The Institute of Jainoloy (IOJ) together with the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) celebrated its 21st Annual Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster on Tuesday 15 October 2024, in the presence of esteemed guests and dignitaries including from Members of Parliament & House of Lords, Jain organisations, other faith communities, major[…]
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Highlights of the 20th Annual Ahimsa Day Winner of Ahimsa Award 2023: Dr Jasvant Nagindas Modi. USA Endowment of Bhagwan Dharmanath Chair at the University of Birmingham Introduction to Arihanta Institute Restitution of Wellcome Jain Manuscripts collection to the Jain community The Institute of Jainoloy (IOJ) together with the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) celebrated[…]
Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Celebrates Annual Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons Jain community comes together in parliament for first in-person event for three years Westminster, UK 16th November 2022. The Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and the Institute of Jainology (IOJ) today celebrated Ahimsa Day in the House of Commons. ‘Ahimsa’ is[…]
Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Celebrates Annual Ahimsa Day 2021 Watch the Ahimsa Day 2021 Event on YouTube During the event, the Directors of the IOJ were pleased to announce that the recipient of the Ahimsa Day Award for 2021 was Dr. Satish Kumar. Citation starts here: https://youtu.be/iAfbpLK8mmw?t=1491
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Celebrating The Jain Tenets Of Non-violence & Compassion
Saturday, 24th October 2020 I 2:30 PM (UK Time) to 4:00 PM (UK Time)
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”[…]
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),
Westminster, 11th October 2017. The Institute of Jainology (IoJ), the international Jain organisation promoting Jainism in government and inter-religious affairs, held its 16th Annual Ahimsa Day hosted by the Jain All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at the House of Commons (HoC). The Jain APPG was organised as part of the IoJ led ‘One Jain’,[…]
Ahimsa Day 2016 celebrated on 18th October in the Atlee Suite, Portcullis House, House of Commons London differed from past Ahimsa Day celebrations in that it commenced with the formal launch of OneJAIN All Party Parliamentary Group (OneJAIN APPG). This event of the Institute was held under the auspices of the OneJAIN APPG and so[…]
The 2015 Ahimsa Day was celebrated on Wednesday 14th October 2015 at the House of Commons in the Grand Committee Room No 10.The program format evolved over the years was followed this year as well. The Secretary of State for the Communities & Local Government, Rt Hon Greg Clark was to be the Chief[…]