On Monday 29 April 2024, The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office hosted the first ever celebration of Mahavir Janma Kalyanak at 10 Downing Street, the UK Prime Minister’s official residence. This year’s event was particularly significant, marking[…]
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Apr
Westminster, UK, 24th April 2024: Click Here for Press Release Highlights – One Jain Awards 2024 Excellence in the Community Award – Mrs Sonal Mehta Young Persons Award – Dr Suraj Bafna Highly Commended Award – Mr Chandrakant Shah. MBE Special Lifetime Achievement Award – Mr Nemu Chandaria. OBE Restitution of Wellcome Jain Manuscript collection to the[…]
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Mar
On 25 March 2024, Baroness Scott, Minister for Faith, at a ceremony at the House of Commons awarded nine faith leaders and representatives who had actively contributed to official events for the King Charles Coronation in May last year with a Coronation Medal. At the awards ceremony, Baroness Scott spoke of the King’s pluralism and[…]
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The Commonwealth Service, a celebration of the Commonwealth in its 75th anniversary year took place on Monday 11th March 2024, at Westminster Abbey. The Commonwealth Service is held on the second Monday of March each year and celebrates the people and cultures of all the Commonwealth nations. The service was attended by Queen Camilla, William,[…]
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Highlights of the 20th Annual Ahimsa Day Winner of Ahimsa Award 2023: Dr Jasvant Nagindas Modi. USA Endowment of Bhagwan Dharmanath Chair at the University of Birmingham Introduction to Arihanta Institute Restitution of Wellcome Jain Manuscripts collection to the Jain community The Institute of Jainoloy (IOJ) together with the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) celebrated[…]
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Statement on the ongoing conversations between the Institute of Jainology and Wellcome Collection on the restitution of the Jain manuscripts held by Wellcome Collection. For announcement on Ahimsa Day, October 24, 2023. Wellcome Collection holds around 2000 Jain manuscripts in its collections. Most of these were obtained from India during the early 20th century by Henry Wellcome, using a variety of agents. We have held several conversations exploring possible avenues for the[…]
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May
May
As we approach the First anniversary of the coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III, let us recall a truly historic moment at the ceremony for the UK Jain community. Following article first published in Asian Voice – 10 May 2023 The coronation of His Majesty, King Charles III was magnificent in its pageantry and[…]
Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Celebrates Annual Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons Jain community comes together in parliament for first in-person event for three years Westminster, UK 16th November 2022. The Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and the Institute of Jainology (IOJ) today celebrated Ahimsa Day in the House of Commons. ‘Ahimsa’ is[…]
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On Friday 16 September 2022, Mr Nemu Chandaria, OBE – Chairman of the Institute of Jainology took part in an audience with King Charles III along with other thirty or so faith leaders. BBC News – Showing Mr Nemu Chandaria meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace This was one of the King’s first public[…]
