H H The Dalai Lama Grants an Audience to the Trustees of the Institute His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his recent visit to London granted a brief audience to Institute's Trustees to receive the Ahimsa Award declared at the Ahimsa Day celebration at the House of Commons in October 2007. Trustees and their wives were blessed by His Holiness.*** A Sad Loss to Jain Community World Wide Dr L M Singhvi - known to almost all Jains world wide sadly passed away yesterday after a short illness. Obituary on the NEWS page*** Digitisation & Contextualisation The Institute develops a concept of making the manuscripts accessible to general public *** New Site Launched to support Jain Teaching in Schools A new site to provide resource material to tachers of Jain religion in UK schools and provide a 'fun and games' section for the children. 'Discover Jainism' The first book in the Jain Educational Series launched in Harrow Harrow becomes the first borough in Britain to accept teaching Jain religion in its schools. *** Mayor of London Planning a Mega Event 'India Now' Mayor of London has decided to celebrate everything Indian in London between July and September 2007	Institute of Jainology Celebrates Ahimsa Day2007 The Institute Celebrated the 5th Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons, London. This year's celebration was more significant at the United Nations has declared 2nd October as the International Ahimsa Day *** Residential Course on Jainism International School for Jain Studies, India is offering a four week residential course in India.The course will be devoted to history, culture, philosophy, traditions, art, architecture and way of life of Jains. It offers an excellent opportunity for Jains to learn about themselves *** IoJ projects Review the projects completed successfully by the Institute since inception to appreciate the depth of awareness of Jainism that has been created. Acharya Vidhyasagarji's Biography now available in English His biography “Atmanveshi”, written by Munishri Kshamsagarji Maharaj in Hindi which is currently in its 11th edition has been translated in to English. *** Register with IoJ Yahoo Group You can register with the IoJ Yahoo Group and receive regular updates on Jain matters.	Addition of New Resource to our Library We have added the text of Primer of Jain Principles to our resource library to assist the readers with Jain technical words and concepts. IoJ Courses Opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Jain philosophy One of the most popular courses on Jain Philosophy will start in January 2007. Over 350 Jains and non-Jains have taken this course in the past Institute's Bookshop *** FAQ section now live with a simplified explanation of Jain philosophy. Forward your questions to faq@jainology.org Young Jains Book Club *** Can We Count On You? A major campaign has been launched by NHS/UK Transplant to encourage organ donation within the South Asian community *** NEW Book Review Section Take a look at the new section on book reviews. IoJ Hon Secretary Completes Varshi TapaDr Harshabhai Sanghrajka broke his fast on Akshay Tritaya Day* * * Jain Temples in the UK