Category Archives: Jain APPG

OneJAIN Service Awards – Recognising the amazing community work you do

Selfless service to others is an important aspect of the Jain way of life and many in our community are engaged in charitable or supportive activities, both here in the UK and around the world. These include work in the fields of community development, education, food collection and distribution, fundraising for poverty or disaster relief,[…]

Jain-APPG Mahavir Janma Kalyanak at the House of Commons

Westminster, 28th March 2018. The Institute of Jainology (IoJ), the international Jain organisation promoting Jainism in inter-religious affairs, held its Annual Mahavir Janma Kalyanak celebration 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 ‘OneJAIN’ initiative, representing the[…]

Ahimsa Day 2017

  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’,[…]

OneJAIN JAIN APPG Celebrate Mahavir Jayanti at the House of Commons

  OneJAIN under the aegis of Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (JAPPG) and the Institute of Jainology celebrated Mahavir Jayanti (Bhagwan Mahavir’s birth anniversary) as the first JAPPG event of 2017 at the House of Commons in London on Tuesday 7th March.  The theme for the evening was ‘Effective Strategies to meet the Environmental Challenge’. Committee Rom[…]

Dr Harshad N Sanghrajka Awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

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[…]