pink stone and marble materials imported from India for Extension Works on the JAIN TEMPLE at Oshwal Centre in Northaw, Hertfordshire. PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 14 JANUARY 2019 TO[…]
The Prime Minister has recognised Kirit Modi, from Harrow, for raising awareness of organ donation in BAME communities. Kirit is a kidney transplant recipient, Life Vice-Chair of the National Kidney Federation and founding member of The National Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Transplant Alliance (NBTA) who works with black, Asian and ethnic minority communities[…]
Sunday November 11th was a historic day. It marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the Great War in which 1.3m Indians fought alongside soldiers from the commonwealth and a large number sacrificed their lives Many Jain community leaders participate annually in local Remembrance Day services. However for Jains, this was[…]
The Jain All Party Parliamentary Group and One JAIN, UK celebrates its 16th Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons
The Institute of Jainology (IoJ) and the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) celebrated their annual Ahimsa Day today at the House of Commons, to mark the Jain tenet of Ahimsa (non-violence),