Ahimsa Foundation of Indore, established specifically to spread the awareness of the concept of Ahimsa worldwide awarded Ahimsa Ratna Award to the well-known laureate and a Jain intellectual Padmashri Dr Kumarpal Desai. The award giving ceremony took place on 20th March 2016 at the Anand Mohan Mathur Auditorium, Indore. Dr Desai was presented with a[…]
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Following is an excerpt from an article by by Kamala Thiagarajan published in February 2016 issue of Forbes India Magazine Wandering monks once made their home in South India, leaving behind an ancient legacy in the heart of the wild. Read on. It is, without a doubt, one of the most desolate places I have visited[…]
The Institute of Jainology and B J Vidhyabhavan had jointly sponsored a talk on the latest research of Ashtapad Tirth by Dr Lata Bothra, an authoritative Indian scholar of Jainology, Antiquity and Archaeology on 8th March at the H K Hall, Ahmedabad. Ashtapad Tirth is mountain on which the first Jain Tithankar, Bhagwan Rushabhdev attained nirvana[…]
Ahmedabad Tuesday, 25th August 2015 A symposium to highlight the life, personality and achievements of the torch bearer of Bharitya culture, Shree Virchand Raghavji Gandhi (VRG) was held at the Gujarat Vidyapith on this day to celebrate his 151st birth anniversary. The program commenced with prayers by Smt Falguniben Shah at 9.30am. Ahmedabad’s well known Jain[…]
Institute of Jainology, which has been spreading the awareness of Jain history, art, culture, philosophy, and practices at international level had organised a talk by the Yug Divakar Rashtra Sant Shree Namra Muniji on ‘Mantra Shakti’ on Saturday 1st August 2015 at Chinubhai Chimanlal Sabhagraha, H K College, Ahmedabad.. Shree Ambrish Shah, the secretary of[…]
A program to commemorate the great concept depicted in ‘Shant Sudharas’ composed by Mahamahopadhyaya Shri Vinay Vijayji Maharaj was held at the Derasar of Hathibhai ni Wadi Ahmedabad on Saturday 24th May 2015. This function was organised jointly by the Institute of Jainology and Shashan Samrat Bhavan. Shree Gauravbhai Sheth on behalf of Hathisinh Kesrisinh[…]
Mr Nemu Chandaria OBE is in India on a brief visit. Whilst in India he also attended the graduation ceremony of the candidates who had successfully completed a IoJ run course on Manuscriptology. He was interviewed by Times of India during the presentation ceremony and the article that appeared in the paper can be read[…]
Maharashtra Rajya Gujarati Sahitya Academy celebrates World Gujarati Language Day on 24th August, the birthdate of Kavi Narmada. On this occasion the Academy presents Kavi Narmada Award, a letter of honour and Rupees fifty one thousand to the men of letters of Gujarati Language and Marathi Language. The birthdate 24th August, this year was celebrated at[…]
KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT TO SET UP CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN PRAKRIT AND PALI July 4, 2014, Karnataka: The panel constituted by the Karnataka State Government, under the Chairmanship of writer Baragur Ramachandrappa, to form a cultural policy has recommended setting up a centre for studies in Prakrit and Pali languages. The recommendation, in a way, has[…]
Ahmedabad 19th June, 2014 The torch bearer of Gujarati tradition and culture Shree Shrenikbhai Kasturbhai Sheth passed away this morning at the age of 89. He was the well-known heir of the Gujarat Mahajan heritage, a leader, industrialist, trustee and director of countless institutions and organisations. Shree Shrenikbhai graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology[…]