Category Archives: Community News

Paryushan 2017 Activities of the Institute’s Education Team

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[…]

Jain Vishva Bharati represented of ONE JAINS UK for the 6th London Interfaith Music Festival on Sunday 21 May 2017

Jain Vishva Bharati represented of ONE JAINS UK for the 6th London Interfaith Music Festival on Sunday 21 May 2017 Jain Vishva Bharati London led by Samani Pratibha Pragya ji and Samani Unnata Pragya ji presented Arhat Vanadana at the Faith in Tunes Interfaith Music Festival held at the British Museum on Sunday 21 May[…]

Harrow MPs Gareth Thomas and Bob Blackman launch first OneJAIN manifesto

LONDON, 10th May 2017. The Institute of Jainology (IoJ), the international Jain organisation promoting Jainism in government and inter-religious affairs, today launched the first Jain general election manifesto in the UK for the forthcoming election in June. The manifesto, under the umbrella of OneJAIN – which represents all UK Jain organisations, was launched at the[…]

Paryushan Activities by IoJ Education Team

IOJ Education Team Paryushan 2016 Activities Requests began to reach IOJ Education Team from early 2016 for lectures and workshops for Paryushan.  Preparation started in earnest for the various activities from Spring onwards and finally delivered during August-September 2016. The first of the activities was with Oshwal Association UK (OAUK South Area).  They requested the[…]

Another Member of Jain Community Honoured

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[…]

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[…]

Child Sex Exploitation Seminar for Faith Communities

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[…]