Service, education and cooperation were at the heart of the Institute of Jainology’s annual gathering at Portcullis House on 19 October. Dr Abhay N. Firodia received the Ahimsa Award 2026 at Portcullis House, Westminster, in recognition of his lifelong philanthropy, his promotion of Jain values and his creation of Abhay Prabhavana, an institution near Pune[…]
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Citation for Dr Abhay N. Firodia House of Commons, 19 October 2026 Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, The Institute of Jainology established the Ahimsa Award to recognise individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the promotion of non-violence, compassion and respect for all life. Previous recipients have included His Holiness the Dalai Lama and[…]
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Palace of Westminster, London — 16 October 2025 The Institute of Jainology (IoJ), together with the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), celebrated the 22nd Annual Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons on Thursday 16 October 2025. The evening brought together Members of Parliament, leaders from Jain and other faith communities, academics, and dignitaries from[…]
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The Institute of Jainoloy (IOJ) together with the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) celebrated its 21st Annual Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster on Tuesday 15 October 2024, in the presence of esteemed guests and dignitaries including from Members of Parliament & House of Lords, Jain organisations, other faith communities, major[…]
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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[…]
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[…]
Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Celebrates Annual Ahimsa Day 2021 Watch the Ahimsa Day 2021 Event on YouTube During the event, the Directors of the IOJ were pleased to announce that the recipient of the Ahimsa Day Award for 2021 was Dr. Satish Kumar. Citation starts here: https://youtu.be/iAfbpLK8mmw?t=1491
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Celebrating The Jain Tenets Of Non-violence & Compassion
Saturday, 24th October 2020 I 2:30 PM (UK Time) to 4:00 PM (UK Time)
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”[…]
The Jain All Party Parliamentary Group and One JAIN, UK celebrates its 16th Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons
The Institute of Jainology (IoJ) and the Jain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) celebrated their annual Ahimsa Day today at the House of Commons, to mark the Jain tenet of Ahimsa (non-violence),