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”[…]
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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[…]
‘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[…]
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[…]
Institute of Jainology, India actively promotes Jain art, literature and education through which it promotes awareness of Jain Dharma. To this end, the Institute arranged a lecture and drama to highlight the illustrious characters of women in Jain history at the Vishwakosh Bhavan, Ahmedabad. Institute’s Trustee, Shree Shreyakbhai Sheth welcomed the Chief Guests amongst them[…]
Kumarpal Desai, Managing Trustee of the Institute of Jainology, India, and Director of Gujarati Vishwakosh, has been awarded the prestigious Ranjitram Gold Medal. The award was founded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and is considered the highest literary award in Gujarati literature. The award is named after renowned Gujarati writer Ranjitram Mehta. The award was presented on the[…]
Vinod Kapasi, leader of Mahavir Foundation in the UK, and author of many books on Jainism, together with Chandrakant Mehta from the USA participated in a series of talks held by the Institute of Jainology in India. Both explained the increasing awareness of Jainism in both countries, from academic study of scriptures, teaching of Jainism[…]
Shree Kanjibhai Desai Gujarat Pratibha Award (Pride of Gujarat) of 2015 will be felicitated to renowned laureate, Dr. Kumarpal Desai by Vishwa Gujaratri Samaj. With this award, he is to be bestowed with a Letter of Honour, Cash Award of One Lakh Rupees and a Memento. The former president of Sahitya Parishad, Kumarpal Desai[…]