Category Archives: UK News

Invitation to Pontificating Ceremony

Institute of Jainology has established itself as a representative Jain organisation in the UK and world-wide over the past 25 years.  The first important event was the Jain delegation which presented the JAIN DECLARATION ON NATURE to HRH Duke of Edinburgh at the Palace when Jainism became formally recognised as the ninth religion in England. […]

JAINpedia Exhibition in Leeds on 11th Anniversary of the Derasar there

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,[…]

Jain Lecture at Nottingham University

Lecture at Nottingham University under the auspices of Nottingham Jain Society Tuesday, 30th October, 2012 ~ Comparing Indic Religions   The Education Team responded to the request by assigning the task to Dr Harshad Sanghrajka who drove to Nottingham on Tuesday afternoon.  The lecture was organised by Darshni Shah who is a Medical Student at[…]

OAUK Northampton Celebrates Paryushan Parva 2012 with IoJ Education Team

Members of IOJ Education Team: Prakash Patalia, Jyotsna Samji, Shruti Malde and Trusit Shah drove to Northampton on Friday 14th September to celebrate Paryushan weekend with the community.  They were kindly hosted by Fulavantiben Shah. They attended the Pratikraman and Bhavna on Friday evening. On Saturday, 15th they ran a workshop on Paryushan and Pratikraman[…]

JAINpedia At Indian Independence Day Celebrations

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.[…]

Jain Delegation to the Vatican

Institute of Jainology had led a delegation to the Vatican in December 2011 following the first it led in February 1995. A Communique was issued at the conclusion of a two and a half hour meeting. H H The Pope had received gifts from the Deputy Chairman of the Institute.

O C I Status Now Defined by UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office

A large number of our community members have either already obtained their certificates of being ‘Overseas Citizen of India’  or are considering the possibility of doing so seriously. The concern faced by all is what is the status of their British Nationality especially when visiting India. Would the British Government provide any consular assistance should[…]