The Victoria and Albert Museum Jain Art Fund offers grants to support study, research or training in the field of Jain cultural, historical and art historical studies. They will support both Indian-based scholars and museum curators spending time in the UK, and UK-based scholars and curators visiting India for study and research purposes. There are[…]
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The Institute & The Pontific Council of Inter Religious Dialogue Institute has maitained a regular contact with the Pontific Council for Inter Religious Dialogues since it led a delegation of prominent Jains to Rome. Every year, the Institute sends greetings to the President of the Council at Easter and Christmas times. The President of the[…]
Project to make the Manuscripts Accessible to All (Manuscript Digitisation & Contextualisation Project) The Catalogue of Jain Manuscript that has been launched is really a technical document useable mainly by the researching academicians. These catalogues are in fact very detailed indices of the individual manuscripts held in the collections they refer to. They include[…]
Malaysian Jain Sangha had expressed interest last year through Mr Bhaskarbhai P Chitalia in running the FOUNDATION IN JAIN STUDIES course there. This course has been on offer in London for many years. It did not happen that year but the interest was revived earlier this year and two more Sanghas became interested. Eventually, the[…]
The Institute had awarded its first ever Ahimsa Awards to His Holiness the Dala Lama and to Mr Nelson Mandela. None of the Award receipients could receive the awards personally at the time but did accept the request from the Trustees that whenever they are in London, they would try to receive the award from[…]
Press release – Ghent May 13, 2008 Weekly meatless day official in Belgium. Belgian city of Ghent first to introduce meatless days Starting May 13, the Belgian city of Ghent, one of the 370 European climate cities, became the first worldwide to officially promote a weekly meatless day. According to FAO, livestock is responsible for eighteen percent of[…]
HERITAGE LOTTERY GRANT FOR ACCESS TO JAIN MANUSCRIPTS IN UK INSTITUTIONS March 17th, 2008 London, UK: The Institute of Jainology today announced that it has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £375,000 towards the creation of an ambitious on-line multimedia resource which will illustrate Jain manuscripts and artefacts held by major UK libraries[…]
Ahimsa Day At the House of Commons Portcullis House, LONDON Monday 8th October 2007 In the presence of respected Jain Samanijis, the Chief Guest, Rt. Hon. Hazel Blears, Members of the House and guests, the Institute of Jainology celebrated the fifth annual Ahimsa Day at the House of Commons. The event this year became much[…]
PRESS RELEASE 15th MAY, 2007 12:00 Launch of the Catalogue of the Jain Manuscripts at the Buckingham Palace, London Buckingham Palace was the prestigious venue for the launch of the Catalogue of the Jain Manuscripts of The British Library which took place on Tuesday, 15th May, 2007 in the graceful presence of HRH The Duke[…]
Hon. Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh Launches the Jain Manuscripts Catalogue of The British Library in Delhi on Saturday, 27th May, 2006 27th May 2006 will be a landmark day in the history of the Institute. Honourable Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh launched the catalogue of some 1400[…]