Category Archives: UK News

Ahimsa Day 2009

  The seventh Ahimsa Day celebrations once again proved to be as successful as the previous ones. Portcullis House, the House of Commons annexe once again reverberated with the Namokar Mantras and Jai Jinendra  – the latter greeting has now become a familiar greeting for many of the Members of the Parliament. The evening started with light[…]

Jain Events During Inter Faith Week (2)

Jain Events During Inter Faith Week  15-21st November 2009  England will be having it’s first ever Inter Faith Week from 15th-21st November.  It is being facilitated by the Inter Faith Network for the UK and the Department for Communities and Local Government with faith communities hosting various events to help promote understanding and friendship between[…]

Young Jains International Convention

 Bridging The Gap Young Jains UK will be holding their 7th biennial International Convention from 17th to 19th July. The theme ‘Bridging The Gap’  aptly describes the convention’s objective of ‘ taking one where he or she wants to be from where he or she is’. It will look in to the fundamentals of the timeless Jain[…]

Foundation Jainism Course for the Autumn 2009

The Institute has been offering the courses in Jainism in the UK through Birkbeck College, London University for several years and under its own aegis to interest community members on an individual basis. Last year, several requests were received from Jain Sanghs to conduct the ‘Foundation Course on Jainism’ in their countries. Subsequently courses were[…]

Victoria & Albert Museum Art Fund

The Victoria and Albert Museum Jain Art Fund offers grants to support study, research or training in the field of Jain cultural, historical and art historical studies. They will support both Indian-based scholars and museum curators spending time in the UK, and UK-based scholars and curators visiting India for study and research purposes. There are[…]

The Pontific Council

The Institute & The Pontific Council of Inter Religious Dialogue Institute has maitained a regular contact with the Pontific Council for Inter Religious Dialogues since it led a delegation of prominent Jains to Rome.  Every year, the Institute sends greetings to the President of the Council at Easter and Christmas times. The President of the[…]