The Institute is pleased to announce that there is also another Jain who has been honoured in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Bharat Maganlal Mehta, formerly of Nairobi, Kenya has been awarded CBE for services to Finance in the Charity and Voluntary sectors. This follows the award of OBE 15 years ago. Such double[…]
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The Board of Directors of the institute of Jainology are delighted to announce that their Deputy Chairman, Dr Harshad N Sanghrajka, was awarded MBE by Her Majesty the Queen for services to the community and inter-faith work. Harshadbhai Sanghrajka retired from a successful career with IBM 20 years ago and has since devoted his life as an[…]
Leicester: Thursday 3rd March 2016 6pm to 9pm The event was facilitated by the St Phillips Centre and held at Ramgarhia Centre in Leicester with representation from various institutions and bodies along with prominent representatives from most faith groups. The Jain community was represented by the members of Jain Samaj Europe (JSE) on behalf of OneJAIN[…]
London 28th February 2016 Saturday, 27th February 2016 dawned with the very sad news of the demise of Shree Bipinchandra Babulal Mehta precisely at 06:14 AM. He was in the hospital for the last few days where he had a successful surgical procedure which turned into complications during recovery. He left for the heavenly abode[…]
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[…]
Indian Gymkhana London Sunday 16th August 2015 Indian High commission, London had co-ordinated the celebration of Indian Independence Day at the Indian Gymkhana at Osterley. All Indian organisations in London had been invited to participate in the celebrations. The objective was to create an event where the Indian community can spend a day out for[…]
THE OBJECTIVE: Most of the Faith Organisations s in the UK and Europe are airing programs through various TV channels either owned by them or chartered. Currently there are no Jain faith programs being aired in the UK or Europe except one or two from India targeted mainly to Jains communities in India. At the[…]
Dr Harshad Sanghrajka was invited to go on a lecture visit to Mombasa by the local Jain Sangh. A program commencing 10th May and finishing on 14th June was agreed and Dr Sanghrajka left for Kenya on 8th May. The report on the program in Dr Sanghrajka’s word is appended below. Nairobi Sangh also took[…]
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II announced the award to Navjivan Vadil Kendra for Voluntary Services in her Coronation Anniversary announcements on 2nd June 2015. Navjivan Vadil Kendra is one of 187 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the prestigious award this year. Mr Baburai Shah, President and Mr Jayant Doshi Secretary attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace[…]
24th October, 1922 [Vijya Dashmi] – 13th October, 2013 [Vijya Dashmi] Shri Ratilal Premchand Chandaria, fondly known as Ratikaka, passed away peacefully on the auspicious day of Vijaya Dashmi, 13th October, 2013. It is very rare indeed that ones birth and death anniversaries both fall on the same date (teethi) as per the Indian calendar.[…]