London 21st August 2011
Yesterday, the Victoria & Albert Museum, in conjunction with Jainpedia and with support from the Jain Art Fund, held a fun day of activities, storytelling and a very creative art and craft drop in design workshop.
This event held with dual objective of widening the awareness of Jainism through the media of JAINpedia [...]
Mahavir Jayanti in 2011 was celebrated at British Library, London. Institute of Jainology already set up an exhibition of some of the rare Jain Manuscripts in the Sir John Ritblat Gallery (Treasures Room) which will continue late in to this year. To celebrate the Mahavir Jayanti and to attract the Jain Community members to the Library, Bharat Natyam recital had been arranged along with Jain story telling by the acclaimed Seema Anand. The event was a major success.
London 22nd March 2011
The Institute of Jainology (“IoJ”) held a reception at the British Library on 22nd March 2011. The reception celebrated the JAINpedia display in The John Ritblat Gallery: Treasures of the British Library.
The event began with JAINpedia guides taking the guests on a tour of the magnificent display of the Jain manuscripts, which [...]
Article by Rajiv Anand MA , Museum Consultant for the JAINpedia Project
This article first appeared in Young Jains UK Magazine
JAINpedia is a 5 year project taking Jainism into the 21st Century. Besides a rich online website showcasing rare and sacred manuscripts, the project is conducting a series of temporary and travelling exhibitions, cultural events [...]
Jain Community celebrates launch of JAINpedia exhibitions and website
London 18th November 2010
The Institute of Jainology (“IoJ”) was delighted to receive His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London to view the JAINpedia exhibition and see the JAINpedia online digital resources.
The Prince was greeted by Mr Paul Ruddock, Chairman of [...]
JAINpedia celebrated Diwali at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London during the weekend of 13-14th November 2010. The day was fun filled with educational activities for children and families as well as those in search for more knowledge about the culture and heritage of Jainism.
The celebrations kicked off with Shobhna and Pratima Haria [...]
JAINpedia is a prestigious 5 year national project to create an online, accessible resource for the Jain community and beyond, taking Jainism into the 21st Century. Besides a rich online website showcasing rare and sacred manuscripts the project is conducting a series of exhibitions, cultural events and cultural events at partner institutions the V&A, British [...]
H R H The Prince Charles will be launching the JAINpedia Project and the website at V&A Museum on 18th November 2010
The Instute had conducted a three day seminar on Manuscriptology in Ahmedabad. It was attended by 230 professionals and students. This was first ever seminar at national level and created a great indepth interest in the subject.
IoJ JAINpedia Consultant, Mr Rajiv Anand presented a paper titled ‘The Role of community Heritage’ discussing the relevance of JAINpedia project to the community in the UK and world at large.