Carbon dating finds Bakhshali manuscript contains oldest recorded origins of the symbol ‘zero’ Ancient Indian mathematical text at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries revealed to be centuries older than previously thought. The origin of the symbol zero has long been one of the world’s greatest mathematical mysteries. Today, new carbon dating research commissioned by the University of[…]
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Institute of Jainology Director has been recognised for services to the Jain Faith and Education. London, 1 January 2018: The Institute of Jainology is pleased to announce its Director and Trustee, Dr Mehool Sanghrajka, has been awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year honours for services to the Jain Faith and Education. For over[…]
Distribution of warm clothing to homeless on cold streets of LondonWith temperatures plunging below freezing, members of Harrow-based charity Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur (UK) got into immediate action to provide warm clothing to those living on the streets of central London on Friday 8th December evening, helping to spread a little festive cheer. Through donations[…]
Bushey Interfaith Forum ‘Fasting and Feasting’ The theme of the Bushey Interfaith Forum annual community event for 2017 was entitled ‘Fasting and Feasting – The Why and the How’. It was kindly hosted this year at the Stanmore Mosque at 40 Wood Lane, Stanmore HA7 4LQ on 22nd November 2017. With participating communities spreading news[…]
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’,[…]
This year, Institute’s Education Team was invited by three Jain organisations in the UK for various activities for Paryushan Parva. Pre-Paryushan Activities IOJ Education Team was invited by two organisations to conduct pre-Paryushan workshops to prepare the congregations for Paryushan Parva. Both were held during the weekend preceding Paryushan. The first one was held on[…]
OneJAIN is launching its election manifesto on Wednesday 10th May 2017 to create an awareness of the needs of the Jain community in the UK. This will be the first time that the Jain community has had a manifesto and we are delighted that members of the last parliament from all three major political parties,[…]
On 22nd February, Nemu Chandaria OBE , Chairman of the Institute along with the Deputy Chair, Dr Harshad Sanghrajka led a delegation of OneJAIN UK representatives to the Indian High Commission London to meet the new High Commissioner of India H E Shree Y K Sinha and to introduce the UK’s Jain Community to him.[…]
On 2nd November 2016, five members from different Jain organisations, travelled from London to Vatican City at the invitation of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue (PCID) to attend a general Audience with HH Pope Francis on the following day. The group was welcomed by Reverend Father Santiago who is in charge of also the[…]
25th September 2016 The Institute of Jainology (IoJ), the international Jain organisation that is an umbrella body for UK Jain community organisations, is delighted to announce that on 22 September 2016, the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) was established in the House of Commons, London. The APPG is a grouping of parliamentarians from both houses[…]