Message to the Jain Community from Gareth Thomas MP I am writing to you following the celebration of Lord Mahavir’s birth anniversary. I hope that you were blessed to be able to spend time with loved ones on this most auspicious of days, even if that was via ‘Zoom’ or ‘Skype’ or “old style”[…]
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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[…]
21st October 2012 The Institute of Jainology and JAINpedia team were delighted to attend the Yorkshire Jain Foundation’s annual Swami Vatsalya Bhojan on the 21st of October, to mark the eleventh anniversary of the inauguration of their Murti of Lord Mahavira. The programme began with a gracious welcome to all by Hemant bhai and Preeti ben,[…]
London August 19th 2012 Indian High commission had arranged a public celebration of India’s 65th independence anniversary at the Indian Gymkhana Grounds. The celebration was in the form of a grand fair with over 40 different stalls. It was a beautiful summer’s day with the green and well trimmed grounds of the Gymkhana at its best.[…]
JAINpedia held its long anticipated Family Day in Oxford on Friday 9th of June. Despite the heavy rain showers, more than ninety people joined us for a day of different activities around the University Libraries and Museums. The day’s events included activities based on Jainism at three different institutions of the University of Oxford; the[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
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[…]